BIO
Marguerite de Bourgoing is a film director and producer specializing in music, technology and culture.
In 2023, she created, wrote & produced "Hip-Hop & the Metaverse" for PBS's Digital Voices, winning a 74th Golden Mike Award for "Best News Coverage", and nominations for an LA Press Award and a Los Angeles Emmy.
In 2009 Marguerite founded LA Stereo TV with DJ Val The Vandle, producing 200+ videos exploring the Hip-Hop music scene in Los Angeles, featuring the early days of artists like Issa Rae, Future and Kendrick Lamar. Her directorial debut, "The World is Yours," based on that experience is a documentary that aired on France Télévision in 2014, focusing on the rise of Wiz Khalifa, Lil B and The Internet . It was turned into an indie doc feature "IT'S YOURS: Hip-Hop & the Internet " (2019) that earned her recognition in international film circles and was acquired by Franco-German broadcaster ARTE (2021).
She was awarded a Villa Albertine residency for 2025 in New Orleans where she is examining the music legacy of the XIXth century Creole of color Edmond Dédé.
Marguerite's varied experiences, include roles with the Cinémathèque française, photographer Marc Riboud and Discovery Channel. She holds Masters in Philosophy, Art history and Communications from Sorbonne Paris IV, Oxford University and USC.
Filming Curren$y in 2010 in Pomona photo by Kasey Stokes