Critical Writing Index

Candiana | A Cinema of Care: The Films of Janis Cole and Holly Dale

by Cayley James

Cinema Scope, June 21 Summer, 2022, no. 91

Toronto: Cinema Scope, 2022

In her comprehensive essay on Cole and Dale’s body of work, Cayley James brings attention to a curious omission discovered in her research. The filmmaking team was largely left out of discussions about the Toronto New Wave of the 1980s — which James points out happened despite their three nominations in that decade for Best Documentary, with a Genie Award win for P4W. Her incisive survey presents a cogent argument for their presence during the era, and beyond.

ITEM 2022.010 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

P4W: Prison for WomenJanis Cole & Holly Dale

P4W: Prison for WomenHolly Dale

Calling the ShotsJanis Cole

Calling the ShotsHolly Dale

Thin LineJanis Cole

Thin LineHolly Dale

Not A Love Story: A Film About PornographyBonnie Sherr Klein

Hookers on DavieJanis Cole

Hookers on DavieHolly Dale

Cream SodaJanis Cole

Cream SodaHolly Dale

Minimum Charge, No CoverJanis Cole

Minimum Charge, No CoverHolly Dale

Paris is BurningJennie Livingston

Sisters in LawKim Longinotto

The Hottest AugustBrett Story

Hale County This Morning, This EveningRaMell Ross

Heritage Minute, Agnes MacphailJanis Cole

Heritage Minute, Agnes MacphailHolly Dale

Shaggie: Letters from PrisonJanis Cole

Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore StoryJanis Cole

Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore StoryHolly Dale

Jon Davies

Kate Millet

Joan Tewkesbury

Margaret Atwood

George Csaba Koller

Matthew Hays

Joan Micklin Silver

Penelope Spheeris

Jeanne Moreau

Agnes Varda

Susan Seidelman

Lizzie Borden

Sandy Wilson

Martha Coolidge

Rick Hancox

Michel Brault

Gilles Groulx