Philippe Falardeau

Leon is ten years old, has lots of problems and an overly fertile imagination. Of course, there is Mom and Dad who are always fighting, and those annoying neighbors who get to spend the summer at the beach. And then, there's Lea, the exasperating girl who's always right about everything. In the summer of '68, when Mom decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in Greece, Leon is prepared to do anything to kill the pain. (imdb)

Michel, the Belgian son of a paralyzed writer, husband of a Congolese refugee, is an erratic inventor misunderstood by his employer. At age 41, he learns that he was born secretly in a barn in Québec and given up for adoption shortly afterward. Michel goes there and meets a man who drives a car with a technologically advanced hybrid engine. An accident changes their lives forever, and what is uncovered will challenge the very future of the automotive industry. (imdb)

Christophe agrees to be filmed by his roommate Stéphane, while he is searching for a meaningful engineering job. Since he voluntarily resigned his job when he was to be moved to quality control, he does not get unemployment benefits, and goes to classes on how to contest the decision. Christophe sells his car, while Stéphane receives more funding for the film, and can hire a sound man. However, the crew following Christophe with a camera is a hinderance in his job-hunting. (imdb)

Expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Chenelière's, set in a Montreal elementary school, this beautifully crafted character study speaks of loss and death, innocence and guilt, imposture and honesty, in an eloquent and complex, yet simple and fluid manner. (tiff.net)

A Sudanese refugee is taken in by a straight-talking American woman in their new home in the United States. (imdb)

An idealistic young Haitian travels to rural Quebec to intern for an independent Member of Parliament when a national debate erupts that finds the MP holding the tie-breaking vote. (imdb)

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner. (imdb)

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.