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November 23, 2024
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Franny Sheridan, a playwright who grew up Catholic in Ottawa, learns that her parents had been
Jewish Holocaust survivors who converted out of fear for anti-semitism. Franny tries to reconcile her childhood memories
by returning to Ottawa to perform her one-woman monologue about her childhood. Her Ottawa performance was a
special one for Franny Sheridan: it was co-sponsored by the Catholic church her family had attended, and by a local
synagogue. In the audience were her brothers and sisters, together for the first time in years. This is a documentary about
that performance, about this family, and about the redemptive power of truth. Produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Waltonsteins was produced by Lynda Shorten for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is part of the international documentary
exchnage series "Crossing Boundaries."
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Programs by Lynda Shorten
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