This animated short challenges enduring myths, spawned by fairy tales and romances, about women in medieval society. It explores the differences and similarities between that distant period and our own, and shows what medieval women’s lives were really like.
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| Production | Margaret Pettigrew | Producer |
| Production | Ellen Besen | Associate Producer |
| Art | Nance Thacker | Painter |
| Art | Wendy Anderson | Painter |
| Visual Effects | Bob Mistysyn | Animation |
| Editing | Sidonie Kerr | Editor |
| Editing | Cathy Gulkin | Editor |
| Writing | Wendy Lill | Writer |
| Sound | Todd Warren | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Sharon Smith | Music |
| Sound | Julian Olson | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Julian Olson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Clare Bambrough | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Adrian Croll | Recording Supervision |
| Production | Gisèle Guilbault | Administration |
| Production | Kathleen Shannon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rina Fraticelli | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Gloria Demers | Writer |
| Directing | Ellen Besen | Director |
