IRVIN BLAIS, LA VOIX DU PEUPLE

Guillaume Sylvestre

After a career as a construction worker in Northern Quebec, Irvin Blais leaves it all to dedicate himself to become a country singer. Always snubbed by the mainstream and the artistic intelligentsia, Irvin Blais is one of the five best francophone album sellers in the province of Québec. On YouTube, his fans posted tons of videos that have as many views as Marie-Mai or Eric Lapointe’s videos. All of that without any agent or record label, never being played on the radios or television.

Distribution

Director	Guillaume Sylvestre
Music	Irvin Blais
Cinematographer	Guillaume Sylvestre
Participation	Irvin Blais
Production	MAGASIN GÉNÉRAL
Distribution	MAGASIN GÉNÉRAL

Biographie

Guillaume Sylvestre

Guillaume Sylvestre is a director, screenwriter and cameraman. His portfolio contains over twenty full-length documentaries, many of them were selected in international festivals. Le Steakouse, was nominated at the Prix Gémeaux 2015 in the category Best Director: unique documentary. Guillaume Sylvestre directed also a few TV documentary series, notably for Canal D, ICI Télé, TV5, Z Télé and Groupe TVA. He also wrote one fiction feature film, 1er amour, in 2013. His most recent, the fascinating Irvin Blais, la voix du peuple (2020) will be introduced as a world premiere at the 39th Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue.