Sylvain L'Espérance
Known for: Directing
Born in Montreal in 1961, Sylvain L’Espérance studied film and visual arts. For the past 25 years, he has travelled widely, from Quebec to Mali to Greece. He has directed nearly a dozen films that combine direct cinema with experimental research to explore reality through a poetic lens. His films question our relationships with outsiders and marginalized communities. They give voice to migrants, workers, artisans, sailors, fishermen, shepherds, the unemployed and the homeless. These voices are carried by street theatre, song and poetry and merge into a political cry that speaks the unspoken.
Known for
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Capturing Reality
Self
Le temps qu'il fait
Director
Un film de cinéastes
Director
Into the Delta
Director
Animal macula
Director
Un fleuve humain
Director
La main invisible
Director
Americano
Producer
Fighting Through the Night
Director
Bamako, temps suspendu
Director
Shadows of Spring
Director of Photography
Standing on the Edge of the World
Director
The Song of Empedocles
Director
Archéologie de la lumière
Director
St. Henri, the 26th of August
Second Unit Director
Paysage sous les paupières
Producer
Avant le jour
Producer
Précis du quotidien
Director of Photography
Something like Immortality
Producer
Marche commune
Director
Nightmare's Advice
Additional Photography