Léa Pool

Léa Pool

Birthdate
September 8, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
September 8, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Known For
Directing

Biography

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).

Léa Pool's LGBTQ+ Titles

Lost and Delirious
Lost and Delirious
Director

Acting (4)

2024
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous as Self (1 episode)
2023
Léa devant la caméra
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Self
2000
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema as Self

Directing (21)

2025
We Will Find Happiness • Director
• Director
2024
Hôtel Silence • Director
• Director
2017
Worst Case, We Get Married • Director
• Director
2017
Double Sentence • Director
• Director
2015
The Passion of Augustine • Director
• Director
2011
Pink Ribbons, Inc. • Director
• Director
2010
The Last Escape • Director
• Director
2008
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's • Director
• Director
2004
The Blue Butterfly • Director
• Director
2001
Lost and Delirious • Director
• Director
1999
Set Me Free • Director
• Director
1998
Gabrielle Roy • Director
• Director
1994
Desire in Motion • Director
• Director
1992
Rispondetemi • Director
• Director
1991
Montreal Stories • Director
• Director
1991
The Savage Woman • Director
• Director
1990
Hotel Chronicles • Director
• Director
1988
Straight for the Heart • Director
• Director
1986
Anne Trister • Director
• Director
1984
A Woman in Transit • Director
• Director
1980
Strass Café • Director
• Director

Writing (13)

2024
Hôtel Silence • Writer
• Writer
2017
Worst Case, We Get Married • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2015
The Passion of Augustine • Writer
• Writer
2010
The Last Escape • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1999
Set Me Free • Writer
• Writer
1998
Gabrielle Roy • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1994
Desire in Motion • Writer
• Writer
1992
Rispondetemi • Writer
• Writer
1991
Montreal Stories • Writer
• Writer
1988
Straight for the Heart • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1986
Anne Trister
• Story
• Writer
1984
A Woman in Transit • Writer
• Writer

Crew (1)

2017
Double Sentence • Script
• Script