Deleau: Cinema Unchained
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Official Selection, CINEMANIA 2025
A humanistic documentary, carrying essential values, about the "soul" of the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes: Pierre-Henri Deleau. A remarkable enabler. A man of influence, with great sensitivity and vast culture, the defender of bold and avant-garde cinema. Deleau: Cinema Unchained traces an era when cinema was still being discovered, through the testimonies from the greatest: Haneke, Loach, Arcand, Egoyan.
Michel La Veaux
For more than 25 years, Michel La Veaux has been crafting cinematography for both documentary and fiction films. His sensitive eye and determination to create meaningful images have made him a director of photography recognized for his creative contribution on both the national and international stage. He defines his profession as cinematographer as work that is as much emotional as it is technical. With each film, he pushes his reflection further to give meaning to images in order to touch the soul of the story being told. Throughout his career, Michel La Veaux has partnered with several directors with whom he maintains a relationship as a key collaborator in the continuity of their cinema. Three-time finalist for the Jutra Award for Best Cinematography (Three Times After Anna's Death by Catherine Martin, For the Love of God by Micheline Lanctôt, and Maria Chapdelaine by Sébastien Pilote), he won this Jutra Award in 2014 for his work on The Auction by Sébastien Pilote. In 2015, he then directed Hotel La Louisiane, his first feature-length documentary, which was well received by critics and a success with audiences. In 2016, Benoît Pilon entrusted him with the cinematography of Iqaluit, his third feature film. He followed up with The Fireflies Are Gone that won Best Cinematography for Canadian film at Whisler Film Festival and Maria Chapdelaine, continuing his collaboration with Sébastien Pilote. Deleau: Cinema Unchained is his fourth feature-length documentary.
Bio & photo: Sphere Films
