Rodeo Women: behind the scenes

Rodeo Women: Behind the Scenes

Takes an inside look at the work that women do in making the rodeo happen. Some raise bucking horses; some drive trucks and trailers; some work as secretaries and timers; and some run local rodeo committees. And so much more. First a documentary film and then a multi- format book both on line and in print will tell all!!

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Melissa Seaman - stampede manager

01 March, 2024

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I’m the first female Falkland Stampede manager. I took over from my dad when he decided that he had put in enough time and he was ready to retire. And obviously my dad has been a huge support. He’s always there with a million questions that I have. But it’s been really great taking over for him and being the next generation of Falkland Stampede managers and bringing the women’s...

Karissa Duquette: CPRA OFFICE

14 February, 2024

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Karissa Duquette, receptionist at the CPRA Office in Airdrie. “It’s kind of the dream job, I guess you could say. I’ve been so interested in rodeo my entire life. A real highlight of this job was it’s more of the back side of things. I never saw this as a competitor: I was never a professional. That’s why I wanted to work at the professional rodeo office so badly. I’d...

The Research Team

Celia Haig-Brown is a Professor of Education at York University in Toronto, Canada. She was involved in rodeo production for 12 years in the interior of British Columbia. She is directing her fourth film as part of this research project.

Susan Nance, Professor of US History and affiliated faculty with the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, brings her expertise in rodeo and animal history and archival investigation to the project.

Didi Khayatt, Professor Emerita, is an accomplished feminist sociologist who will continue to cast a critical eye on all aspects of the proposed research.

Professor Julia Creet is a humanities scholar and the producer of a major documentary film now in worldwide distribution (2017). She will contribute her expertise in documentary film as research output and accompanying knowledge mobilization strategies.

The Film Crew

Kate is a director of photography based on the ancestral unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations (Vancouver, BC). In her work, Kate strives to collaborate on stories that give voice to complex female characters and the perspectives of underrepresented individuals.

Christian Beard is a BC based sound mixer and engineer specializing in location recording, post-production, studio and broadcast. He is responsible for capturing all audio during our shooting blocks for Rodeo Women!

Lauren Yim is a camera assistant from Vancouver, British Columbia. She has been working in film for about a year now after graduating from Capilano University for film. Rodeo women is her first ever road show and she couldn’t be more excited!

The following website has been developed and managed by Mohammad Asif Khan for Rodeo Women Canada. Mohammad Asif is a fourth year student in York University pursuing Honours Bachelor of Information Technology. He has been interested in computer programming specially full-stack web development since high school. Over the years, he has worked with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, C, C++ and Java. If you need a website, you can contact him through his LinkedIn profile.

Rodeo Women: behind the scenes