The catalogue
Titles across documentary, science, true crime and sketch comedy — broadcast on CBC, Radio-Canada, Discovery, Corus and Canal D.
Prophet of Ecstasy
A former Catholic seminarian introduced MDMA to the world and named it Ecstasy. Through Michael Clegg, the chemist Carina Leveriza and the researcher Rick Doblin, the film traces the molecule's journey from sacrament to felony to breakthrough therapy.
Feature documentary · CBC / CBC Gem · Documentary Channel · Directed by Elias C. Varoutsos, co-directed by Karen Cho
Absofreakinglutely
A sketch comedy special built around two performers who cannot stop escalating. Shot across a Montreal that refuses to behave, with a cast drawn from the city's anglophone comedy scene.
Sketch comedy · CBC
The Mile Enders
A psycho-satirical expedition into the onset of middle age, delivered as the minority report from Montreal. Two anglophones negotiate gentrification, language politics and their own diminishing relevance, one neighbourhood block at a time.
Web series · CBC Comedy · Returned for a second season in spring 2019
In Vitro — Our New Fertility Frontier
Quebec built the most generous publicly funded IVF programme in North America, then dismantled it with Bill 20. The film follows the families, clinicians and researchers left on the other side of that decision.
Science documentary · Broadcast in Canada and the United States
Maple Syrup Mayhem
Thirty million dollars of syrup vanished from a warehouse in Quebec. Laurus's first production looks at both the light and the dark sides of the province's most protected commodity — and the cartel-like federation that controls it.
Documentary · CBC Absolutely Quebec · The film that launched Laurus in 2014
In development
What's next
The Making of Adam
A scripted comedy in development. Two people, one restaurant booth, and a conversation that goes somewhere neither of them planned.
Untitled documentary
Currently in development with broadcast partners. Details on request — get in touch.