Calling the Shots

{{short description|1988 Canadian documentary film}} {{Infobox film | name = Calling the Shots | image = | caption = Film poster | director = [[Janis Cole]] [[Holly Dale]] | producer = Janis Cole Holly Dale | writer = Janis Cole Holly Dale | starring = | music = [[Lauri Conger]] | cinematography = Judy Irola Sandi Sissel [[John Walker (filmmaker)|John Walker]] | editing = Janis Cole | studio = Cineplex Odeon Films Women in Cinema | distributor = Cineplex Odeon Films | released = {{film date|1988|09|08|[[1988 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = }}

'''''Calling the Shots''''' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by [[Janis Cole]] and [[Holly Dale]] and released in 1988.<ref name=hume>Christopher Hume, "Women zoom in on movie-making". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 10, 1988.</ref> The film analyzes the changing role of women in the [[film industry]], through the reflections of various female performers and filmmakers.<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Calling the Shots/Comic Book Confidential: A documentary double bill features telling histories of the funnies and female filmmakers". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 24, 1988.</ref>

Figures appearing in the film include [[Karen Arthur]], [[Lizzie Borden (director)|Lizzie Borden]], [[Joyce Chopra]], [[Euzhan Palcy]], [[Martha Coolidge]], [[Donna Deitch]], [[Margot Kidder]], [[Sherry Lansing]], [[Agnès Varda]], [[Margarethe von Trotta]], [[Anne Wheeler]], [[Sandy Wilson (director)|Sandy Wilson]], [[Mai Zetterling]] and [[Jeanne Moreau]].<ref>Nancy Baele, "Magnificent obsession of women film-makers". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', March 4, 1989.</ref>

The film premiered on September 8, 1988 at the [[1988 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name=hume/>

The film received a [[Genie Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary|Best Feature Length Documentary]] at the [[10th Genie Awards]] in 1989.<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations Dead Ringers tops Genie list". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 14, 1989.</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0269042}} * [https://www.filmswelike.com/films/calling-the-shots ''Calling the Shots''] at Films We Like

[[Category:1988 films]] [[Category:1988 documentary films]] [[Category:Canadian documentary films]] [[Category:Documentary films about women in film]] [[Category:Films directed by Janis Cole and Holly Dale]] [[Category:1988 English-language films]] [[Category:1988 Canadian films]] [[Category:English-language documentary films]]