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Margaret Atwood - A Word after a Word after a Word is Power
20191 h 32 min 31 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Peter RaymontNancy Lang
Production: Nancy LongPeter Raymont
Script: Nancy Lang
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Poet and novelist, Margaret Atwood is a household name. Yet few know the private Margaret Atwood. Who is the woman and writer behind these stories? Our film crew keeps pace with Atwood and her partner Graeme Gibson as she jets to speaking engagements around the world, visits the set of The Handmaid’s Tale and takes a family holiday. The film explores Atwood’s “backstory”, her early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a poet. Atwood’s novels are explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Personal stories are shared by friends, family and, of course, directly by Atwood herself.
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Subject categories
- Literature and Language - Canada > Women Writers
- Women - Portraits > Writing and Journalism
- English Language Arts > CanLitPoetry
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism
Credits
- director
- Peter Raymont
- Nancy Lang
- producer
- Nancy Long
- Peter Raymont
- writer
- Nancy Lang
- music
- Todor Kobakov