Beverly Shaffer

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Place of Birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Beverly Shaffer

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.

Known For

Director

It's Just Better

as Director

2005
Mr. Mergler's Gift

as Director

2002
1999
Just a Wedding

as Director

1987
To a Safer Place

as Director

1981
Julie O'Brien

as Director

1977
I'll Find a Way

as Director

1977
1977
Kevin Alec

as Director

1977
1975
1975

Producer

1987
To a Safer Place

as Producer