Léa Pool

Léa Pool C.M. (born 8 September 1950) is a Canadian and Swiss filmmaker who taught film at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and she was the first woman to win the prize for Best Film at the Quebec Cinema Awards. Pool's films often opposed stereotypes and refused to focus on heterosexual relations, preferring individuality.

Léa Pool

Born (1950-09-08) 8 September 1950
Soglio, Switzerland
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • screenwriter
Years active1978–present
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