I'll Find a Way

I'll Find a Way
Directed byBeverly Shaffer
Produced byBeverly Shaffer
Yuki Yoshida
StarringNadia DeFranco
CinematographyNesya Blue
Edited byGinny Stikeman
Music byLarry Crosley
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

I'll Find a Way is a 1977 Canadian short documentary film directed by Beverly Shaffer about nine-year-old Nadia DeFranco, who has spina bifida. Produced by Studio D, the women's unit of the National Film Board of Canada, the film won an Oscar in 1978 for Best Live Action Short Film.[1][2]

Just a Wedding

In 1999, Shaffer completed Just a Wedding, a sequel to I'll Find a Way, revisiting DeFranco as she prepares to get married.[3]

References

  1. ^ "New York Times: I'll Find a Way". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. October 5, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Shaffer, Beverly (1999). "Just a Wedding". National Film Board of Canada Web site. Retrieved May 28, 2009.


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