Dr. Shannon Walsh

Contact Information

Chosen name and pronouns:

Shannon Walsh (She/Her/Hers)

shannon.walsh@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-9864

Tel: 604-500-0123

http://shannonwalsh.ca/

Twitter/ Shannondwalsh

Vimeo/ user32302929

Alternate Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Senior Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

Documentary, film production, South Africa, politics of friendship, social movements, gig economy, gig work, platform economy, cinema, activism, popular education

Languages

French

In the Media

The Public, New Doc ‘The Gig is Up’ Uncovers The Human Cost Of The Platform Economy, by Katie Tandy, Jan 10, 2022 Renegade Inc, The Real Cost of the Gig Economy: Ross Ashcroft interviews director Shannon Walsh, Jan 7, 2022 Inc. The 8 Best Movies of the Year for Entrepreneurs, by Zach Miller, Dec 2021 Montreal Campus, The Gig is Up : épargner l’humain, by Augustin de Baudinière Nov 16, 2021 Modern Times: The European Times Review, A Dream Becomes a Nightmare: On the front lines of the visible, and invisible, global platform economy, by Nick Holdsworth, Nov 12, 2021 Sloan Science & Film: Museum of the Moving Image, A Race to the Bottom: Shannon Walsh on The Gig is Up, by Sonia Epstein, Nov 12, 2021 NLC Hungary, 6 Documentaries You Must See, Farkas Lina & Krisztina Palur, Nov 11, 2021 Screen Slate, DOC NYC 2021, by Patrick Dahl, Nov 10, 2021 But Why Though, DOC NYC 2021: Hidden Gems to Watch at America’s Largest Documentary Festival, by Ricardo Gallegos, Nov 9, 2021 The Guardian, ‘What are the options?’: A new film on the toll of the gig economy, by David Smith, Sept 28, 2021 Deadline, ‘The Gig is Up’ Trailer: Doc probes dilemma of gig workers pinched by companies and consumers, by Matthew Carey, Sept 1, 2021 Variety, ‘The Gig is Up’ director Shannon Walsh on how the gig economy is coming for all our jobs, by K.J. Yossman, Aug 23, 2021 Deadline, Gravitas Ventures Lands Hot Docs Pic ‘The Gig Is Up’ , Patrick Hipes, August 16, 2021 Variety, ‘Pig,’ ‘Annette,’ ‘Here Today’ Join In-Person and Online Edinburgh Film Festival Lineup, Naman Ramachandran, July 28, 2021 The Source, The Invisible workers of the gig economy, Curtis Seufert, Volume 21, Issue 30 May 11–25, 2021 Radio Canada, Discussion de l’équipe sur le documentaire The gig is up (Radio) May 19, 2021 Women & Hollywood, Hot Docs 2021 – Meet Shannon Walsh, by Vickie A. Lee, May 7, 2021 Variety, Hot Docs’ Canadian Slate Reflects Global Issues Through Local Eyes, by Jenny Punter, May 6, 2021 Film-Forward, 5 Documentaries to look for at Hot Docs , by Kent Turner May 6, 2021 Input Mag, New doc ‘The Gig is Up’ prioritizes first-hand gig worker narratives, by Matt Willie, May 4, 2021 LaptrinhX Screen, High Cost of Living – ‘The Gig is Up’ x DOXA 2021, by Rick Cheung, May 4, 2021 The Tyee, DOXA Opener Takes the Gig Economy to Task, by Frederick Blichert, May 3, 2021 Variety The Bar Keeps Getting Raised’: Hot Docs Programming Head Shane Smith on Mounting a Second Pandemic Edition” by Christopher Vourlias, April 29, 2021 NOW Toronto, Hot Docs 2021: Meet the Toronto activists taking on Uber, by Julia Mastroianni, April 29, 2021 POV Magazine, The Gig Economy: With The Gig Is Up, Shannon Walsh examines the people behind high tech’s life and work, by Justine Smith, Spring/Summer 2021, Issue 114 National Post,  My Hot Doctopus Teacher: Eight films to watch at Hot Docs, by Chris Knight, April 29, 2021 Sound Venue, The 15 Most Essential Films at CPH:DOX 2021, (in Danish) Peter Kruse Dam Jensen, April 17, 2021 Stir: Arts & Culture Vancouver, The Gig is Up and Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche among first films announced for 20th anniversary DOXA festival, Janet Smith, April 7, 2021 The Georgia Straight, DOXA Documentary film festival announces special presentations from 2021’s online program, Steve Newton, April 7, 2021 POV Magazine, Shannon Walsh’s The Gig is Up to open DOXA 2021, Pat Mullen, April 7, 2021 Sanford Biggers and Zoe Leonard among 2020 Guggenheim fellows – Artforum Detah woman’s story of growing up next to Giant Mine featured in new film – CBC Review: ‘Illusions of Control’ – POV Magazine Whistler Film Festival industry summit lineup announced – Pique