Director
Léa Pool
September 8, 1950 · Geneva, Switzerland
Léa Pool C.M. (born September 8, 1950) is a Canadian and Swiss filmmaker. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and she was the first woman to win the prize for Best Film at the Quebec Cinema Awards. Pool's films often opposed stereotypes and refused to focus on heterosexual relations, preferring individuality. She also taught film at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Notable work
Often works with
Céline Bonnier
3 titles together
The Passion of Augustine, Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's, We'll Find Happiness
Andrée Lachapelle
3 titles together
The Passion of Augustine, Straight for the Heart, The Last Escape
Louise Marleau
3 titles together
Anne Trister, Straight for the Heart, A Woman in Transit
Pascale Bussières
2 titles together
The Blue Butterfly, Set Me Free
Karine Vanasse
2 titles together
Worst Case, We Get Married, Set Me Free
Gilbert Sicotte
2 titles together
The Passion of Augustine, Anne Trister
Full filmography · 22
We'll Find Happiness
Director
2025
Hôtel Silence
Writer and Director
2024
Léa devant la caméra
cast
2023
Worst Case, We Get Married
Director
20176.3
Double Sentence
Director
2017
The Passion of Augustine
Director
20156.9
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
Director
2011
The Last Escape
Director
2010
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
Director
2008
The Blue Butterfly
Director
20047.1
Lost and Delirious
Director
20016.8
Set Me Free
Director
19995.9