Shannon Walsh – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 5, 2025: ADRIANNE & THE CASTLE

November 30, 2025December 10, 2025 Jennifer Merin Adrianne & the Castle, Adrianne Blue Wakefield St. George, Alan St. George, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, documentary, Filmhub, Havencrest Castle, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, motw, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, Savanna Illinois, Shannon Walsh, sherin nicole

A tale of powerful true love with shades of Grey Gardens and Winchester, Shannon Walsh’s documentary Adrianne & the Castle introduces viewers to Alan St. George and his beloved wife, Adrianne Blue Wakefield St. George. The film shares the fascinating story of how, in their years together before her premature death, the couple transformed an Illinois home into an elaborate, 63-room sanctuary where their every artistic whim could be indulged.

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ADRIANNE & THE CASTLE – Review by Jennifer Merin

November 24, 2025November 30, 2025 Jennifer Merin Adrianne & the Castle, Adrianne Blue Wakefield St. George, Alan St. George, documentary, Havencrest Castle, motw, Savanna Illinois, Shannon Walsh

Adrianne & the Castle is n heartwarming tribute documentary about an exquisitely eccentric woman who believed that life should be lived as art and crafted everything in her life to do just that. She wasn’t a celebrity and she didn’t crave fame, so it’s no surprise if you’ve never heard of Adrianne Blue Wakefield St. George. But after seeing director Shannon Walsh’s documentary, you will never forget her.

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THE GIG IS UP – Review by Liz Braun

October 6, 2021October 8, 2021 Liz Braun documentaries, Lyft, Mary L. Gray, Shannon Walsh, The Gig Is Up, Uber

What’s it like to be “your own boss” in the global gig economy? Much like being rats in a maze, according to The Gig Is Up, an engaging documentary about the driver behind your Lyft ride, the Uber Eats kid who delivered dinner and the TaskRabbit guy doing your yard work. The people who are the invisible machinery behind all this ‘convenience’ are the focus of director Shannon Walsh’s film, a picture one hopes will shame the Ubers and Amazons of the world. But that doesn’t seem likely.