Shannon Walsh


Shannon Walsh is a Canadian filmmaker, writer and scholar. She has directed the feature documentaries The Gig Is Up, H2Oil, À St-Henri, le 26 août, Jeppe on a Friday and Illusions of Control. She has also directed music videos for the Montreal-based artist Little Scream.
Walsh, who was born in London, Ontario, is also an academic, and teaches film production at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Theatre and Film. She is the author of The Documentary Filmmaker's Intuition: Creating Ethical and Impactful Non-fiction Films. She is also the co-editor of the books Ties that Bind: Race and the Politics of Friendship in South Africa, and In My Life: Stories from activists in South Africa 2002-2022.
She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020 and awarded a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2023.
WWW shannonwalsh.ca

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Books

  • ''The Documentary Filmmaker's Intuition: Creating Ethical and Impactful Non-fiction Films''

Edited books

Ties That Bind: Race and the Politics of Friendship in South Africa with Jon Soske In My Life: Stories from Young Activists in South Africa 2002-2022 with Claudia Mitchell and Mandla Oliphant

Screenplays

Awards

Awarded the 2023 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts for Artistic Achievement.

Other awards