Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
2012
1 h 27 min
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Feminism has shaped the society we live in. But just how far has it brought us, and how relevant is it today? This feature documentary zeroes in on key concerns such as violence against women, access to abortion, and universal childcare, asking how much progress we have truly made on these issues. Rich with archival material and startling contemporary stories, Status Quo? uncovers answers that are provocative and at times shocking.
This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Details
Feminism has shaped the society we live in. But just how far has it brought us, and how relevant is it today? This feature documentary zeroes in on key concerns such as violence against women, access to abortion, and universal childcare, asking how much progress we have truly made on these issues. Rich with archival material and startling contemporary stories, Status Quo? uncovers answers that are provocative and at times shocking.
This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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writerKaren Cho
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directorKaren Cho
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producerRavida Din
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associate producerStefanie Brantner
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director of photographyKaterine Giguère
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sound recordistLynne TrépanierCatherine Van Der Donckt
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editorBarbara Brown
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original musicLorraine Segato
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participantPeggy CookeMerly ElumbaMartha FriendlySharon GregsonBeverley JacobsLee LakemanSimone LeibovitchCharlene SayoSunera ThobaniEllen WoodsworthSabrina BantogJaime BantogCaleigh DunfieldKaren GrodenIshama HarrisBarbara LegaultCarole MailletEvina Kee Shan MakBarbara MillsHung NguyenAaron RobertsCherry SmileyStephanie
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researchKaren ChoStefanie BrantnerSarah Gilbert
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visual researchElizabeth KlinckKaren ChoStefanie Brantner
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sound editorBenoît Dame
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data wranglerScott TremblayDiedra BayneLuke CampbellJason Karman
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gafferScott TremblayLindsay George
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additional cameraKaren ChoMatt CarrShauna TownleyLena Franford
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production assistantJillian AcremanMatt CarrElise DawsonHelena FlegeWhitney LightLasha Mowchun
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additional soundMarie-Hélène Leclerc-Delorme
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publicity photographerKelsey Clifford
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lightingLindsay George
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foleyStéphane Cadotte
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additional voiceLeni ParkerBrett Schaenfield
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re-recordingShelley CraigGeoffrey Mitchell
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online editorYannick Carrier
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titlesMélanie BouchardGaspard Gaudreau
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digital editing technicianIsabelle Painchaud
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graphic designMélanie Bouchard
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transcriptionBrenda NewmanHélène Laporte-RawjiCorinne Smith
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technical coordinatorSteve HalléJulie LaperrièreJean-François LapriseFrance Couture
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marketing managerJenny Thibault
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publicistPat Dillon
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legal counselPeter Kallianiotis
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production managerStefanie Brantner
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production coordinatorChristine Williams
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senior production coordinatorCamila BlosIsabelle Limoges
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program administratorLeslie Anne Poyntz
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executive producerRavida Din
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music arrangementLorraine Segato
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additional arrangementsDavid Gray
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musicianLorraine SegatoDavid GrayKevin BreitAaron DavisMike OlsenColleen Allen
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support vocalsAlana BridgewaterMiranda Walsh
Education
Ages 15 to 18
Mini-Lesson - Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
Study Guide - Guide 1
Civics/Citizenship - Federal/Provincial Government
Family Studies/Home Economics - Feminism
Health/Personal Development - Healthy Relationships
History and Citizenship Education - Civil Rights and Freedoms
A recurring theme in Status Quo is that the advancement of women’s rights has stalled, if not begun to regress. What evidence of this do we see in the film? As a class, chart the progress that has been made since the 1967 Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Create a Venn diagram to compare the case of Dr. Morgentaler with Rowe v. Wade. Discuss whether it is possible to separate reproductive rights from women’s rights.
