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By Woman's Hand

In 1920, a group of young Montreal women artists formed the nucleus of what would later become known as the Beaver Hall Hill Group. Together, they created an artistic environment of mutual support that lasted for more than three decades. By Woman's Hand explores this unique group through the eyes of Prudence Heward, Sarah Robertson and Anne Savage, its three most prominent members.
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In 1920, a group of young Montreal women artists formed the nucleus of what would later become known as the Beaver Hall Hill Group. Together, they created an artistic environment of mutual support that lasted for more than three decades. By Woman's Hand explores this unique group through the eyes of Prudence Heward, Sarah Robertson and Anne Savage, its three most prominent members.

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  • director
    Pepita Ferrari
  • producer
    Merit Jensen-Carr
    Pepita Ferrari
    Kent Martin
  • executive producer
    Don Haig
    Colin Neale
  • script
    Erna Buffie
  • cinematography
    Savas Kalogeras
  • animation camera
    Pierre Landry
    Jacques Avoine
    Lynda Pelley
  • sound
    Claude Hamel
    Esther Auger
    Hans Oomes
  • editing
    Denise Beaudoin
  • sound editing
    Antonia McGrath
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • narrator
    Kate Nelligan
  • voice
    Ellen Cohen
    Jane Wheeler
    Alan Fawcett
  • music
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • cast
    Carl Alacchi
    Manon Beaudoin
    Jane Churchill
    Ellen Cohen
    Diorvette Foster Ford
    Ray Heuval
    Jennifer Jensen
    Kimberly Jensen
    Zoey Rey-Preston
    Jane Wheeler
  • casting
    Lois Siegel
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