Brazen Hussies is a 2020 Australian documentary recording the history of the Women's Liberation Movement in Australia from 1965 to 1975.
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Catherine Dwyer |
| Written by | Catherine Dwyer |
| Produced by | Philippa Campey, Andrea Foxworthy |
| Cinematography | Anna Howard, Erika Addis, Sky Davis |
| Edited by | Rosie Jones |
| Music by | Amanda Brown |
| Animation by | Juliet Miranda Rowe |
Production companies | Film Camp Pty Ltd Brazen Hussies Film Pty Ltd |
| Distributed by | Film Art Media |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
Following screenings at both the Brisbane International Film Festival[1] and the Adelaide Film Festival,[2] Brazen Hussies was released publicly on 7 November 2020.[3]
Brazen Hussies was nominated for the best documentary award at the 10th AACTA Awards.[4]
It is Catherine Dwyer's first film as director[2] and Sue Maslin was executive producer.[5]
In a review in The Guardian, Kath Kenny wrote: "Dwyer has uncovered terrific archival footage and photos to complement contemporary interviews".[6] Sally Breen, a senior lecturer at Griffith University, writing for The Conversation, says that the film is: "A celebration of how far we’ve come and a warning of just how easily everything these women fought for could be lost."[7]
References
edit- ^ "Brazen Hussies". Brisbane International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Brazen Hussies". Adelaide Film Festival. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "'Women were expected to make the tea': How 'Brazen hussies' changed Australia". ABC News. 6 November 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "First slate of nominees announced for 2020 AACTA Awards". Mumbrella. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "BRAZEN HUSSIES". Documentary Australia Foundation. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Kenny, Kath (4 November 2020). "Brazen Hussies review – reclaiming the history of Australia's women's liberation movement". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Breen, Sally (6 October 2020). "Brazen Hussies: a new film captures the heady, turbulent power of Australia's women's liberation movement". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- Brazen Hussies at IMDb
- Interview with director, Catherine Dwyer on ABC Radio Perth