Creating Careers for Women in Film: Newfoundland Filmmaker Ruth Lawrence

Dreaming of making movies since Grade 6, successful filmmaker Ruth Lawrence creates opportunities for other women in film from her beloved home in Newfoundland.

Ruth Lawrence had it all figured out in sixth grade.

In the 1960s, choosing a career focused on ‘lights, camera, action!’ while growing up in the remote fishing town of St. Jacques-Coombs Cove, Newfoundland (Population: 200) may seem improbable to some. But Lawrence can pinpoint the exact time when her career aspirations — acting and storytelling through film — first took flight.