Hany Ouichou

Production

Hany Ouichou

After studying philosophy and cinema, Hany Ouichou cofounded the Art & Essai productioncompany with Mathieu Denis in 2012. He produced more than 20 shorts and 5 feature filmsincluding Mutants (TIFF’s Best Canadian Short Film), I’ll End Up in Jail (Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand), Prank (Venice, Toronto), Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Berlinale, Karlovy Vary, TIFF’s Best Canadian Film Award), and Barbarians of the Bay. In 2016, he was the recipient of the Emerging Producer Award handed out at the Toronto International Film Festival for “his unique creative vision and impressive talents”. In January 2020, he has been named artistic director of the Montreal Video Coop.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Follies poster
6.2

After 16 years together, François and Julie open their relationship to explore sexual adventures and self-discovery. With two kids and their bond at stake, the path proves more complex than expected.

Follies

2026

Notre Famille poster
NR

At 16, Pierre doesn't know who he is and fears he will never become the person he imagined. He escapes into the wilderness to meet Michel, a man who has mysteriously come to train him. In the depths of the forest, cut off from the world, Pierre lets himself be guided by the paternal authority and charisma of his new mentor.

Notre Famille

2017

Prank poster
6.0

Stefie, an unremarkable teenage loner, is recruited by Martin, Jean-Sé and Lea to record their daily capers with his cellphone. The four pranksters decide to set up a stunt that go beyond anything they’ve done so far… But this time, who will be the victim? A funny and cruel coming-of-age story about love, friendship, peer pressure and loss of innocence.

Prank

2016

Paul poster
5.7

Struggling with depression and social anxiety, Paul has found refuge in serving women who invite him to clean their homes. By sharing his gently eccentric routines on social media, he combats loneliness and takes it one day at a time.

Paul

2025

Gaspe Copper poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gaspe Copper

2013

Bungalow poster
6.3

A young couple buys a rotten house with the intention of turning it into their dream home. But the more the renovations progress, the more their life turns into a nightmare. Bungalow is a comedy-drama about the financial, social and sexual anxieties that millennials experience in our performance society.

Bungalow

2023

Adventures in the Land of Asha poster
6.7

On a cold winter's day in 1940, Jules and his family move to live with his uncle, mayor of a settler's village in northern Quebec. He is banned from school because of his rare skin disease. From that moment on, his greatest wish is to be cured. When his dog Spark runs away into the wild forest, Jules has no choice but to look for him. On his way, he meets Asha, a mysterious young indigenous girl. Together, they venture to the other side of the forest, where nature reveals itself full of life and secrets.

Adventures in the Land of Asha

2023

Ailleurs exactement poster
NR

Maxime forgets how to put on her pants and she decides to keep her problem to herself. Gradually, her memory loss forces her to confront more and more difficult situations.

Ailleurs exactement

2014

Wild Skin poster
6.3

A woman finds a baby python in her apartment and has a strange connection with it. Together, both snake and woman begin a transformation into something new.

Wild Skin

2016

Barbarians of the Bay poster
6.5

Always passionate about hockey, young Jean-Philippe Tanguay dreams of only one thing: becoming a player agent. He idolizes his cousin Yves Tanguay, a former NHL player, now playing with the Barbares de La Malbaie amateur hockey team. When the team advances to the Canadian championship, Yves convinces his young cousin to accompany him to Thunder Bay to attend the championship. The two cousins ​​see this as a unique opportunity for their careers and will embark on a road trip that will lead them to discover the price to pay to make their dreams come true.

Barbarians of the Bay

2019

I'll End Up in Jail poster
5.9

A bored stay-at-home mom gets into trouble after speeding away from her small-town life.

I'll End Up in Jail

2019

Mutants poster
4.0

In the summer of 1996, life throws a curveball in the face of Keven Guénette; and it strikes. Guided by his paraplegic baseball coach, Keven discovers the mutation, sex and love.

Mutants

2020

Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves poster
4.8

Province of Quebec, Canada, the Maple Spring, 2012. Driven by frustration and the desire to find a new life, Klas Batalo, Ordine Nuovo, Tumulto and Giutizia form a counter-cultural group, a radical cell guided by a deep hostility to the established order that they manifest through terribly ambiguous political expressions, Molotov cocktails and guerrilla tactics, seeking to sow mayhem in Montreal as a prelude to the overthrow of the government.

Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves

2016

Isla Blanca poster
7.0

Mathilde returns home after eight years to say goodbye to her terminally ill mother.

Isla Blanca

2018

Born in the Maelstrom poster
5.0

Rebecca is an eighteen-year-old biracial girl bound in an imaginary world shaped by her black mother’s painful past. She searches for liberation from a world where she does not belong.

Born in the Maelstrom

2017

The Cost of Heaven poster
5.5

On the cusp of his 50th birthday, Nacer Belkacem dreams of a better life. Yet, over the years, he has built himself an enviable position in the eyes of all: a loving family man, a happy husband, a model employee, and a respected citizen in his community. But the veneer is cracking. Beneath a seemingly perfect surface, Nacer has racked up expenses, made questionable investments, and is up to his neck in debt. On the brink of ruin, he devises a desperate plan to try to pull himself out of the water. You only have one life to earn your way to heaven...

The Cost of Heaven

2026

When Monsters Were Real poster
NR

It is said that long, long ago, the wild children were bestowed the gift of eternal youth. But one day, one of them started growing up and according to legend, grew so much he turned into a monster. Ravenous, he ate the smallest children and spread terror in his wake. Forced to seek protection, the village chief decided to banish the children who had become too tall before they had a chance to transform. The forest emu would come get them and escort them to the world of monsters, where they disappeared forever.

When Monsters Were Real

2015

W-A-L-K poster
NR

During a lazy Montreal summer day, preteen Clara decides to master the art of walking in high-heel shoes. It would probably be an easier undertaking if she didn't have to take the dog, Eddie, along for the ride.

W-A-L-K

2015

BOA poster
NR

In contact with the Boa Gym, an exalted young monk rediscovers the power of his carnal envelope and undertakes a radical transformation to save his aging congregation.

BOA

2025

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les États-Unis d'Afrique

2011

If This Isn't Love poster
NR

An unseen photographer works hard to create perfect images of marital bliss. Yet the events beyond the edges of the frame tell a very different story.

If This Isn't Love

2018