Shannon Walsh

Born

London, Ontario, Canada

EducationPhd, McGill University; MA, Concordia University; BFA, Concordia University.

OccupationsFilm director, Associate Professor

Yearsactive2008–present

Shannon Walsh
Born	London, Ontario, Canada
Education	Phd, McGill University; MA, Concordia University; BFA, Concordia University.
Occupations	Film director, Associate Professor
Years active	2008–present
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship; Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts; Wall Scholar Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies

Shannon Walsh is a Canadian filmmaker, writer and scholar. She has directed the feature documentaries The Gig Is Up,^[1] H2Oil ,^[2] À St-Henri, le 26 août,^[3] Jeppe on a Friday^[4] and Illusions of Control.^[5][6][7] She has also directed music videos for the Montreal-based artist Little Scream.^[8]

Walsh, who was born in London, Ontario, is also an academic, and teaches film production at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Theatre and Film. She is the author of The Documentary Filmmaker's Intuition: Creating Ethical and Impactful Non-fiction Films. She is also 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.^[9][10]

She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020^[11] and awarded a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2023.