Born in 1988 in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. Lives and works in Paris.
After training in contemporary dance, Isabel Pagliai studied literature, art history and cinema at university in Paris. She graduated from Le Fresnoy, National Studio of Contemporary Arts.
Her cinematographic work, which combines a fictional approach with documentary filming, revolves around the themes of childhood and language.
Her films Isabella Morra, Orfeo and Tender have been screened at numerous festivals - International Film Festival Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films, Viennale, Cinéma du Réel... - and prestigious venues - Villa Medici, Palais de Tokyo, MAMCO, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, ICA Institute of Contemporary Arts... -

She has won several awards for Isabella Morra (2015) and Tendre (2020).