RJ Featherstonhaugh plays Nolan Gaillard, a tough Irish kid from the wrong side of the tracks in Montreal. He’s the troubled yet talented striker for the Montreal Thunder, the fictional team of our story. RJ was not only a gifted actor who reminded me of a young Willem Dafoe, but he was a phenomenal soccer player! He was probably in the top three of our players, whom we had cast from U-21 and university teams around Montreal. He tears up the screen with his co-star Clark Ba

My crew on Le Siège, a mix of Montreal veterans and Acadian diehards, are many of the same people I had working alongside me on Le Clan — my last show shot here in New Brunswick, produced for SRC by Cécile Chevrier, an Acadian Producer. Jean-Pierre Gauthier, my director of photography, has been my closest collaborator over 15 years. Having worked together on Pure, 3 Saisons, Le Clan and now Le Siège, we have a visual shorthand that is invaluable to creating the quality that w

Shooting soccer was the toughest challenge for me. In doing the research we looked at different film and sports series, such as Friday Night Lights and City of God among many others. We also looked at sports coverage of soccer and other sports. You quickly realize just how elaborate sports coverage has become in recent times. Cameras are everywhere, hovering overhead and set up in every possible configuration. It became clear we had to focus on story, and the inherent drama

Moncton, May 1st 2017 – We’re on day 8 of 36 on this new adventure in the Maritimes. It’s my 3rd time here in as many years working on a show, and I’m surrounded with people who have an insatiable passion for making films. Our story revolves around the hardships a small town faces when its main employer shuts down, an all too familiar reality in our country. The workers organize a demonstration to voice their discontent, and one group of mechanics decide to take it a step fur