A native of Roberval, Quebec, Nicolas Lévesque is a photographer and filmmaker. After studying photography, the visual arts and film, he co-founded the photographers' association Kahem. His directorial credits include the documentary short Lévesque et fils, maraîcher(s) (2008), which screened in some 12 festivals across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia; and Le Projet Racine(s) (2010), which was made as part of the Saguenay-based Festival Regard sur le court métrage and won first prize in the Portrait category of the Grands prix du journalisme indépendant.
His documentary, In Guns We Trust (2013), screened as part of the Sodec and Not Short of Talent programs at the Cannes Film Festival as well as at the Toronto International Film Festival before being selected for TIFF's Top Ten Shorts in 2014. His documentary, Interview with a Free Man, is part of the 2014 edition of the 5 Shorts Project, created by the National Film Board of Canada and produced in conjunction with Spirafilm, a Quebec cooperative dedicated to independent cinema.
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