Born in France in 1978. He earned a master’s degree in history from the University of Paris-Nanterre and has worked at the French Sports Institute (INSEP) for 15 years. Faraut made short films like Perspectives Rugbystiques (2007), Une Seule Fois (2009) and Phrases d’Armes (2010), in addition to the full-length documentaries Regard Neuf sur Olympia 52 (2013) and John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018, 42nd Mostra).
