A Monk's Secret
27 mins
This short documentary tells the story of a cheese—the famous Oka—and of the monks who make it. The Trappists in Oka, Quebec, began making the cheese around 1890, when a Trappist monk from France taught them the recipe, which dates back to the 11th century. Today, Brother Albéric continues to make the cheese at an abbey in Manitoba according to traditional methods and a secret recipe written in a mysterious notebook.
Yves Étienne Massicotte
Director
Jacques Turgeon
Executive Producer
Anne-Marie Rocher
Producer
Yves Étienne Massicotte
Writer
Yves Étienne Massicotte
Researcher
Georgette Duchaine
Script Consultant
Keith Eidse
Assistant Camera
Daniel Lavoie
Production Manager
Kirby Hammond
Sound
Thomas Fricke
Still Photographer
Petra Valier
Editor
Sandi Mullins
Assistant Editor
Christopher Logan
Assistant Editor
Daniel Toussaint
Sound Designer
Lise Wedlock
Foley
Jean Derome
Original Music Composer