Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power (2019)

The views and thoughts of Canadian writer Margaret Atwood have never been more relevant than today. Readers turn to her work for answers as they confront the rise of authoritarian leaders, deal with increasingly intrusive technologies, and discuss climate change. Her books are useful as survival tools for hard times. But few know her private life. Who is the woman behind the stories? How does she always seem to know what is coming?

Cast (37)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Tatiana Maslany

Self - Reader (voice)

Margaret Atwood

Self - Writer

G

Graeme Gibson

Self - Writer / Partner

H

Harold Atwood

Self - Brother

R

Ruth Atwood

Self - Sister

J

Jess Atwood Gibson

Self - Daughter

J

Johnnie Christmas

Self - Graphic Artist

A

Adrienne Clarkson

Self - Politician

A

Arnulf Conradi

Self - Book Publisher

Ane Crabtree

Self - Costume Designer

L

Louise Dennys

Self - Book Publisher

S

Susan Filmoe

Self - Harvard Roommate

P

Peter Florence

Self - Hay Literary Festival Director

M

Matthew Gibson

Self - Graeme's Son

B

Becky Hardie

Self - UK Editor

P

Phoebe Larmore

Self - Literary Agent

Warren Littlefield

Self - Film Producer

Bruce Miller

Self - Screenwriter

Elisabeth Moss

Self - Actress

L

Lauren Oyler

Self - Writer

C

Charles Pachter

Self - Painter / Friend

J

Jim Polk

Self - Writer / Husband (1968-73)

Sarah Polley

Self - Filmmaker

R

Rick Salutin

Self - Writer

Volker Schlöndorff

Self - Filmmaker

R

Rosemary Sullivan

Self - Biographer

K

Karolina Sutton

Self - UK Publicist

S

Susan Swan

Self - Writer

C

Charles Foran

Self - PEN Canada President (voice)

M

Margaret Dorothy Atwood

Self - Mother (archive footage)

C

Carl Edmund Atwood

Self - Father / Entomologist (archive footage)

J

Jack McClelland

Self - Book Publisher (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mike Pence

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Melania Trump

Self (archive footage)

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