
Benjamin Lavoie
Directing
Biography
Benjamin Lavoie is a Hungarian-Canadian writer & director currently based in Toronto.
Known For

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?
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

A survivor and a terminally ill friend take refuge during the apocalypse. When faced with the choice to keep running or finally stop, they must confront their fears, grief and mortality.
Where We Left Off

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!
Robin Hood: The True Story

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.
Maple Leaf Dreams

A public police inquiry into the death of Andrew Jones in the small town of Blue Valley.
Blue Valley: Police Inquiry

Johnny is extremely nervous to meet his girlfriends parents for the first time. Once there, he realizes making a good first impression may be the least of his worries.
Dinner

A group of film students make an investigative documentary on an elusive serial killer.
Volatile
While grieving the loss of her partner, a woman gets an unusual opportunity to see him again.
I Know Everything Now
A short film made at the New York Film Academy Summer Camp in Florence, Italy.
The Prankster

A woman finds herself in a room with a mysterious box.
You Cannot Speak

A tribute to the feelings brought on by loss, and to those no longer with us.
a short film about loss
A short film made for The Jumpscare Project at Toronto Film School.