They are known as "the Newfoundland Ladies" – a mostly underground network of women who, when the fishery industry that their families depended on for generations folded, began to export their most unique resource – themselves. It is estimated that there may be as many as three hundred women making the seven-hour ferry ride from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia, but nobody knows for sure.
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Where the Women Went Credits
producer/director: Diane Grant
written by: Hana Gartner
additional research: Leanne Stepnow
editor: Avi Lev
cinematography: Paul Seeler
audio: Keith Bonnell
additional camera: Derek Kennedy
additional audio: Steve Outhit
graphic designers: Tim Kindrachuk, Amedeo De Palma
audio mix: Damian Kearns
special thanks: Rosabel Hillier, Rev. George Chritchell, Judy Van Ryckevorsel
website producer: Robert Ballantyne
website coordinator: Eleanor Besley
senior producer: Sally Reardon
executive producer: David Studer
