Beverly Shaffer
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
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.
Known For
Crew
It's Just Better
Director
(2005)
Mr. Mergler's Gift
Director
(2002)
To My Birthmother...
Director
(1999)
Just a Wedding
Director
(1996)
Children of Jerusalem: Gesho
Director
(1996)
Children of Jerusalem: Ibrahim
Director
(1994)
Children of Jerusalem: Yehudah
Director
(1992)
Children of Jerusalem: Asya
Director
(1992)
Children of Jerusalem: Neveen
Director
(1992)
Children of Jerusalem: Yacoub
Director
(1991)
Children of Jerusalem: Tamar
Director
(1987)
To a Safer Place
Director, Producer
(1983)
I want to Be an Engineer
Director, Writer
(1981)
Julie O'Brien
Director
(1977)
I'll Find a Way
Director
(1977)
Gurdeep Singh Bains
Director
(1977)
Beautiful Lennard Island
Director
(1977)
Kevin Alec
Director
(1975)
My Name Is Susan Yee
Director
(1975)
My Friends Call Me Tony
Director