Shannon Walsh is a filmmaker, theorist and Assistant Professor at the department of Theatre and Film, University of British Columbia. Her feature documentary, Jeppe on a Friday (2013), has screened at the 56th Venice Biennale, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and film festivals around the world. Her award-winning first film, H2Oil, was recognized as one of the top ten independent documentaries of 2009. She followed with St-Henri, the 26th of August (2011) co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Her films have played in over 50 film festivals and museums, on television and in cinemas.