Montreal · Established 2014
Extraordinary
stories.
Laurus Productions is a boutique documentary and comedy company in Montreal. We make premium factual and scripted work for CBC, Radio-Canada, Discovery and Canal D.
- Founded
- 2014
- Television
- 100+ hrs
- Productions
- 5 titles
- Based in
- Montreal
Selected work
An appetite for the improbable.
A maple syrup heist. A priest who gave the world Ecstasy. Two comedians who never leave the Mile End. We look for the story everyone else walked past.
Absofreakinglutely
A sketch comedy special for CBC, shot across a Montreal that keeps refusing to behave.
The Mile Enders
The minority report from Montreal — a psycho-satirical expedition into the onset of middle age.
Maple Syrup Mayhem
Someone stole thirty million dollars of syrup from a warehouse in Quebec. This is how, and why.
Press
“How a former seminarian sold so much MDMA, they had to make it illegal.”CBC Arts
“The Prophet of Ecstasy and more Hot Properties set Content London alight.”C21 Reporter
Named a Hot Pick at Content London.Broadcast International
“Ecstasy’s origin story — how a would-be priest introduced MDMA to the world.”CBC Documentaries
Our work has aired on
CBCRadio-CanadaDiscoveryCanal DCorusDocumentary ChannelCBC Gem
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Prophet of Ecstasy merchandise
Nine pieces drawn from the film's key art and the molecule at the centre of it. Printed in Montreal.
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