An Oscar-nominated film, a CBC Gem show and a collection of essays are among the Canadian filmmaker’s other works.
as she accepted the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, Polley highlighted in her speech that the film isn’t just about women talking to each other — it’s also about women listening to each other.
The film was adapted from the novel by fellow Canadian Miriam Toews, which was based on true events and follows women in a Mennonite community as they debate how to respond to an epidemic of sexual abuse.While the film has received critical acclaim — it was also up for best picture at the Academy Awards — it’s not Polley’s first notable project; the filmmaker has had an extensive career.
show “Road to Avonlea.” She later spent time as an anti-poverty activist in her 20s, and continued in entertainment asAway From Her Based on the short story by Alice Munro called “The Bear Came Over the Mountain,” the feature film “ ” depicts a husband who struggles with his wife’s Alzheimer’s. After she moves into a nursing home, she unknowingly betrays him with another resident. The drama earned Polley Academy Award nominations for best writing and adapted screenplay.
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