▁Par avel ▁( born ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁in ▁Ne uch ât el , ▁Switzerland ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁anth rop ologist ▁and ▁artist ▁who ▁works ▁in ▁film , ▁video , ▁and ▁phot ography . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Ver ena ▁Par avel ▁is ▁an ▁anth rop ologist , ▁artist ▁and ▁film maker ▁who ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁S ens ory ▁Eth n ography ▁Lab ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁USA , ▁and ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁permanent ▁collection ▁of ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁T ate , ▁the ▁Whit ney ▁B ienn ial , ▁Mo MA , ▁document a ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁Her ▁award - win ning ▁films ▁and ▁videos ▁have ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁Berlin , ▁Loc ar no , ▁New ▁York , ▁Toronto , ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁film ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁Par avel ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁anth rop ologist ▁and ▁artist ▁Luci en ▁Cast a ing - T aylor ▁in ▁film , ▁video , ▁and ▁installation . ▁Their ▁film ▁Le vi athan ▁ ▁was ▁released ▁the atr ically ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Mexico , ▁Canada , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁and ▁Japan , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁F IP RE SC I ▁( Intern ational ▁Film ▁Crit ics ) ▁Award , ▁a ▁Creative ▁Capital ▁Award , ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Film ▁Crit ics ' ▁Circle ▁Douglas ▁Edwards