08/07/2025
This week's Reel Career Profile is Gabriel Levesque!
Since the early 2000s, Gabriel has worked mostly in documentaries with the odd scripted project. Some highlights would be docs for “The Nature of Things," a 90-minute feature documentary entitled “Turtle Beach” for the BBC, two seasons of “First Contact” for APTN, two seasons of “Destination Nor’ Ouest” and one season of “La Ruée Vers L’Or” for TVA. Gabriel also co-DP’d the Emmy award-winning documentary “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On”. Scripted work during that time included three seasons of the multi “Gémeaux” nominated kids series “Motel Monstre," and two feature films.
Since 2019, Gabriel has turned his attention to scripted projects. He’s shot a number of feature films, including “Finality of Dusk," Melaleuca," and most recently “Lucky Strikes." Gabriel’s work in television includes the series “Edgar," for Belle Media, “El Toro” and “Malgré Moi," both limited series for Radio-Canada.
To whatever project he commits to, Gabriel brings a high level of quality and professionalism.
What area of the film industry do you work in now and why?
I’m a cinematographer and work mostly on scripted projects. I just absolutely fell in love with the camera when I first picked one up. The first time I did B cam was on a show called “Popstars." I’d never ever felt such a natural high in my life. I still feel that today. There are very few places I’d rather be than on set.
Read Gabriel's full profile here: https://filmtraining.mb.ca/reel-career-profile-series-gabriel-levesque/
