Irene Angelico

Irene ANGELICO (1946, Canada) is a director, producer and writer whose documentary work often explores history, memory and cultural identity. She gained international recognition with Dark Lullabies (1985), co-directed with Abbey Jack Neidik, a widely awarded film examining the legacy of the Holocaust across generations. Angelico has continued to create ambitious documentary series on global themes, media, and consumer culture. Her work Challenge for Change: “… and They Lived Happily Ever After”(1975, co-directed with Kathleen Shannon and Anne Henderson) is included in The Future is NOW focus at IFFR 2026.

Filmography

(selection, all doc) Challenge for Change: “… and They Lived Happily Ever After” (1975, short, co-directed), Dark Lullabies (1985), The Cola Conquest; A Trilogy (1998), Black Coffee (2007), Inside the Great Magazines (2007)