We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes
Colin Field | Canada | 2025 | 50m
The extraordinary story of a contingent of 40,000 teenage girls who volunteered on Canadian farms and helped to win the Second World War.
Much of the history related to the Farmerettes occurred in the Niagara region between 1941-1952. Most of the footage in this film was shot at historic farms in the beautiful Niagara Peninsula. If ever there were a film relevant to Niagara, this is it!
Colin Field is an independent filmmaker based in London, Ontario. After successful careers as a teacher and as a pioneer in learning technologies for major corporations, he now focuses his passion for storytelling through filmmaking. He recently completed the Advanced Filmmaking program at Fanshawe College where he helped to create several award-winning films and was also the recipient of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award. In 2022 Colin founded Albireo Films, a small production company that currently has several short films in development and production.