World Premiere
Following a mass shooting, a right-wing radio host comes under scrutiny for his racist comments leading up to the tragedy.
Content Considerations: Discussion of a mass murder, Islamophobia, racism
Louis-David Morasse, Noémie O’Farrel, Alain Dumas, Isabelle Miquelon, Serge Blais, Eve Duranceau
Canada
2026
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Credits & Director
Producer
Samuel Trudelle, Louis Brousseau
Screenwriter
Louis Brousseau
Cinematography
Samuel Trudelle
Editor
Louis Chevalier-Dagenais
Production Design
Léa Grantham
Original Music
Flore Laurentienne
Louis Brousseau
Louis Brousseau is a filmmaker from Quebec City, now based in Montreal. A karaoke host, audiobook narrator, and author of math problems, he welcomes art and performance as unpredictable companions who come and go. Brousseau sees creation not as a goal in itself, but as a way to occasionally let out what he can’t quite make sense of. His films delve into our shared struggle to experience genuine connection — to show up as ourselves, let down our guard, and accept one another — even though it is all we truly seek. Spag (2026) is his new short film.
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