Kathleen Shannon Movies
- 1962
My Financial Career
My Financial Career6.71962HD
A neurotic man relates his unsuccessful attempt to open a simple savings account at a bank.
- 1960
Circle of the Sun
Circle of the Sun7.51960HD
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.
- 1975
Goldwood
Goldwood01975HD
Kathleen 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...
- 1962
Buddhism
Buddhism01962HD
In this short documentary we learn the back story of the Buddha – the religion he founded and how it is manifested today. Travel through...
- 1962
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec01962HD
This short biopic profiles Montreal lawyer-turned-politician George-Étienne Cartier as he campaigns to unite English and French Canada under...
- 1957
Wolfe and Montcalm
Wolfe and Montcalm01957HD
Two generals prepare for battle at the Plains of Abraham.
- 1975
Great Grand Mother
Great Grand Mother01975HD
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...
- 1962
Runner
Runner7.751962HD
Young long-distance runner Bruce Kidd practices and competes.
- 1964
23 Skidoo
23 Skidoo6.21964HD
If you erase the people of downtown America, the effect is bizarre, not to say disturbing. That is what this film does. It shows the familiar urban...
- 1997
Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams
Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams11997HD
With quiet intelligence and wry humour, retired documentary filmmaker Kathleen Shannon takes us through the arc of her life and career. Beginning...
- 1975
My Friends Call Me Tony
My Friends Call Me Tony01975HD
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...
- 1977
Kevin Alec
Kevin Alec01977HD
In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with...
- 1957
Fires of Envy
Fires of Envy01957HD
A dramatization of Canadian author W.O. Mitchell's penetrating story about the racial prejudice encountered by a Polish immigrant farmer in a rural...
- 1961
Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia
Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia01961HD
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,...
- 1992
Full Circle
Full Circle71992HD
Authors, teachers, social activists and feminists explore manifestations of contemporary women's spirituality in the Western world.
- 1986
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief61986HD
A tribute to Indigenous women everywhere, this short documentary focuses on 5 women from across Canada. Of varied ages and backgrounds, they have...
- 1975
Our Dear Sisters
Our Dear Sisters01975HD
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...
- 1984
Behind the Veil: Nuns
Behind the Veil: Nuns01984HD
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...
- 1958
Train 406
Train 40601958HD
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...
- 1975
...and They Lived Happily Ever After
...and They Lived Happily Ever After01975HD
A critical look at marriage and motherhood through the views of a group of young girls and boys and a group of married women, contrasted with glossy...