A film by Benjamin Gagné
LET KIDS PLAY
Documentary · 2025 · Canada, QC · 16 min
Synopsis
While many summer camps in Quebec struggle to maintain their operations, "Laissez-nous aller jouer" invites us into the daily lives filled with joys, sorrows, and learning experiences of the people that make these places so magical.
Technical details
- Category
- Documentary
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- Canada, QC
- Running time
- 16 min
- Languages
- French
- Subtitles
- English subtitles
- Aspect ratio
- 2:1
- Picture
- Colour
- Sound
- Stereo, 5.1
Crew
- Director
- Benjamin Gagné
- Production
- Irène Bessone
- Director of photography
- Benjamin Gagné
- Editing
- Félix Bouffard-Dumas
- Sound design
- Christophe Voyer
- Sound mixing
- Christophe Voyer
- Sound
- Marc-Antoine Sauriol
- Music
- Louis-Joseph Cliche
Stills
Festivals and awards
- 2026
- The Lake County Film Festival
- Festival Émergence de Montréal
- 2025
- Sodec_Lab à Clermont Ferrand
- FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
- Fantasia International Film Festival
- Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
- Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec
Filmmaker
Benjamin Gagné
Benjamin had his first encounter with the world of cinema at a very young age, creating handmade stop-motion short films with his father. He later became interested in special effects, honing his skills in 3D animation at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal and working both in studios and as a freelance artist. He also completed a bachelor's degree in film production at UQÀM and began working as a first assistant camera and director of photography. He signed the cinematography on Mirko Lafrenière's first funded short film, "Rouge Serpent," and directed a documentary short film distributed by Welcome Aboard, titled "Laissez-nous aller jouer" (2024).