Liz Marshall's top ten links
1. One of my favourite documentaries in recent years is by the extraordinary cinematographer and director Ellen Kuras. The Betrayal is an epic accomplishment: www.thebetrayalmovie.com
2. The Council of Canadians is a national watchdog group of dedicated citizens fighting to protect the “public trust”. Maude Barlow is the main subject of my latest film Water on The Table. This website is an excellent resource: www.canadians.org
3. Stephen Lewis and his NGO fight AIDS in Africa at the grassroots level I directed and produced a trilogy of documentaries for the Foundation between 2006 – 2007. It was a life changing experience: www.stephenlewisfoundation.org
4. I’ve been listening to Ani DiFranco’s narrative works since I filmed with her on the road in 1995. It is a documentary that I hope to complete in the near future: www.righteousbabe.com
5. I was fortunate to have tea and film with this holy teacher in 2001, Thich Nhat Hahn. His books on Mindfulness are essential, beautiful and profound: www.plumvillage.org/thay.html
6. Cinematographer Steve Cosens and I have worked together on three documentaries since 2006. His compositions are like haiku paintings. He has a distinctive eye: www.stevecosens.com
7. Fellow social issue documentary filmmaker Shelley Saywell is a friend and mentor. She has seen ALL of my rough cuts since 2000: www.bisharifilms.com
8. Filmmaker Mike Hoolboom is a friend and sounding board - I admire his pioneering approach to movie making: mikehoolboom.com
9. Another favourite photographer is Jo-Anne McArthur. For over a decade she has been creating a legacy, an international photographic documentary essay 'We Animals'. She gives voice to the plight of animals, empathically and artfully. Go Jo go! www.weanimals.org
10. Another one of my favourite photographers is Annie Leibovitz. I love portraits. Most of my films are like portraits, and I love photographing people. I own a few of her coffee table books: www.npg.org.uk:8080/annieleibovitz/index.htm
