# Shelley Saywell

Shelley Saywell is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, most noted as a three-time winner of the Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.
She was co-founder with Deborah Parks of Bishari Films.

## Filmography

* 1988 - Shahira: Nomads of the Sahara
* 1994 - No Man's Land
* 1995 - Fire and Water
* 1007 - Rape: A Crime of War
* 1997 - Kim's Story: The Road from Vietnam
* 1999 - Hamas: Behind the Mask
* 1999 - Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India
* 1999 - Crimes of Honor
* 2000 - Out of the Fire
* 2001 - A Child's Century of War
* 2002 - Street Nurse
* 2003 - A Generation of Hate
* 2004 - Angry Girls
* 2006 - Martyr Street
* 2008 - Devil's Bargain: A Journey into the Small Arms Trade
* 2010 - The Nanny Business
* 2010 - In the Name of the Family
* 2015 - Lowdown Tracks
* 2016 - The War at Home

## Awards

| Award | Year | Category | Film | Result |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2017 | Best Writing in a Documentary | The War at Home | Nominated |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2017 | Donald Brittain Award | The War at Home | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 1995 | Donald Brittain Award | No Man's Land | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 1995 | Best Writing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series | No Man's Land | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 1997 | Donald Brittain Award | Fire and Water | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 1997 | Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series | Fire and Water | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 1998 | Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series | Everyman - Kim's Story: The Road From Vietnam | Won |
| Gemini Awards | 1998 | Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series | Everyman - Kim's Story: The Road From Vietnam | Won |
| Gemini Awards | 1999 | Donald Brittain Award | Crimes of Honour | Won |
| Gemini Awards | 2000 | Donald Brittain Award | Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2000 | Best Direction in a Documentary Program | Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2000 | Best Writing in a Documentary Program | Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2000 | Best Writing in a Documentary Program | Out of the Fire | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2003 | Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series | A Child's Century of War | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2005 | Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series | Angry Girls | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2007 | Donald Brittain Award | Martyr Street | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2007 | Best Direction in a Documentary Program | Martyr Street | Nominated |
| Gemini Awards | 2011 | Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series | The Nanny Business | Nominated |
| Genie Awards | 2011 | Best Feature Length Documentary | In the Name of the Family | Nominated |
| Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2001 | Best Canadian Feature Documentary | Out of the Fire | Runner-up |
| Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2006 | Best Canadian Feature Documentary | Martyr Street | Won |
| Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | 2010 | Best Canadian Feature Documentary | In the Name of the Family | Won |