<p><strong>Shannon Walsh </strong>is a Canadian filmmaker and writer currently living in Johannesburg. Her first feature documentary, H2Oil, was recognized by the <em>Montreal Mirror </em>as one of the top ten independent documentaries of 2009 for its urgent and poignant telling of the human and environmental devastation caused by Alberta's tar sands. Her second feature documentary, "À St-Henri, le 26 août", brought sixteen filmmakers together over the course of one day to uncover the complexity and contradictions of everyday life in a Montreal neighbourhood. Underlying all of her work is a focus on social justice and collaboration. Walsh has a background in popular education and ethnography, and received a PhD from McGill University in 2010. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow as part of the Research Chair in Social Change at the University of Johannesburg.</p>