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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So sad to hear of the loss of this amazing rodeo woman. The daughter of Dave Perry of Perry and Hook Rodeo outfit, she knew what it was to work as a rodeo girl and then woman. She was also an amazing teacher education student in UBC’s NITEP program when I was coordinator. She became a stellar teacher. Two of her sisters Joyce Smith and Barbara Stewart were interviewed for the film.
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AND THE BEAT GOES ON
Update: Here we are with winter high-tailing it outa here and spring flowers trying to show their heads. Yes, the film editing process goes on. And on and on. Never despair: there will be a film….perfection takes time.

The Research Team

Celia Haig-Brown

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

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

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

Julia Creet

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 Smith

Director of Photography

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. 

Jonny Frezza

Second Camera and Lighting

Jonny is a BC based Grip and camera operator.

 

Christian Beard

Sound Engineer

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

Digital Imaging Technician

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!

Mohammad Asif Khan

Website Developer

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 Canada

Address

Faculty of Education, YORK UNIVERSITY
Dahdaleh Building 3154
4700 Keele Street
Toronto ON,
Canada
M3J 1P3

Email

haigbro@yorku.ca

Phone

1-416-736-2100 x 20052