Shannon Walsh

Shannon Walsh is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and scholar. Born in London, Ontario, she has directed several feature documentaries, including 'H2Oil,' 'À St-Henri, le 26 août,' 'Jeppe on a Friday,' 'Illusions of Control,' and 'The Gig Is Up.' She has also directed music videos for artist Little Scream. In addition to her filmmaking career, Walsh is an academic who teaches film production at the University of British Columbia's Department of Theatre and Film. She is the co-editor of the books 'Ties that Bind: Race and the Politics of Friendship in South Africa' and 'In My Life: Stories from activists in South Africa 2002-2022.' Walsh was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020 and received a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2023.