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The Divine Strategy

Martin Forget et Eliot Laprise / 2015 / 16 min. / Canada / FRENCH

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

- 2015 -

Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada

Le Noël des Filmeux, Canada

- 2016 -

DC Shorts International Film Festival, États-Unis
Fantasia Film Festival, Canada
Festival Off-Courts, France
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada
Prix Farel, Suisse
Cinema on the Bayou, États-Unis

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