Sylvain L'Espérance
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
Animal macula
October 29, 2021
Americano
November 8, 2007
Le temps qu'il fait
April 15, 1997
Un film de cinéastes
January 1, 1994
Into the Delta
January 1, 2009
La main invisible
January 1, 2002
Un fleuve humain
January 1, 2006
Bamako, temps suspendu
January 1, 2014
Shadows of Spring
March 1, 1992
Standing on the Edge of the World
January 1, 2012
The Song of Empedocles
May 1, 2020
Archéologie de la lumière
November 26, 2024
Behind the camera20
- 2026Nightmare's Advice Additional Photography
- 2025Marche commune Director
- 2024Archéologie de la lumière Director
- 2021Animal macula Director
- 2020The Song of Empedocles Director
- 2016Fighting Through the Night Director, Writer
- 2014Bamako, temps suspendu Director
- 2012Standing on the Edge of the World Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay
- 2011St. Henri, the 26th of August Second Unit Director
- 2009