A lip-smacking poutine odyssey. Filming begins for NFB doc The Time-Frying Machine in the Centre-du-Québec region.
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07/08/2025
Image from left to right: Alex Dorval and Renaud De Repentigny. Photo: : Renaud De Repentigny, courtesy of Bravo Trois-Rivières.
August 7, 2025 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
On August 8, filmmakers Alex Dorval and Renaud De Repentigny from Trois-Rivières will begin shooting their feature documentary The Time-Frying Machine. They’ll roam the rural byways of Centre-du-Québec, the region that gave the world poutine, exploring Quebec’s identities through the history of its iconic comfort food.
The film is due for release in 2027. The producer is Mélanie Brière of the NFB’s French Documentary Unit.
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