When Shirley Met Florence
This short documentary offers an intimate portrait of two women in their mid-sixties—one homosexual, the other heterosexual—whose love for one another and the music they create together transcends differences. Florence and Shirley's lifelong attachment is a heartwarming connection that defies categorization.
This short documentary offers an intimate portrait of two women in their mid-sixties—one homosexual, the other heterosexual—whose love for one another and the music they create together transcends differences. Florence and Shirley's lifelong attachment is a heartwarming connection that defies categorization.
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directorRonit Bezalel
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producerJudith MerrittWolf Koenig
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executive producerDon Haig
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cameraCraig LappJeremiah Hayes
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editingAnnie Ilkow
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sound editingJacques Comtois
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mixerJacques Comtois
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musicPatrick Fischer
This film focuses more on the platonic friendship that Shirley and Florence had rather than on the challenges that lesbians would have faced during this time period. Find out what the laws against homosexuality were at the time. Describe how Shirley and Florence were able to maintain their friendship over so many decades. What does this suggest about their individual characters and how they were able to overcome discrimination during these years?
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When Shirley Met Florence, Ronit Bezalel, provided by the National Film Board of Canada