Up Close with … Arthur Turcotte, a film producer from Praslin  |09 December 2025

The young film producer Arthur Turcotte

‘If you have an idea or something you want to do, just get started’

 The lights dimmed in the Pension Fund auditorium at Grand Anse, Praslin. For a brief moment, silence filled the room. Then, Operation Shadow Cloak rolled across the screen for the very first time. For Arthur Turcotte, watching his production unfold was unlike anything he had ever experienced. He wasn’t thinking of the applause, but of the countless late nights, improvised shots, and challenges he had overcome.

The premiere was more than the showing of an action film – it was the celebration of a two-year journey driven by passion, creativity, and determination.

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