Beverly Shaffer

5 unique films(wrote 1, directed 5)

Directed

To a Safer Place

2021

Shirley Turcotte revisits her childhood home, where she faced sexual abuse from her father, in an effort to reconcile with her traumatic past.

To a Safer Place

2021

I Want to Be an Engineer

2021

A 23-year-old site engineer in New Brunswick recounts her experience managing a ferry ramp project while facing challenges related to concrete quality.

I Want to Be an Engineer

2021

Mr. Mergler's Gift

2005

Daniel Mergler meets with his final student, nine-year-old Xin Ben Yu, 26 times over the course of one year as he faces terminal cancer.

Mr. Mergler's Gift

2005

Julie O'Brien

1981•★7.0TMDB

An 11-year-old girl from Tors Cove reflects on Newfoundland's traditions and daily life in a 19-minute film from 1981.

Julie O'Brien

1981

It's Just Better

1982•★9.0TMDB

Ten children live in a farmhouse on Cape Breton Island, where their pockets are usually empty but their lives are well filled.

It's Just Better

1982

Written

I Want to Be an Engineer

2021

A 23-year-old site engineer in New Brunswick recounts her experience managing a ferry ramp project while facing challenges related to concrete quality.

I Want to Be an Engineer

2021

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Beverly Shaffer

Directed

To a Safer Place

I Want to Be an Engineer

Mr. Mergler's Gift

Julie O'Brien

It's Just Better

Written

I Want to Be an Engineer

Collaborators

Kathleen Shannon

Margaret Pettigrew

Pierre Meilleur

Denise Therrien Bollulo

Carolyn Small

Lyne Alie

Julie O'Brien

Rina Fraticelli

Shirley Turcotte

Gloria Demers

Ginny Stikeman

Gerry Rogers