Gabriel Allard Gagnon
Quebec

After having directed more than forty music videos, director Gabriel Allard Gagnon made his debut in documentary.   In 2017, his career takes an important turn. While directing T’es où Youssef ?, his first feature-length documentary, he co-directed and staged himself in T’es où Youssef? - the film diary, his first podcast. Both projects are resounding successes and are celebrated by critics.  Since then, he has been making documentaries and continues to develop a strong and innovative signature. In 2018, his film La Bombe explores the emergence of new Quebec nationalist movements. The accompanying podcast tells the whereabouts of the director’s immersion in various far-right groups and makes a strong impression.   At the other end of the spectrum, the following year, he signed Apprenti-Autiste with comedian Louis T., a documentary mixing up with stand-up comedy.   It was during one of his documentary projects in the Canadian Far North that the director was overwhelmed by his encounter with the Inuit people. Upon his return, he began the development of Sikiitu, his first work of fiction.