Notes for a Film about Donna and Gail

Director Don Owen
Year 1966
Run Time 49min
Genre Drama

Two young women move to the city, work in a dress factory and share a room, eventually having to cope with the fact that sharing everything is driving them apart. Starring Jackie Burroughs and Michèle Chicoine. 

Director

Don Owen

Owen was a pioneer of English Canadian filmmaking who joined the NFB in 1960, where he worked as a cinematographer on the short film À Saint-Henri le cinq septembre and directed the short Runner. His first feature, Nobody Waved Goodbye, won a BAFTA and is considered a classic of Canadian cinema. His directing credits include Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail, The Ernie Game (which won the Canadian Film Awards for best feature and direction), Partners, and Unfinished Business. Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Leonard Cohen won the Canadian Film Award for Best TV Information.

Writers

Don Owen, Gerald Taaffe

Cast

Jackie Burroughs, Michèle Chicoine

Producer

Julian Biggs

Genre

Drama

Interests

Classics, Strong Female Leads

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)