Robert Budreau

Robert Budreau

Birth : 1974-01-25, London, Ontario, Canada

History

Robert Budreau is an award-winning director, writer and producer at Lumanity Productions, based in Toronto and Los Angeles. His most recent feature is a jazz film, called Born to Be Blue (2015), starring Ethan Hawke and Carmen Ejogo, released by IFC Films and eOne. His debut feature film, That Beautiful Somewhere (2006), was nominated for a Genie Award (the Canadian equivalent to an Academy Award). He also wrote and produced Bank$tas (2013) in 2013 and previously produced the Spanish comedy, El Jefe (2010), and the thriller, Solo (2013).

Profile

Robert Budreau

Movies

Queen of Bones
Producer
Twin siblings seek answers about their mother's death and her connection to the supernatural while living on a remote homestead with their father in 1931 Oregon.
Queen of Bones
Director
Twin siblings seek answers about their mother's death and her connection to the supernatural while living on a remote homestead with their father in 1931 Oregon.
Delia's Gone
Producer
Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully accused of the murder of his sister Delia and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Upon release, he is visited by one of the last men to see her alive who implies there is more to her killing than meets the eye. Armed with this new information, Louis embarks on a personal mission to find who is responsible for Delia's mysterious death.
Delia's Gone
Screenplay
Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully accused of the murder of his sister Delia and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Upon release, he is visited by one of the last men to see her alive who implies there is more to her killing than meets the eye. Armed with this new information, Louis embarks on a personal mission to find who is responsible for Delia's mysterious death.
Delia's Gone
Director
Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully accused of the murder of his sister Delia and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Upon release, he is visited by one of the last men to see her alive who implies there is more to her killing than meets the eye. Armed with this new information, Louis embarks on a personal mission to find who is responsible for Delia's mysterious death.
Stockholm
Producer
Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”
Stockholm
Writer
Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”
Stockholm
Director
Based on the extraordinary true story of the European city’s 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented in the 1974 New Yorker article “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The events grasped the world’s attention when the hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities, giving rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm Syndrome.”
Born to Be Blue
Producer
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
Born to Be Blue
Writer
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
Born to Be Blue
Director
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
Bank$tas
Writer
Life could not be better for best friends Neal and Isaac. They just graduated college and landed their dream job with a top investment bank. But when they discover their boss is planning a crooked student loan deal, their lives are thrown into turmoil. Determined to stop the corrupt plan, they concoct a crazy scheme of sex, drugs and espionage resulting in a wildly chaotic adventure.
Solo
Producer
A teenage girl is terrorized when she spends two nights alone on a remote island as part of her camp counselor initiation.
The Boss
Producer
A black office comedy about a head of human resources who threatens to run away with his wife's best friend to escape the insanity around him.
As You Like It
Adaptation
A short BravoFACT adaptation of the 2010 Stratford Shakespeare Festival play 'As You Like It'.
As You Like It
Director
A short BravoFACT adaptation of the 2010 Stratford Shakespeare Festival play 'As You Like It'.
The Deaths of Chet Baker
Producer
An exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend Chet Baker who was found dead below an Amsterdam hotel window in 1988.
The Deaths of Chet Baker
Writer
An exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend Chet Baker who was found dead below an Amsterdam hotel window in 1988.
The Deaths of Chet Baker
Director
An exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend Chet Baker who was found dead below an Amsterdam hotel window in 1988.
That Beautiful Somewhere
Writer
A detective teams up with a young female archaeologist to unravel the mysterious death of a 'bog body' found in a native swamp rumoured to have curative powers. It is the story of two wounded souls searching for healing and redemption
That Beautiful Somewhere
Producer
A detective teams up with a young female archaeologist to unravel the mysterious death of a 'bog body' found in a native swamp rumoured to have curative powers. It is the story of two wounded souls searching for healing and redemption
That Beautiful Somewhere
Director
A detective teams up with a young female archaeologist to unravel the mysterious death of a 'bog body' found in a native swamp rumoured to have curative powers. It is the story of two wounded souls searching for healing and redemption