Shawna Dempsey

Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
From
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Shawna Dempsey is a Canadian performance artist and filmmaker. Dempsey and her frequent collaborator, Lorri Millan, have been creating short and cutting feminist pieces since 1989.

Known for

Understanding Myself as an Amphibian

Understanding Myself as an Amphibian

2026

Carpet Cleaners

Carpet Cleaners

2002 · Buff, the Carpet Cleaner

Lesbian National Parks and Services: A Force of Nature

Lesbian National Parks and Services: A Force of Nature

2002 · Lesbian Ranger 2

We're Talking Vulva

We're Talking Vulva

1990 · Director

Lesbian National Parks and Services Presents: Endangered Species

Lesbian National Parks and Services Presents: Endangered Species

2009

A Day in the Life of a Bull-Dyke

A Day in the Life of a Bull-Dyke

1995 · Babe in Bed / Screamer #3 / Waver #10 / Proud Marcher #6

Vigilance

2014 · Director

Homogeneity

Homogeneity

1998 · Director

Good Citizen: Betty Baker

Good Citizen: Betty Baker

1996 · Betty Baker

Archaeology and You

2004 · Director

Calamity

2000 · Director

Medusa Raw

Medusa Raw

1992

Object/Subject of Desire

Object/Subject of Desire

1993 · Director

What Does a Lesbian Look Like?

What Does a Lesbian Look Like?

1990 · Director

Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

1999 · White Queen

The Bisexual Kingdom

1987 · Friend