An Untidy Package: Women and the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium

1997

Documentary

Debbie McGee
48m
September 15, 1997 · Canada

Overview

An Untidy Package sets out to dispel the popular misconception that Newfoundland women weren’t major players in the cod fishery before the moratorium, and that the federal compensation they received was only added to their husband’s claims to increase their family’s allowance. We learn at the outset that one third of the 35,000 workers displaced were women. Using the viewpoint of some of these women, this video examines the cod crisis and its social implications for families.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 15, 1997
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: NIFCO,ONF,NFB,ONF | NFB
Director: Debbie McGee
Producer: Nicole Hubert,Ginny Stikeman,Sally Bochner,Don Haig
Cinematography: Nigel Markham,Mitchell T. Ness
Music: Paul Steffler
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
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