Kathleen Shannon Movies

Women peace activists speak out.

Meet Tony Rossi, a 10-year-old boy who can only distinguish light from shadow. Despite this difficulty, he leads a very active life. The short...

A series of interviews, combined with newsreel footage, that placed the American feminist movement in historical perspective. Six of the movement's...

This short drama is a portrait of Nova Scotian journalist and politician Joseph Howe (1804-1873) and his battle for freedom of press. When, in 1835,...

A young man of the Kainai Nation (Blood tribe) shows us contemporary life of people as he attends a Sun Dance ceremony with the tribe.

In this short documentary we learn the back story of the Buddha – the religion he founded and how it is manifested today. Travel through...

This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great...

A watercolour evocation of a prairie storm coming after a period of severe drought.

The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one...

Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her...

This film provides a lively introduction to the professional and personal lives of three female engineers-just a few of the growing number of women...

A comparison of four different families in India, France, Japan, and Canada.

A dramatization of Canadian author W.O. Mitchell's penetrating story about the racial prejudice encountered by a Polish immigrant farmer in a rural...

Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...

This short film is an ode to the women who settled the Prairies, from the days of early immigration to 1916 - when Manitobans became the first women...

A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...

In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with...

This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house. Faced with the threat...

Young long-distance runner Bruce Kidd practices and competes.