Women & Girls
Documentaries motivate individuals, organisations, and communities to get involved, support relevant initiatives, and advocate for policy changes that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The first wave of feminism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women’s suffrage, property rights, and educational opportunities. Today, efforts highlight more contemporary issues such as reproductive rights, workplace equality and gender roles. Despite progress being made in achieving gender equality, it has been slow and hindered by patriarchal norms and traditions.
Women and girls still face disparities in access to education and employment opportunities. Gender stereotypes, wage gaps, and limited representation in leadership positions persist, hindering their socioeconomic advancement. Women and girls continue to experience high rates of gender-based harassment and violence, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Access to quality healthcare, reproductive rights, and maternal health remain important issues for women and girls.
Documentaries provide a platform to delve into these critical issues, conduct in-depth research, and create compelling narratives that highlight the challenges, experiences, and achievements of women and girls across different contexts and cultures. Documentaries motivate individuals, organisations, and communities to get involved, support relevant initiatives, and advocate for policy changes that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. They can spark conversations, inspire activism, and ultimately contribute to creating a more inclusive and equitable society for women and girls.
Completed Documentary Australia-supported Women & Girls projects:
| Geeta | Strong Female Lead | Girl’s Can’t Surf |
| Enquire about hosting a screening | Where to watch: SBS | Where to watch: Apple TV, DocPlay, Tubi TV |
| Rosemary’s Way | I am a Girl | Rachel’s Farm |
| Where to watch: Fan-Force | Where to watch: DocPlay | Where to watch: DocPlay |
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Maggie Eudes
In an offbeat funeral home, an eclectic team of women are revolutionising the experience of death, blending dark humour and unconventional rituals to redefine the way we grieve and how we farewell our loved ones.
Khadim Dai
The story of the film maker’s Hazara family from Afghanistan, and their 20 year journey to seek safety.
Women in their 60’s and 70’s pursue fulfillment, inspiring change in our limiting perceptions of older women.
Men confront emotions through the art of strip tease, transforming vulnerability into strength and self-expression.
When superstar disability activist Stella Young died suddenly in 2014 aged 32, she had the world at her fingertips.
Laugh Lines follows four women going make-up free, alongside Cait Miers photographing women unfiltered worldwide.
An intimate portrait of New Zealand politician Chlöe Swarbrick who, on her journey to becoming a leader, must reconcile the harsh reality of working in politics with the life she is trying to create outside of it.
Imagine a world where normalised sexual violence is eradicated.
