Patrick Demers is a versatile Canadian filmmaker. At age 22, just out of film school, he became a correspondent for Radio-Canada's televised contest La course destination monde, filing reports from 15 countries in six months. He then began working in television and advertising in Montréal. His first short film, Décharge (1999), garnered the award for Best Canadian Short at the Toronto IFF. His first animated film, Dans un Spoutnik, based on a song by Daniel Bélanger, took Best French Video at the MunchMusic Video Awards in 2003, as well as Best Video at the 2003 ADISQ Awards. Demers shot the documentary Regular or Super (2004), awarded at the 22nd International Festival of Films on Art. Suspicions is his feature debut.
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