Shelley Saywell

Shelley Saywell is a Canadian documentary filmmaker,^[1] most noted as a three-time winner of the Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.

She was co-founder with Deborah Parks of Bishari Films.^[2]

Filmography

• 1988 - Shahira: Nomads of the Sahara
• 1994 - No Man's Land
• 1995 - Fire and Water
• 1007 - Rape: A Crime of War
• 1997 - Kim's Story: The Road from Vietnam
• 1999 - Hamas: Behind the Mask
• 1999 - Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India
• 1999 - Crimes of Honor
• 2000 - Out of the Fire
• 2001 - A Child's Century of War
• 2002 - Street Nurse
• 2003 - A Generation of Hate
• 2004 - Angry Girls
• 2006 - Martyr Street
• 2008 - Devil's Bargain: A Journey into the Small Arms Trade
• 2010 - The Nanny Business
• 2010 - In the Name of the Family
• 2015 - Lowdown Tracks
• 2016 - The War at Home

Awards

Award	Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards	2017	Best Writing in a Documentary	The War at Home	Nominated	[3]
		Donald Brittain Award		Nominated
Gemini Awards	1995		No Man's Land	Nominated	[4]
		Best Writing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series		Nominated
	1997	Donald Brittain Award	Fire and Water	Nominated	[5]
		Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series		Nominated
	1998		Everyman - Kim's Story: The Road From Vietnam	Won	[6]
				Won
	1999	Donald Brittain Award	Crimes of Honour	Won	[7]
	2000		Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India	Nominated	[8]
		Best Direction in a Documentary Program		Nominated
		Best Writing in a Documentary Program		Nominated
			Out of the Fire	Nominated
	2003	Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series	A Child's Century of War	Nominated	[9]
	2005	Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series	Angry Girls	Nominated
	2007	Donald Brittain Award	Martyr Street	Nominated	[10]
		Best Direction in a Documentary Program		Nominated
	2011	Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series	The Nanny Business	Nominated
Genie Awards	2011	Best Feature Length Documentary	In the Name of the Family	Nominated	[11]
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival	2001	Best Canadian Feature Documentary	Out of the Fire	Runner-up	[12]
	2006		Martyr Street	Won	[13]
	2010		In the Name of the Family	Won	[14]