[1] In the late 70s, with the help of her friend and producer, Babs Church, Watson created many documentaries on controversial topics such as immigration and adoption.
[1] In the film industry, she was known for her unique use of symbolism which was first noticed in her film The invention of the Adolescence, as described by Brian J. Lowe, "In The Invention of the Adolescent (1967), [Patricia] Watson devised a clever argument based, in part, upon Philippe Ariès' popular history of the family, Centuries of Childhood (1962) and also upon her personal fascination with the chain-link fence surrounding school grounds as both a physical and metaphorical barrier -- a barrier that segregated children, adolescents in particular, from their historically 'normal' participation in adult social affairs.
"[4] Her films also stood out through her incorporation of feminism in many of her documentaries and her interesting ways of portraying characters, for example The Legacy of Mary McEwan is described in a review by John Hasslett Cuff, "The most frustrating aspect of tonight's otherwise intriguing documentary about feminist psychiatrist Mary McEwan, is the absence of the woman herself.
But the seven women interviewed, who were her patients and friends, speak with such emotion and affection and reveal so many tantalizing glimpses of this fascinating woman, that the viewer is curious to experience something of the paragon herself.
"[5] Aside from films, Watson also wrote the short story, My Husbands Wedding, and had some of her art work featured at the Heliconian Club.