''I'll Find a Way'' is a 1977 Canadian
short documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
directed by
Beverly Shaffer about nine-year-old Nadia DeFranco, who has
spina bifida
Spina bifida (Latin for 'split spine'; SB) is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy. There are three main types: spina bifida occulta, men ...
. Produced by
Studio D, the women's unit of the
National Film Board of Canada
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, the film won an
Oscar
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People
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in
1978 for
Best Live Action Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957.
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.
''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.
References
External links
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Watch ''I'll Find a Way''at NFB.ca
1977 films
1977 documentary films
Canadian independent films
Canadian short documentary films
Documentary films about children with disability
English-language Canadian films
Films directed by Beverly Shaffer
Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
National Film Board of Canada documentaries
National Film Board of Canada short films
1970s English-language films
1970s Canadian films
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