Sophie Deraspe

Directing

Sophie Deraspe

Born

1973-10-27 (52)

Place of birth

Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Known for

Directing

Credits

20 titles

Sophie Deraspe (born October 27, 1973) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.

Known for

Tout le monde en parle poster
4.7

Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. 

Tout le monde en parle

2004

Shepherds poster
7.2

A young Montreal advertising executive, converted to a Provençal shepherd, has various misadventures with a civil servant who has cavalierly quit her job.

Shepherds

2024

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

2024

Antigone poster
6.8

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.

Antigone

2019

A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile poster
5.9

There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.

A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile

2015

No artwork available
NR

A philosophical and physical exploration of death, featuring real subjects undergoing medical assistance in dying (MAiD), such as 69-year-old Céline Carpentier and 101-year-old Paulette Fiset-Germain.

The Final Act

2026

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Shepherds poster
7.2

A young Montreal advertising executive, converted to a Provençal shepherd, has various misadventures with a civil servant who has cavalierly quit her job.

Shepherds

2024

Shepherds poster
7.2

A young Montreal advertising executive, converted to a Provençal shepherd, has various misadventures with a civil servant who has cavalierly quit her job.

Shepherds

2024

Antigone poster
6.8

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.

Antigone

2019

Antigone poster
6.8

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.

Antigone

2019

A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile poster
5.9

There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.

A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile

2015

A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile poster
5.9

There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.

A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile

2015

No artwork available
NR

A philosophical and physical exploration of death, featuring real subjects undergoing medical assistance in dying (MAiD), such as 69-year-old Céline Carpentier and 101-year-old Paulette Fiset-Germain.

The Final Act

2026

No artwork available
NR

A philosophical and physical exploration of death, featuring real subjects undergoing medical assistance in dying (MAiD), such as 69-year-old Céline Carpentier and 101-year-old Paulette Fiset-Germain.

The Final Act

2026

Vital Signs poster
5.2

After losing a loved one, Simone decides to volunteer in a hospital and spends her days with terminally ill patients. However, other parts of her life soon begin to suffer as well.

Vital Signs

2009

Vital Signs poster
5.2

After losing a loved one, Simone decides to volunteer in a hospital and spends her days with terminally ill patients. However, other parts of her life soon begin to suffer as well.

Vital Signs

2009

The Seven Last Words poster
NR

The Seven Last Words sounds out the experiential states and rituals particular to humanity, based on seven themes expressed in an oratorio: forgiveness, hope, relation, abandonment, distress, triumph, and life after the death.

The Seven Last Words

2019

Missing Victor Pellerin poster
5.3

Victor Pellerin, a young star of the Art scene, burnt a fortune in paintings and left Montreal without a trace. Sophie Deraspe revisits the events, and meets the many people who got charmed by this troubling character, who seemed as comfortable with the paint brush as with other firearms.

Missing Victor Pellerin

2006

Missing Victor Pellerin poster
5.3

Victor Pellerin, a young star of the Art scene, burnt a fortune in paintings and left Montreal without a trace. Sophie Deraspe revisits the events, and meets the many people who got charmed by this troubling character, who seemed as comfortable with the paint brush as with other firearms.

Missing Victor Pellerin

2006

Moi, la mer, elle est belle poster
NR

A tribute to the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the filmmaker’s birthplace.

Moi, la mer, elle est belle

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The Wolves poster
6.2

A woman travels from the big city to the countryside. The locals are suspicious.

The Wolves

2015

The Wolves poster
6.2

A woman travels from the big city to the countryside. The locals are suspicious.

The Wolves

2015