By Woman's Hand
The Montreal World Film Festival
Hot Docs
Best Arts Documentary Program
Gemini Awards
In 1920, a group of young Montreal women artists formed the nucleus of what would later become known as the Beaver Hall Hill Group. Together, they created an artistic environment of mutual support that lasted for more than three decades. By Woman's Hand explores this unique group through the eyes of Prudence Heward, Sarah Robertson and Anne Savage, its three most prominent members. This production was trailblazer at the time, rectifying an almost total lack of films about Canadian women artists or for that matter women's history in general.
Directed by: Pepita Ferrari
Produced by: Kent Martin, Pepita Ferrari, Merit Jensen-Carr
Editor: Denise Beaudoin
Writer: Erna Buffie
Cinematography: Savas Kalogeras
Music: Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Narration: Kate Nelligan
Executive Producer: Don Haig