01 Jan 1974
Linda's Film on Menstruation
This is an educational short released by the Los Angeles Public Library explaining what to expect when you get your first period.
Kathleen Shannon: On Film, Feminism & Other Dreams
With quiet intelligence and wry humour, retired documentary filmmaker Kathleen Shannon takes us through the arc of her life and career. Beginning with childhood, moving through her formative years, to her overwhelming desire to give women a chance to tell their stories, this film paints a vibrant portrait of one woman who blazed the way. It's a story of struggle, persistence, and success… and of course, of the NFB's Studio D.
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