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
  • 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
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
  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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