Donna Read
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Canadian film director
Born
1938 (age 87–88)
Donna Read Cooper
1938 (age 87–88)
OccupationFilmmaker
Children5
Donna Read | |
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| Born | Donna Read Cooper 1938 (age 87–88) |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Children | 5 |
Donna Read (born 1938) is a Canadian film director[1] and editor.[2] Her work includes Women and Spirituality: The Goddess Trilogy[3] and Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil (2015).[4]
Work
Read is a Montreal-based film director and editor.[5] She formed a film company, Belili Productions, with the feminist writer Starhawk.[6] From 1963, Read worked at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).[7]
Between 1989 and 1993 Read directed a "Goddess Trilogy"[8] about feminist spirituality, produced by Studio D.[9] The first two parts of the trilogy, Goddess Remembered and The Burning Times, were supported by the NFB. The Catholic church made a failed attempt to ban The Burning Times.[10] In 1991, the NFB refused to fund Read's work any further, citing the "controversy and lack of interest"[11] surrounding her work.
- November (1970) – editor[7]
- Working Mothers series – editor
- Mask and Drum (1973) – producer and editor
- Kripalu (1973) - director[7]
- C'est la Vie (1982) – editor
- It's Just Better (1982) – editor
- Too dirty for a woman – editor
- Behind the Veil: Nuns – editor[12]
- Adam's World (1989) – director[13]
- Goddess Remembered (1989) – director
- The Burning Times (1990) – director
- Full Circle (1993) – director
- Signs out of the Time: The life of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (2004)[14] with Starhawk[15] - co-director, editor
- Permaculture: The Growing Edge (2010) – co-director[16]
- Yemanja Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil (2015)
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | International Documentary Special Award for The Burning Times | CableACE Award | Won[17] |
| 2016 | Saga Award for Special Contributions to Women's History and Culture | The Association for Study of Women and Mythology | Won[18] |
| 2018 | Award for Outstanding Independent Documentary | Black Reel Awards | Nominated[citation needed] |
References
- ↑ Solnit, David (2009). The battle of the story of the battle of Seattle. California, USA: AK Press. p. 44. ISBN 9781904859635.
- ↑ Lewis, Randolph (2006). Alanis Obomsawin:the vision of a native filmmaker. Nebraska, USA: University of Nebraska. p. 212. ISBN 0803229631.
- ↑ Mazur, Eric Michael (2011). Encyclopedia of Religion and Film. California, USA: ABC-CLIO. p. 466. ISBN 9780313330728.
- ↑ Jaimee A Swift (2017-06-15). "Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian Women, and African Religiosity in Brazil". aaihs.org. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ Mitford, Jessica (1992). The American way of birth. New York, USA: Dutton. p. 22. ISBN 9780525935230.
- ↑ Coles, Robert (2008). Spiritual leaders who changed the world: the essential handbook to the past century of religion. Vermont, USA: Skylight Paths Publication. p. 42. ISBN 9781594732416.
- 1 2 3 "Religion News". Andover Townsman. Andover, USA. 1997-10-04. p. 23.
- ↑ "Events". Ann Arbor Observer. Ann Arbor, USA. 1993-07-01. p. 87.
- ↑ "What's New". The Wise Woman (Vol. 11 No. 1 ed.). California, USA: The Wise Woman. 1990. p. 38. ISSN 0883-119X.
- ↑ "Women and spirituality". San Francisco Bay Times. San Francisco, USA. 1991-11-07. p. 15.
- ↑ "Goddess Remembered". Green Egg (Vol. XXIV No. 95 ed.). California, USA: Church of All Worlds. December 1991. p. 9.
- ↑ "Behind the veil: Nuns". Whole Earth Review (No. 74 ed.). California, USA: POINT. Spring 1992. p. 68.
- ↑ Vanstone, Gail (2007). D is for Daring: the women behind the films of Studio D. Toronto, Canada: Sumach Press. p. 228. ISBN 9781894549677.
- ↑ Navickaite, Rasa (2023). Transnational Biography, feminist reception and the controversy of goddess archaeology. London, UK: Routledge. p. 170. ISBN 9781032104898.
- ↑ George Franklin (Summer 2004). "Signs out of time". Reclaiming quarterly: Witchcraft and magical activism (No. 94 ed.). California, USA: Reclaiming. p. 33.
- ↑ Zackheim, Victoria (2012). Exit laughing: How humor takes the sting out of death. California, USA: North Atlantic Books. p. 284. ISBN 9781583944073.
- ↑ Stephen Herbert (1993-01-18). "HBO, 'Dream On' Big Winners in Cable Awards : Television: The cable network takes 32 of the 81 prizes in the 14th annual ACEs. Disney Channel is second with 7". latimes.com. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "Donna Read wins 2016 Saga Award". womenandmyth.org. 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2025-09-28.