Beverly Shaffer

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Beverly Shaffer

Biography

Beverly Shaffer (1945-) is a filmmaker in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Shaffer spent the bulk of her professional career with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), directing short documentaries and dramas. Her documentary I'll Find a Way, about a young girl with spina bifida, won the 1977 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Production

1977

I'll Find a Way

as Director

1981

Julie O'Brien

as Director

1982

It's Just Better

as Director

1977

1977

Kevin Alec

as Director

2002

1999

Just a Wedding

as Director

1975

1987

To a Safer Place

as Producer

1987

To a Safer Place

as Director

2005

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