Sophie Deraspe
Sophie Deraspe (born October 27, 1973) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Works
Missing Victor Pellerin
Victor Pellerin, a young star of the Art scene, burnt a fortune in paintings and left Montreal without a trace. Sophie Deraspe revisits the events, and meets the many people who got charmed by this troubling character, who seemed as comfortable with the paint brush as with other firearms.
Release Date2006-10-18
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Charactersd
Vote Count3
Tout le monde en parle
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them.
Release Date2004-09-12
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count11
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Release Date2024-01-14
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
2020 : notre cinéma en quarantaine
Release Date2020-12-14
Charactersd Self
Bête noire
Bête noire the collateral effects of an unforgivable act commited by Jérémy, a 16 year-old teenager. With the help of the psychiatrist-coroner in charge of the investigation, his mother tries to understand how her son, a seemingly normal boy, could commit such a heinous act. What caused this nightmare? When did everything change? Together, the two women try to solve the mystery of Jérémy.
Release Date2021-03-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count6
Paradise Motel
22-year-old Jen is convinced that her 14-year-old sister Noémie did not commit suicide. Determined to solve the mystery surrounding her sister's disappearance, Jen returns to her remote hometown, accompanied by a retired police detective.
Release Date2022-10-27
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count6
Vote Count1
Ravages
Release Date2025-08-28
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count6
Vote Count2
A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile
There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.
Release Date2015-01-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count15
Shepherds
A young Montreal advertising executive, converted to a Provençal shepherd, has various misadventures with a civil servant who has cavalierly quit her job.
Release Date2024-11-15
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count59
Antigone
Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.
Release Date2019-11-08
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count65
Moi, la mer, elle est belle
A tribute to the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the filmmaker’s birthplace.
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vital Signs
After losing a loved one, Simone decides to volunteer in a hospital and spends her days with terminally ill patients. However, other parts of her life soon begin to suffer as well.
Release Date2009-10-05
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count10
The Wolves
A woman travels from the big city to the countryside. The locals are suspicious.
Release Date2015-02-20
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count8
The Seven Last Words
The Seven Last Words sounds out the experiential states and rituals particular to humanity, based on seven themes expressed in an oratorio: forgiveness, hope, relation, abandonment, distress, triumph, and life after the death.
Release Date2019-01-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector