"In a world where everything is easily recorded, I want my work with celluloid film to be an act of resistance through intentionality, patience, and generous attention."
Laura La France is an Alberta filmmaker specializing in Super 8mm production and editing. Working as "Big Mimic Productions," with a focus on documentary and distinctly straight-forward style, Laura shoots film for musicians, brands, weddings, companies, organizations and individuals. Her work with Super 8mm captures a sense of place on the Canadian Prairies that feels timeless, relatable, nostalgic and other-worldly.
Since 2020, Laura’s music videos and award-winning micro short, Kite Fest, have screened at film festivals across the States and Europe, including an in-person showcase at the Las Cruces International Film Festival in 2023. Since then, Laura has worked on several CBC documentaries in various capacities, including as Super 8mm DOP on SHY WOMAN (2024); captured the Lethbridge International Film Festival on Super 8mm (2025), and worked closely with singer-songwriter Mariel Buckley on a series of music videos for her Juno nominated album, Strange Trip Ahead (2025). Laura currently has a short documentary in the works, ᐅᐦᑎᓯᐩ (ohtisiy), shot entirely on Super 8mm and 16mm, supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Edmonton Arts Council.
Laura also sits on the board of directors for Northwest Film Fest and works as a digital and 35mm projectionist for the apple of Edmonton’s eye, Metro Cinema.
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