Directing
Renaud Lessard
Known for
Directing
Credits
19 titles
As a young adult, he had his first on-set experience in Bollywood. He then fell in love with Iranian cinema and developed, during his university years, a deep fascination for the unique cultural landscape of Quebec, his homeland. To describe his films, the press has used expressions such as "figure of a blazing UFO," "defies classification," "a small tectonic tremor in our cinema," "pure direct cinema, with humour, tenderness and singularity," and "irresistible."
Known for
NRWith eight marriages and divorces under his belt, the film delves into how Muhammed ended up in this situation and whether he's learned anything from it.
8 Times
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
BARBARACADABRA
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Essayer Noël
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8.0A fiery and inventive docufiction that portrays two marginal teenagers living in a remote and underserved Canadian village.
Mad Dog Labine
2019
NRNo synopsis available yet.
BEK - Le documentaire
2020
NRWestern Quebec, Temiscaming. François keeps his head above water, thanks to his work as a scrap-metal dealer. He meets up with Camille, a friend he hasn't seen for the last few years. Their unlikely encounter set in a winter Wild West landscape will shake their convictions.
Ferraille
2015
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRWith eight marriages and divorces under his belt, the film delves into how Muhammed ended up in this situation and whether he's learned anything from it.
8 Times
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
BARBARACADABRA
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
BARBARACADABRA
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Essayer Noël
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8.0A fiery and inventive docufiction that portrays two marginal teenagers living in a remote and underserved Canadian village.
Mad Dog Labine
2019
8.0A fiery and inventive docufiction that portrays two marginal teenagers living in a remote and underserved Canadian village.
Mad Dog Labine
2019
8.0A fiery and inventive docufiction that portrays two marginal teenagers living in a remote and underserved Canadian village.
Mad Dog Labine
2019
NRNo synopsis available yet.
BEK - Le documentaire
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
BEK - Le documentaire
2020
NRWestern Quebec, Temiscaming. François keeps his head above water, thanks to his work as a scrap-metal dealer. He meets up with Camille, a friend he hasn't seen for the last few years. Their unlikely encounter set in a winter Wild West landscape will shake their convictions.
Ferraille
2015
5.0Mum breaks up with Dad while on vacation in Florida and flies back to Montreal. The kids, Jonathan and Florie, two immature and impressionable twentysomethings, only have a few hours to figure out how they'll welcome her back.
Florida-Montréal
2017
5.0Mum breaks up with Dad while on vacation in Florida and flies back to Montreal. The kids, Jonathan and Florie, two immature and impressionable twentysomethings, only have a few hours to figure out how they'll welcome her back.
Florida-Montréal
2017
NRNo synopsis available yet.
27 AUTOMNES MOUILLÉS
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NRNo synopsis available yet.
27 AUTOMNES MOUILLÉS
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2.0Indian Summer. Canned food, cigarettes, a canoe and the river carrying Max and Ariane away. Escaped from the city, they really know nothing about each other, but share a project. It may be a good time to embark on something new.
Wild Child
2014
2.0Indian Summer. Canned food, cigarettes, a canoe and the river carrying Max and Ariane away. Escaped from the city, they really know nothing about each other, but share a project. It may be a good time to embark on something new.
Wild Child
2014
2.0Indian Summer. Canned food, cigarettes, a canoe and the river carrying Max and Ariane away. Escaped from the city, they really know nothing about each other, but share a project. It may be a good time to embark on something new.
Wild Child
2014