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Shelley Saywell, author portrait
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Shelley Saywell

SHELLEY SAYWELL is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and author whose work bears witness to life in some of the world’s most desperate places. Saywell has written, directed and produced more than twenty independent documentary films, telling stories of struggle and conflict, the fight for justice and the power of hope. Her films, including A Child’s Century of War, Kim’s Story, Out of the Fire and Martyr Street have been shown in more than thirty countries and won numerous awards, including an Emmy for Investigative Journalism. Saywell has been personally honoured with the WIFT Creative Excellence Award and a UNESCO Gandhi Medal for the Promotion of Peace. Her memoir, If Only Love, is the story of the great love and events that shaped her life behind the lens.
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Wed Apr 08
Caroline Cellars
1010 Line 2 Rd #358
Virgil, ON L0S 1J0
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Wed May 20
DIFFERENT DRUMMER BOOKS
513 LOCUST STREET
BURLINGTON, ON L7S 1V3
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