Lull Before the Storm

vANCOUVER  1990  48:00

This 4 part series  examines the changing roles of women in post-war British Columbia, and the transitions that were taking place in the family, the media and the workforce at the time.

Part 1 “The Forties” and 2 “The Fifties” explore the histories of working-class women and men in post-war transition. Parts 1 and 2 use the vehicle of a voice narrator, typical of advertising, documentary and dramatic narrative of the time, to orchestrate and speak the contradictory ‘wisdom’ of the era concerning women’s ideal position within society. It refers the viewer to the unresolved story of Dorothy, George and Bobby Sanderson, three individuals trapped within the messages and demands of their epoch.

Vancouver  1990  48:00

Using the video histories of women who were married to men working in the woods and mills of British Columbia, women who worked in the wood industry or who were active in issues of concern to woodworkers. Using a documentary format, it emphasizes the important role of women in family and community life in rural environments and the critical role of women’s activism in improving working and living conditions in the 40s and 50s in British Columbia.

Vancouver  1990  48:00

Community Acts emphasizes the activism, organization and cultural tradition of women working for better conditions for the community as a whole.