Films catalogue
The Divine Strategy
Martin Forget et Eliot Laprise / 2015 / 16 min. / Canada / FRENCH / SUBS ENGLISH
Synopsis
Frustrated by Catholic Church's decline, a priest gets help from a charismatic marketing expert to bring people back to churches.
Cast & Crew
- Direction : Martin Forget
- Direction : Eliot Laprise
- Screenplay : Martin Forget
- Direction of photography : Jean-Philippe Vachon
- Editing : Jean-François Malouin, Martin Forget, Eliot Laprise
- Sound : Louis-Étienne Payer
- Music : Guillaume Julien
- Mixing sound : Louis-Étienne Payer
- Actors : Robert Lepage, Jocelyn Paré, Maxime Robin, Lise Castonguay, Noémie O'Farrell, SImon Lepage
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Comedy, Religion and spirituality
Trailer
Biography
Martin Forget: Working in marketing in Quebec City, Martin Forget has been writing scriptwriting and directing short films since 2014.
Eliot Laprise: A graduate of the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Quebec in 2007, Eliot Laprise performs roles in theater and cinema (Tryptique, 2013), in addition to making short films (Jachère, 2014).
Festivals
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
DC Shorts International Film Festival, USA
Fantasia Film Festival, Canada
Festival Off-Courts, France
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada
Prix Farel, Swiss
Cinema on the Bayou, USA
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