Documentary Filmmaker · Director · Screenwriter · Cinematographer
For thirty years, an immersive and sensitive cinema about people, territory and the cultures that shape them.
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30+
years behind the camera
11
awards and nominations
10+
festivals
20+
broadcasters worldwide
In production · TV5 · spring 2027
A four-part documentary series on climate change and climate action, produced for TV5 and due to arrive in spring 2027.
A selection of documentary films and series that reflect my curiosity about the world, the people who inhabit it, and the stories that connect us.
2024 — FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Director · Writer · 88 min · 52 min
Knowledge Network · Radio-Canada · RDI
From the story of his own son living with Down syndrome, the film explores the value of human diversity in a society where almost every affected fetus is screened for and aborted.
2021 — DOCUMENTARY
Director · Writer · 60 min
TV5
Every winter, Clément heads alone deep into the northern forest to reach his camp and live at the rhythm of nature.
2019 — FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Director · Writer · 50 min
Radio-Canada · Tou.tv
An intimate portrait of the Innu musician Florent Vollant, whose music becomes an act of cultural transmission.
2020 — DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Director · Writer · 10 × 30 min
Explora · ARTV · ARTE France
The world of five great photographers who, at the ends of the earth, recount traditional cultures and the human bonds behind every image.
2016 — DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Director · Writer · 13 × 30 min
APTN · Knowledge Network
Contemporary Indigenous identity, through leaders from across the Americas who revitalize culture, defend territory and strengthen their communities.
2013 — DOCUMENTARY
Director · Writer · 52 min
Télé-Québec · PVP Media
Six women bear witness — the violence they survived, and the long road back to themselves.
2009–12 — DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Director · Cinematographer · 30 × 30 min
RDI · TFO · Ushuaïa TV · France 5 · 8 Mont Blanc · ICI Explora
Thirty films following the people and communities working to protect their environment — and the choices that make the difference.
About
Where it began
CBC's Road Movies crew · The Edmonton Journal (click to read)
In 1991, at just 19 years old, Éli Laliberté hit the road with a camera as one of eight young filmmakers selected from across Canada for CBC's Road Movies. Travelling the country, meeting strangers, and discovering stories along the way, he had little idea that this adventure would become the beginning of a lifelong journey in documentary filmmaking.
More than three decades later, that same curiosity still drives him.
Cambodia
A self-taught filmmaker, Éli has spent much of his life exploring the world through the people he meets and the stories they share. His work has taken him from rainforest restoration projects in Brazil to sustainable architecture initiatives in South Africa, and into communities across Canada. Along the way, he has worked as a writer, director, and cinematographer, including alongside renowned Québec documentary filmmaker Jean-Claude Labrecque, before becoming a producer at PVP Media.
Philippines
While his films often explore the environment, territory, and the social challenges of our time, Éli has always been most interested in the people behind the stories. Their relationships with the land, their struggles, their hopes, and the different ways they make sense of the world.
Xingu, Brazil — with the Kalapalo
Over the years, he has learned that the most meaningful stories begin with listening. Guided by respect, empathy, and a genuine desire to understand, he has built lasting relationships with people and communities from many walks of life.
Today
Today, Éli likes to describe himself simply as a “proud grandfather who loves to explore the things that make us human.”
He is still that same curious and passionate 19-year-old with a camera, as much in love with humanity and the planet. Only now, decades of encounters, experiences, and lessons learned have brought a certain wisdom and a deeper understanding of the world, giving him a perspective that is uniquely his own.
Press
“Heartbreaking. You absolutely must watch it. I insist.”
« Le film… est bouleversant. Vous devez absolument le regarder. J'insiste. »
“Documentaries that resonate with the values that define us.”
« Des documentaires qui trouvent une résonnance dans les valeurs qui nous définissent. »
“A long journey in time — 60 years — and in kilometres, from Montréal to Maliotenam.”
« Un long parcours en temps (60 ans) et en kilomètres, de Montréal à Maliotenam. »
“The series travels the Americas to discover the continent's Indigenous peoples.”
« La série fait le tour des Amériques à la découverte des peuples autochtones du continent. »
“A true love letter to his son Lucas — a frank reflection on the value of human life.”
« Véritable lettre d'amour pour son fils Lucas vivant avec la trisomie 21, son dernier documentaire offre une franche réflexion sur la valeur de la vie humaine. »
“It opens a complex, yet essential, debate on realities the public barely knows.”
« Ouvre ainsi un débat complexe, pourtant essentiel, sur des réalités méconnues, voire incomprises, du grand public. »
“It is absolutely impossible to remain unmoved.”
« C'est absolument impossible de demeurer insensible à l'épouvantable histoire de ces six femmes. »
“An intriguing and spectacular series.”
« Une série intrigante et spectaculaire. »
“He strives to present a fair and balanced portrait of Indigenous communities.”
« Il s'efforce de présenter un portrait juste et équilibré des communautés autochtones. »
Mama Coca · Migrations · Reveen · Les chroniques d'Amérique · The Great Savannah Race · Le grand dérangement de St-Paulin Dalibaire · Mission arctique : Lords of the Arctic · Société Cousteau
Two-Spirit (13 × 30 min) · Urban (13 × 30 min) · Les 12 travaux de Lucas (6 × 60 min)
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