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Shelley Saywell

Shelley Saywell is a Canadian documentary filmmaker,[1] most noted as a three-time winner of the Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.

She was co-founder with Deborah Parks of Bishari Films.[2]

Filmography

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  • 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

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Award Year Category Film Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 2017 Best Writing in a Documentary The War at Home Nominated [3]
Donald Brittain Award Nominated
Gemini Awards 1995 No Man's Land Nominated [4]
Best Writing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series Nominated
1997 Donald Brittain Award Fire and Water Nominated [5]
Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series Nominated
1998 Everyman - Kim's Story: The Road From Vietnam Won [6]
Won
1999 Donald Brittain Award Crimes of Honour Won [7]
2000 Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India Nominated [8]
Best Direction in a Documentary Program Nominated
Best Writing in a Documentary Program Nominated
Out of the Fire Nominated
2003 Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series A Child's Century of War Nominated [9]
2005 Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series Angry Girls Nominated
2007 Donald Brittain Award Martyr Street Nominated [10]
Best Direction in a Documentary Program Nominated
2011 Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series The Nanny Business Nominated
Genie Awards 2011 Best Feature Length Documentary In the Name of the Family Nominated [11]
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2001 Best Canadian Feature Documentary Out of the Fire Runner-up [12]
2006 Martyr Street Won [13]
2010 In the Name of the Family Won [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Filmmaker Shelley Saywell's Lowdown Tracks at Hot Docs". Parkdale Villager, April 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Behind the Doc: Shelley Saywell". BlogTO, March 5, 2009.
  3. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News, January 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "And the Canadian nominees are..." Vancouver Sun, January 18, 1995.
  5. ^ Christopher Harris, "CBC-TV tops Geminis News, current affairs lead nominations". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1997.
  6. ^ "The Gemini Awards: Here's a selected list of the 12th Gemini Awards opening night gala winners". Hamilton Spectator, March 2, 1998.
  7. ^ "Milgaard wins big at Geminis". Halifax Daily News, November 8, 1999.
  8. ^ "Complete list of Gemini nominees". Toronto Star, September 20, 2000.
  9. ^ "Academy announces Gemini Documentary, News and Sports nominees". Canada NewsWire, August 26, 2003.
  10. ^ "TV dramas lead the field for Gemini Awards". CBC News, August 28, 2007.
  11. ^ "A look at some of the key Genie Award categories". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.
  12. ^ Brenda Bouw, "My Left Breast wins gold award at Hot Docs festival". National Post, May 8, 2001.
  13. ^ "'Martyr Street' wins best of Hot Docs". CBC Arts, May 7, 2006.
  14. ^ "Propaganda tale wins Hot Docs prize movies; Bin Laden bodyguard film also a winner". Toronto Star, May 9, 2010.
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