Kathleen Shannon Movies

Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them. This film...

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

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

This short documentary offers a step-by-step account of a fast freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax, with glimpses of the vast amount of...

Authors, teachers, social activists and feminists explore manifestations of contemporary women's spirituality in the Western world.

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

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...

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

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

Young long-distance runner Bruce Kidd practices and competes.

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

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...

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...

The short documentary looks at some innovative approaches to providing services and accommodation for battered women in rural, northern, and Native...

This short documentary records Anne Cools’ 1978 run for the Liberal Party nomination in Rosedale, one of Toronto's largest and socially most...

Joan is a welfare mother with seven children. Originally from the Maritimes, she now lives in Montréal. She would like to work as a waitress,...

Cathy, mother of three, is a university department head in a Maritime city. She speaks of the insecurity she experiences because of unpredictable day...

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