Kathleen Shannon Movie Trailers

Laila Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Laila Paattinen is a working woman. Tired of low-paying jobs, she completed a five-month course in dry-wall installation.

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

A tribute to Indigenous women everywhere, this short documentary focuses on 5 women from across Canada.

Challenge for Change: “… and They Lived Happily Ever After” Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Women relate their experiences with marriage and motherhood, punctuated by commercials for weddings, among other things.

This Borrowed Land Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

The Peace River Valley in British Columbia is an area of rich farmland threatened by the construction of a hydro-electric dam.

Patricia's Moving Picture Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

This short documentary tells the true story of Patricia Garner, a woman reluctantly approaching middle age sandwiched between changing social values and the loss of her family role.

Spirit of the Kata Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Five women are black belts in karate, which to them is more than self-defense, it's a philosophy for life.

Luckily I Need Little Sleep Trailer (1974)

26 June 1974

Kathy worked as a nurse in Greece and then came to Canada. She and her family live in northern Alberta, where they are developing a farm.

Powwow at Duck Lake Trailer (1967)

01 July 1967

This powerful short documentary showing Indigenous youth resistance and emerging voices that will continue to define the landscape of Indigenous cultural and political activism for the next generation.