Why Women Run (1999)
• November 16th, 1999 • 0h 46min
Documentary
Overview
This documentary offers a glimpse into the 1997 federal election in the Halifax electoral district. Two strong female politicians, Liberal candidate Mary Clancy and NDP party leader Alexa McDonough, are caught in a tight competition in one of the most contested races in the country. Director Meredith Ralston follows the two women around the campaign trail for weeks, getting inside an election that was often described as “nasty.” Both larger than life and hungry to win, in quieter moments Clancy and McDonough reveal the strains and contradictions of their chosen careers. Why Women Run highlights the accomplishments of women in politics and the problems many women face participating in the political process.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Britain's Racist Election
Released on: 2015-03-15
Documentary
Channel 4 documentary Britain's Racist Election follows the controversial 1964 Smethwick election ba...
The Eleventh Year
Released on: 1928-05-15
Documentary
The film is dedicated to the achievements of the Ukrainian SSR for the eleventh anniversary of the O...
Beyond Citizen Kane
Released on: 1993-09-01
Documentary
Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John ...
Campaign Manager
Released on: 1964-04-07
Documentary
This brief portrait follows 28-year-old campaign manager John Grenier as he maps out strategies for ...
Dread Beat and Blood
Released on: 1979-09-01
Documentary, Music
Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.
Political Animals
Released on: 2016-06-04
Documentary
The story of four pioneering lesbian politicians and the battles they fought to pass a wide range of...
The Roots of the Mideast Conflict
Released on: 2013-07-07
Documentary
DVD #3 of Psalm.83: The Missing Prophecy Revealed, by Bill Salus; The present hostilities experience...
Täuschung - Die Methode Reagan
Released on: 2015-05-12
Documentary
A documentary about US-led covert actions under the Reagan administration intended to bolster the pe...
Michaëlle Jean: A Woman of Purpose
Released on: 2016-04-21
Documentary
In 2005, Michaëlle Jean became the Governor General of Canada. A social activist, global citizen, an...
Elective Affinities
Released on: 1968-11-08
Documentary
Documentary showing the Czechoslovakian political landscape in March 1968, when president Antonin No...
Quebec: Duplessis and After...
Released on: 1972-06-23
Documentary
This film establishes a parallel between the 1970 electoral campaign in Québec and the 1936 campaign...
Information for/from Outsiders: Chronicles from Kashmir
Released on: 2019-02-05
Documentary, Drama
Chronicles from Kashmir seeks to create a sense of “balance”: between differently positioned voices ...
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
Released on: 1975-01-01
History, Documentary
Documentary of the U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, who rose to prominence in the early 1950s by trumpe...
Babylon
Released on: 2012-07-01
Documentary
After the insurrection erupted in Libya in the spring of 2012, more than a million people flocked to...
The Last Guide
Released on: 2022-03-29
Documentary, History
As his health rapidly deteriorates, legendary Algonquin Park fishing guide Frank Kuiack spends his l...
Mémoires
Released on: 1984-01-01
Documentary
Documentary about Voeren, officially a Dutch speaking municipality with language facilities for the ...
Politics, Instructions Manual
Released on: 2016-06-03
Documentary
In 2015, a new spanish political party, named Podemos, made history by becoming the third force of t...
Two Worlds Colliding
Released on: 2004-10-22
Documentary
This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two poli...