Janis Cole

Movies

Bowie: One in a Million
Director
This searing indictment of society's failure to deal with intimate partner violence pays homage to Cathy Bowie, a vibrant young woman whose life became a headline and then faded into a statistic after she was murdered by her husband, George Jackson.
Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story
Writer
Marlene Moore has spent most of her life in prison, and is considered so dangerous that the authorities want her locked up indefinitely — though she has never committed a serious crime.
Shaggie: Letters from Prison
Director
Labelled "Canada's most dangerous female offender," Marlene Moore, known as Shaggie, took her life inside the Prison for Women at the age of 31. Janis Cole constructs a personal memory about her lost friend.
Calling the Shots
Editor
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Calling the Shots
Producer
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Calling the Shots
Writer
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Calling the Shots
Director
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Hookers on Davie
Editor
Filmmakers Holly Dale and Janis Cole explore the culture of Davie Street, located in the underbelly of Vancouver, where dozens of prostitutes work and live every day. Surprisingly, they find that the sex trade there is stable and largely non-violent, and that the women who work on Davie Street meet daily to discuss safety and health issues and don't use pimps. The film also includes candid interviews with the prostitutes and footage of negotiations with potential clients.
Hookers on Davie
Producer
Filmmakers Holly Dale and Janis Cole explore the culture of Davie Street, located in the underbelly of Vancouver, where dozens of prostitutes work and live every day. Surprisingly, they find that the sex trade there is stable and largely non-violent, and that the women who work on Davie Street meet daily to discuss safety and health issues and don't use pimps. The film also includes candid interviews with the prostitutes and footage of negotiations with potential clients.
Hookers on Davie
Writer
Filmmakers Holly Dale and Janis Cole explore the culture of Davie Street, located in the underbelly of Vancouver, where dozens of prostitutes work and live every day. Surprisingly, they find that the sex trade there is stable and largely non-violent, and that the women who work on Davie Street meet daily to discuss safety and health issues and don't use pimps. The film also includes candid interviews with the prostitutes and footage of negotiations with potential clients.
Hookers on Davie
Director
Filmmakers Holly Dale and Janis Cole explore the culture of Davie Street, located in the underbelly of Vancouver, where dozens of prostitutes work and live every day. Surprisingly, they find that the sex trade there is stable and largely non-violent, and that the women who work on Davie Street meet daily to discuss safety and health issues and don't use pimps. The film also includes candid interviews with the prostitutes and footage of negotiations with potential clients.
P4W: Prison for Women
Director
Canada's iconic filmmaking duo takes us behind the walls of the women's prison in Kingston, Ontario, turning the camera on five incarcerate women who share stories and affirm the complexities of humanity with their poignant and humorous frankness.
Minimum Charge No Cover
Director
The film unfolds to reveal some of the filmmaker's friends who lead alternative lifestyles. We meet transsexuals, homosexuals, hookers, transvestites and female impersonators.