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Session One | The personal is political: 1970s–80s Australian women & queer filmmakers in focus

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The Rizzo | UTS Cinema Theatre, Level 3, Building 6
Ultimo NSW, Australia
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Thu, 24 Jul, 12pm - 7pm AEST

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Day One

This curated film program spotlights groundbreaking women and queer filmmakers from 1970s–80s Australia, who harnessed cinema as a radical tool to challenge social structures, gender myths, and systems of power.

Join us for two screening sessions:

Thursday 24 July | Session One
The Rizzo | UTS Cinema Theatre, Building 6
Lunchtime session: 12 – 1.30pm
Evening session: 5.30 – 7pm followed by Q&A with Directors
Free – RSVP essential


We Aim To Please
(Dir. Margot Nash & Robin Laurie, Australia, 1976, 13 min)
Maidens
(Dir. Jeni Thornley, Australia, 1978, 28 min
My Survival as an Aboriginal
(Dir. Essie Coffey, Australia, 1979, 49 min)

Image credit: Martha Ansara and Essie Coffey on set of 'My Survival as an Aboriginal', 1978, courtesy Martha Ansara, National Archives of Australia: A6180, 23/7/79/27

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The Rizzo | UTS Cinema Theatre, Level 3, Building 6
Ultimo NSW, Australia