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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.  

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Completed Documentary Australia-supported Women & Girls projects:

Geeta Strong Female Lead Girl’s Can’t Surf
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Rosemary’s Way I am a Girl Rachel’s Farm
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Joshinder Chaggar

Women in their 60’s and 70’s pursue fulfillment, inspiring change in our limiting perceptions of older women.

Bree Billington

Men confront emotions through the art of strip tease, transforming vulnerability into strength and self-expression.

Sarah Barton

When superstar disability activist Stella Young died suddenly in 2014 aged 32, she had the world at her fingertips.

Cait Miers

Laugh Lines follows four women going make-up free, alongside Cait Miers photographing women unfiltered worldwide.

Charlotte Evans

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.

Rebecca Barry

Imagine a world where normalised sexual violence is eradicated.

Lara Sinclair

The Home Straight: two broken feet and an Olympic dream.

We Are Jeni

Completed film

Mariel Thomas

The incredible story of over 2500 personalities inhabiting the mind of one young girl and saving her life.