Director
Léa Pool
76 years · Geneva, Switzerland · 24 films
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).
Best known for
Filmography 24
We'll Find Happiness
2025 · Director
Hôtel Silence
2024 · Director, Writer
On myfilmfriend
Léa devant la caméra
2023 · Actor
Worst Case, We Get Married
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Double Sentence
2017 · Director
The Passion of Augustine
2015 · Director, Screenplay
On OVID
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
2011 · Director
On Kanopy
The Last Escape
2010 · Screenplay, Director
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
2008 · Director
The Blue Butterfly
2004 · Director
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004 · Self
Lost and Delirious
2001 · Director
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000 · Self
Set Me Free
1999 · Director, Screenplay
Gabrielle Roy
1998 · Director, Screenplay
Desire in Motion
1994 · Director, Writer
Rispondetemi
1992 · Writer, Director
Montreal Stories
1991 · Director, Writer
The Savage Woman
1991 · Director
Hotel Chronicles
1990 · Director
Straight for the Heart
1988 · Director, Screenplay
Anne Trister
1986 · Director, Writer
A Woman in Transit
1984 · Director, Writer
Strass Café
1980 · Director