CBC Gem: Shy Woman

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Watch full documentary here.​

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2025 - 44 min

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​In SHY WOMAN, local writer/filmmaker Lizzie Derksen investigates why her relationships with other women feel so strained—interviewing the very friends, ex-friends, relatives, teachers, nemeses, and former lovers that she has struggled to connect with.⁠

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Directed and edited by Lizzie Derksen​

Cinematography by Dylan Rhys Howard and Laura La France

Super 8mm by Laura La France

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Filmed in Edmonton, Alberta

Kodak Vision3 Super 8mm

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Screenings:

 

Metro Cinema – International Women's Day 2025 – Edmonton, Alberta

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