Shelley Saywell is an Emmy Award winning Canadian documentary filmmaker. [1] A two-time winner of the [[Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary, her films are focused on issues of social justice and conflict, with a particular emphasis on women and children. Her films have been officially selected by numerous international festivals and broadcast in more than 30 countries. Saywell has been personally honoured with an Award for Creative Excellence, by Women in Film and Television, and UNESCO’s Gandhi Medal for the Promotion of Peace.
Her complete collection of research, footage, photographs, and transcripts is now held by the University of Toronto, Media Commons Archives.
Saywell is author of the upcoming “If Only Love, A Memoir of Second Chances,” Random House Canada, publication date spring 2026.
Women in War:First Hand Accounts from World War II to El Salvador, Penguin Viking, 1986, contributing editor, Ourselves Among Others, St Martins Press, 1988
She was co-founder with Deborah Parks of Bishari Films.[2] Saying it Very Well, POV magazine, 2003, Hot Docs, Director in Focus, 2003
Filmography
- 1988 - Shahira: Nomads of the Sahara
- 1994 - No Man's Land
- 1995 - Fire and Water
- 1007 - Rape: A Crime of War
- 1997 - Kim's Story: The Road from Vietnam
- 1999 - Hamas: Behind the Mask
- 1999 - Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India
- 1999 - Crimes of Honor
- 2000 - Out of the Fire
- 2001 - A Child's Century of War
- 2002 - Street Nurse
- 2003 - A Generation of Hate
- 2004 - Angry Girls
- 2006 - Martyr Street
- 2008 - Devil's Bargain: A Journey into the Small Arms Trade
- 2010 - The Nanny Business
- 2010 - In the Name of the Family
- 2015 - Lowdown Tracks
- 2016 - The War at Home
Awards
References
- ^ "Filmmaker Shelley Saywell's Lowdown Tracks at Hot Docs". Parkdale Villager, April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Behind the Doc: Shelley Saywell". BlogTO, March 5, 2009.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News, January 17, 2017.
- ^ "And the Canadian nominees are..." Vancouver Sun, January 18, 1995.
- ^ Christopher Harris, "CBC-TV tops Geminis News, current affairs lead nominations". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1997.
- ^ "The Gemini Awards: Here's a selected list of the 12th Gemini Awards opening night gala winners". Hamilton Spectator, March 2, 1998.
- ^ "Milgaard wins big at Geminis". Halifax Daily News, November 8, 1999.
- ^ "Complete list of Gemini nominees". Toronto Star, September 20, 2000.
- ^ "Academy announces Gemini Documentary, News and Sports nominees". Canada NewsWire, August 26, 2003.
- ^ "TV dramas lead the field for Gemini Awards". CBC News, August 28, 2007.
- ^ "A look at some of the key Genie Award categories". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.
- ^ Brenda Bouw, "My Left Breast wins gold award at Hot Docs festival". National Post, May 8, 2001.
- ^ "'Martyr Street' wins best of Hot Docs". CBC Arts, May 7, 2006.
- ^ "Propaganda tale wins Hot Docs prize movies; Bin Laden bodyguard film also a winner". Toronto Star, May 9, 2010.
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