Beverly Shaffer
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Beverly Shaffer
Filmography
Production & Directing (23)
2005
Mr. Mergler's GiftDirector
2002
To My Birthmother...Director
1999
Just a WeddingDirector
10.0
1996
Children of Jerusalem: GeshoDirector
7.0
1996
Children of Jerusalem: IbrahimDirector
9.0
1994
Children of Jerusalem: YehudahDirector
7.0
1992
Children of Jerusalem: AsyaDirector
10.0
1992
Children of Jerusalem: NeveenDirector
8.5
1992
Children of Jerusalem: YacoubDirector
8.0
1991
Children of Jerusalem: TamarDirector
10.0
1987
To a Safer PlaceDirector
9.0
1987
To a Safer PlaceProducer
9.0
1983
I Want to Be an EngineerDirector
7.0
1983
I Want to Be an EngineerWriter
7.0
1982
It's Just BetterDirector
9.0
1982
The Way It IsDirector
1981
Julie O'BrienDirector
7.0
1977
Gurdeep Singh BainsDirector
1977
I'll Find a WayDirector
7.6
1977
Beautiful Lennard IslandDirector
9.0
1977
Kevin AlecDirector
1975
My Name Is Susan YeeDirector
1975
My Friends Call Me TonyDirector