Kathleen Shannon Movie Trailers

The Cars in Your Life Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

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 used-car lot, this film hustles you onto our public speedways, where hot rubber erases any distance between all points.

...and They Lived Happily Ever After Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A group of young girls and married women express their views of marriage and motherhood while glossy advertisements extolling romance, weddings, and babies flash across the screen in contrast to their words.

I'll Find a Way Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

When nine-year-old Nadia is allowed to attend a regular school, she knows the kids will tease her but she'll "find a way to deal with it.

Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams Trailer (1997)

26 August 1997

With quiet intelligence and wry humour, retired documentary filmmaker Kathleen Shannon takes us through the arc of her life and career.

A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

In this short film, internationally acclaimed author Margaret Laurence passionately addresses several issues related to peace: the social responsibility of the writer; language usage and reality; jargon and "newspeak"; imagination, meaning and understanding; the nuclear threat; world leadership; the role of empathy in communication; the distinctions between fiction and didactic writing; and the power of "ordinary" people to influence events.

Adam's World Trailer (1989)

03 July 1989

Intercut with illustrative stock footage, Adam's World present a short lecture by Elizabeth Dodson Gray, a feminist theologian, environmentalist, and futurist.

The Impossible Takes a Little Longer Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

A film documenting the work and personal lives of five physically disabled women. It shows how they are coping with the problems they share with all women, the problems they share with other disabled women and those unique to their particular circumstances.

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.

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.