With Veiled Intent
Synopsis
On a freezing winter night, in an small, isolated village, masked figures prowl. The monsters lurk by the houses, knock on doors. You let these strangers into your home. They remain silent. They observe you. With Veiled Intent, a documentary horror film, or maybe an experimental fable, brings to life an endangered tradition: Mi-Carême (Mid-Lent), as it is celebrated in Natashquan. Welcome to the monster ball.
Festivals
SELECTIONS
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, Canada, 2024 (World Premiere)
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada, 2025
Vues sur Mer, Canada, 2025
Future of Film Showcase, Canada, 2025
WNDX, Canada, 2025
Director: Laurence Olivier
Script: Laurence Olivier
DOP: Philippe Léonard
Editing: Laurence Olivier
Sound: Enzo Marceau, Sylvain Bellemare
Production: Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
Version
Original: No dialogue
Format
16:9 / stereo or 5.1
ProRes, DCP
Laurence Olivier is a filmmaker and writer originally from Quebec who now lives in British Columbia. Her fiction film Summer 2000 won the Iris Award for Best Short Film at the Gala Québec Cinéma and the Grand Prix National du Jury at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, among other awards, and her film Phantom Poem won First Prize in the experimental category at the Vues dans la tête de festival. She is the author of the novel Répertoire des villes disparues, adapted for the screen by Denis Côté, and her poems, stories, and short stories have won awards in Canada and France.
