The shields stories: five of the best tackle Canada's premiere short story writer.

From: Take One | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

With the death of Carol Shields in 2003, there has been a resurgent interest in her exceptional body of work. Deepa Mehta's Republic of Love played in theatres in February, and last fall five of the best directors from across Canada converged on Winnipeg to work on The Shields Stories, an anthology series produced by Shaftesbury Films of Toronto and Winnipeg's Original Pictures, for broadcast on W Network in March 2004. It's a follow-up to last year's Gemini Award-winning The Atwood Stories. The producers chose Winnipeg mainly for its wide variety of inexpensive locations, and it ...

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