Alexis Durand-Brault

Filmmaker Alexis Durand-Brault was a celebrated cinematographer for episodic television and features who transitioned successfully to the director's chair for challenging dramas like "My Daughter, My Angel" (2007) and "La petite reine" (2014). Durand-Brault began his career as a director of photography on television commercials for the Montreal advertising firm Fabrique d'images. From there, he worked as a director of photography on various French-language films and made-for-television efforts, including the drama "Elles etaient cinq" (2004), which earned him a Jutra nomination for Best Cinematography. In 2007, Durand-Brault made his debut as a feature film director on "My Daughter, My Angel" (2007), a potent thriller about a father on the trail of his missing daughter, who has become embroiled in a potentially lethal pornography business. He helmed several episodes of the popular drama "La Galère" (Radio Canada 2009-) before directing his second feature, the romantic comedy "Everywhere" (2010), about an insecure chef (Patrick McKenna) who attempts to keep constant tabs on his new fiancée. After working as second unit director on the Montreal-lensed Hollywood feature "The Factory" (2012), starring John Cusack, Durand-Brault earned critical praise for his third feature, "La petite reine" (2014), a drama based on the life of Quebec cyclist Geneviève Jeanson, whose promising career was ended by accusations of doping.