Léa Pool

Director, Writer, Actor

September 8, 1950 (75 years)
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).

Known For

  • Lost and Delirious
    Lost and Delirious2001
  • Set Me Free
    Set Me Free1999
  • The Blue Butterfly
    The Blue Butterfly2004
  • Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
    Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's2008
  • The Passion of Augustine
    The Passion of Augustine2015
  • Pink Ribbons, Inc.
    Pink Ribbons, Inc.2011
  • Worst Case, We Get Married
    Worst Case, We Get Married2017
  • Desire in Motion
    Desire in Motion1994
  • We'll Find Happiness
    We'll Find Happiness2025
  • A Woman in Transit
    A Woman in Transit1984
  • The Last Escape
    The Last Escape2010
  • Hôtel Silence
    Hôtel Silence2024
  • Montreal Stories
    Montreal Stories1991
  • Double Sentence
    Double Sentence2017