Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams

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1997 / 49min.

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Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

With quiet intelligence and wry humour, retired documentary filmmaker Kathleen Shannon takes us through the arc of her life and career. Beginning with childhood, moving through her formative years, to her overwhelming desire to give women a chance to tell their stories, this film paints a vibrant portrait of one woman who blazed the way. It's a story of struggle, persistence, and success… and of course, of the NFB's Studio D.

Directors

Actors

Kathleen Shannon

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