Sophie Deraspe
| Sophie Deraspe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 27, 1973 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Notable work | Les Signes vitaux, The Amina Profile |
Sophie Deraspe (born October 27, 1973 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2015 documentary The Amina Profile,[1] an exploration of the Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari hoax of 2011.
She has also released the narrative feature films Rechercher Victor Pellerin (Missing Victor Pellerin) in 2006,[2] Les Signes vitaux (Vital Signs) in 2009[3] and Les Loups (The Wolves) in 2015.[4] At the Whistler Film Festival in 2009, she won the Borsos Prize for best new Canadian feature film, for Les signes vitaux.[3]
References
- ↑ "Online Hoax: Sophie Deraspe Discusses Her Sundance Doc The Amina Profile". Filmmaker, January 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Nothing what it seems in twisting tale of missing artist". Toronto Star, March 2, 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Quebec director Sophie Deraspe wrote, directed and shot Borsos winner". Vancouver Sun, December 7, 2009.
- ↑ "«Les loups» de Sophie Deraspe ouvrira les Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois". Canadian Press, November 26, 2014.