Amanda McConnell

Movies

Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes
Story Consultant
A hazardous mix of waste is flushed into the sewer every day. The billions of litres of water - combined with unknown quantities of chemicals, solvents, heavy metals, human waste and food - where does it all go? And what does it do to us? Filmed in Italy, India, Sweden, the United States and Canada, this bold documentary questions our fundamental attitudes to waste. Does our need to dispose of waste take precedence over public safety? What are the alternatives?
Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance
Writer
Lost Worlds looks at untouched aspects of nature in parts of the world where humans rarely tread. From plants, to animals, to geology, this artfully photographed documentary presents facets of the biological world that you are not likely to see anywhere else.
The Sterilization of Leilani Muir
Screenplay
The life and times of Leilani Muir, the first person to file a lawsuit against the Alberta provincial government for wrongful sterilization under the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta.
Return of the Swift Fox
Writer
A documentary about returning the swift fox, the smallest of Canada's native foxes, into its original habitat.