Benjamin Lavoie
Directing
Biography
Benjamin Lavoie is a Hungarian-Canadian writer & director currently based in Toronto.
Known For
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Grace is excited for the summer so she can start a business with her friends, but things take an unexpected turn when her mom announces a trip to Paris. There, Grace must learn to get along with her French cousin, Sylvie, and she finds unexpected inspiration for her business. Then, Grace finds out her grandparents bakery, that inspired her to start a business, is closing. Can she and her friends find a way to save it?
Maple Leaf Dreams
It is the story of Macky and Molly, a young, poor couple who work as a restaurant manager and an office secretary. Although they have decent jobs in the Philippines, they soon realize that their current routine won't give them a promising future in their home country. So, Molly applies for a student program in Canada.
Robin Hood: The True Story
Robin des Bois, with his friend Tuck, are bad guy: they only steal poor, women and old people. They dream to get they own brothel in town, like the Pussycat. They decide to rob Nottingham's tax office, but they meet the Sherwood gang - who steal to rich to feed the poors - with the same idea in mind: Robbing the Nottingham sherif. The true story of Robin des Bois can finally begins!
a short film about loss
A tribute to the feelings brought on by loss, and to those no longer with us.
Filmography
as Narrator
as Student
as Red Boy
as Colin