Nicolas Lachapelle

Nicolas Lachapelle is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec. He is most noted for his 2022 short documentary film Zug [Island (film)|Zug Island], which was a Prix Iris nominee for Prix [Iris for Best Short Documentary|Best Short Documentary] at the 25th [Quebec Cinema Awards] in 2023, and a Canadian [Screen Award] nominee for Canadian [Screen Award for Best Short Documentary|Best Short Documentary] at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.
His prior films have included Lights Above Water and What Remains When We're Gone . In 2023 he released Retour à Normétal, a sound documentary about the Quebec mining town of Normétal. In 2024, he published La Chasse Interdite, a book and sound documentary following a hunting expedition in the Innu community of Pakua Shipi on the Basse-Côte-Nord. The project takes the form of an art book, a photo report and a sound documentary.
In 2025 he released The [Punk of Natashquan] , which was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 27th Quebec [Cinema Awards].