Halifax event celebrates women in comedy [Video]

Shenanigans was curated by filmmaker Katie McCulloch, who runs the local production company “Hey Old Friend” as an event to celebrate female-driven film and TV.

“I think we deserve to celebrate our work and not just feel like we create it, and it goes nowhere. So, shenanigans is about giving that platform for myself and other women that want to have fun and laugh,” said McCulloch in an interview with CTV’s Katie Kelly on Thursday.

“We are dedicated to creating work that really gets you the heartstrings, but also really makes you laugh and centers female narratives both on camera but also in our teams behind the camera.”

The event was held at Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane in Halifax and featured four short films from four local filmmakers.

“We’re also screening the Bell Five TV1 series “Everybody’s Mag” that my production company produces. It follows the neurotic adventures of a 30 …