Kathleen Shannon
Sound · 1935 – 1998 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Kathleen Shannon was a Canadian sound editor, picture editor, producer and director. Shannon lobbied for more resources for women’s filmmaking at the National Film Board which led to the creation of Studio D in 1974.
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Movie3.0DocumentaryWith 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.
Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams
1997 · 3 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryKathleen Shannon describes the look and feel of her childhood to an artist friend, and uses his paintings and her visit to the ruins of the mining site where she grew up to reflect on her early life and how it influenced the adult she became.
Goldwood
1975 · 1 votes