A Wives' Tale

A Wives' Tale is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sophie Bissonnette, Martin Duckworth and Joyce Rock and released in 1980. The film explores the role of women in the community during the 1978 [Inco strike], when a nine-month strike at INCO's mining operations in Sudbury, Ontario decimated the local economy.
The film won the Prix de la [critique québécoise] from the Association [québécoise des critiques de cinéma] in 1981, although the filmmakers did not receive the traditional prize money as the Quebec Film Institute had opted to discontinue funding the award without informing the AQCC. The film was also a Genie Award nominee for Canadian [Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary|Best Theatrical Documentary] at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981.