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ONE LAST SCAR
The Last Scar
a film by Philippe Gagnon
Documentary | 70 minutes | 2025
Informations techniques
Language: French with English ST
filming: 4k - color
ratio scope | 5.1 sound
DCP - ProRes - H264
filming country: Canada (Quebec)
country of action: Canada (Quebec)
#posttraumatic stress #ptsd #tragedy #school #reconstruction
Logline
Witnessing a horrific scene in the middle of a schoolyard, a teacher tells us
invites you to discover the path to reconstruction.
Synopsis court
When Yvon Rioux, a teacher and singer, witnesses the brutal death of a former student, gunned down before his eyes, his world collapses. Traumatized, he develops post-traumatic stress disorder that turns his life upside down and reawakens old wounds. Haunted by the silence of his grandfather, a World War II veteran, he decides to travel across Europe to confront his fears, understand his past, and begin rebuilding his life. A Last Scar is the intimate portrait of a man in search of inner peace, between memory, transmission, and resilience.
Keynote speaker
Yvon Rioux
FESTIVALS: Awards and official selections
4th Val-Morin Arthouse Film Festival - Val-Morin, Canada / April 2025
DIRECTOR - BIO
Philippe Gagnon directs for television and film, working in both French and English. He is known for Nos Étés 3 and Yamaska (nominated for Best Director, Gémaux) as well as the hit films Dans une Galaxie près de chez vous 2 and Premier Juillet le film. Most recently, he directed the fifth season of Jérémie and the new series Campus for Vrak and Crave. In English, he has directed 22 feature films, including The Good Sister (Winner of Best TV Movie, Seoul, Nominated for Best Director, Prix Écrans), Amber Alert (Nominated for Best Director, Prix Écrans) and First Response (Nominated for Best TV Movie, Prix Écrans). In addition to his work as a director, he edited several projects, including La Face Cachée de la Lune by Robert Lepage, 1:54 by Yan England, and the short film Henry by Yan England, nominated for an Oscar.
Filmography of the director
TERROR TRAIN 2, feature film, 2022
TERROR TRAIN, feature film, 2022
CAMPUS, youth series, 2021
THE SECRET SAUCE, feature film, 2021
SWEPT UP BY CHRISTMAS, feature film, 2020
THE LEAD, feature-length fiction film, 2019
JEREMIAH V, drama series, 2019
RADIO SILENCE, feature-length fiction film, 2018
MEAN QUEEN, feature film, 2018
TWISTED, feature-length fiction film, 2017
SLEEPER, feature-length fiction film, 2017
SOMETIMES THE GOOD KILL, feature film, 2016
GIRL'S NIGHT OUT, feature film, 2016
RUN TO ME, feature-length fiction film, 2015
AMBER ALERT, feature film, 2015
PRODUCER - BIO
Producer Serge Desrosiers is behind the documentaries Mon Oncle Patof (2021), Amour Cougar (2017), and Lise Watier: Une Vie à entreprendre (2014), as well as Renée Beaulieu's film Habiter la Maison (2024). As a cinematographer, he has been a leading figure in the Quebec film industry for 30 years. He frequently lectures, notably at the American Film Market Association and Ciné-Québec. He has served on the boards of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and the Canadian Society of Cinematographers.
Producer's filmography
THE CHRYSALIDS, feature-length documentary, in post-production, 2026
THE LITTLE BURNED ONE, feature-length documentary, in post-production, 2025
TIGHT LETTUCE, feature film, in post-production, 2026
HERBY, feature-length documentary, in post-production, 2025
ONE LAST SCAR, feature-length documentary, 2025
AT THE WALL, feature-length documentary, 2025
WALK IN THE REAL COUNTRY, feature-length documentary, 2024
LIVING IN THE HOUSE, feature-length fiction film, 2024
PACIFIC BELL, short film, 2022
MERRY SWISSMAS, feature film, 2022
BIG LOT, short film, 2022
MY UNCLE PATOF, medium-length documentary, 2021
DOE & WOLF, short film, 2020
THE CROWN: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ADRIANO GOLDMAN, medium-length documentary, 2020
ANGEL & UFO, short film, 2018
COUGAR LOVE: BEYOND THE MYTH, medium-length documentary, 2017
12 WEEKS, short film, 2016
LISE WATIER, A LIFE OF ENGAGEMENT, feature-length documentary, 2015
Team
Directed by Philippe Gagnon
Screenplay - Yvon Rioux
Editing - Philippe Gagnon
Production - Serge Desrosiers
Director of photography - Serge Desrosiers csc
Musical composition - Rioux
Sound - Yvon Rioux