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Beverly Shaffer

Directing

Born May 8, 1945 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1978
  • Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1978 · nominated

Filmography2 titles

To a Safer Place

1987Director, Producer

Mr. Mergler's Gift

2005Director