Another in my series about the Activist Complex Female Protagonist. To me, she's all those who work towards increased and more diverse representation of women in front of and behind the camera, globally. I'm intrigued. It feels as though a sleeping giant is waking. Back in the 70s and 80s there were many activist women filmmakers in Australia, often making films by, about women and for women. I've been reading about them (again) this week. There was even a state-funded Women's Film Fund that I'll write about soon, in a post about New Zealand's tentative new gender initiatives. But in the last decade or so, it's seemed very quiet over in Aussie. As the Screen Australia gender stats show , the situation's as bad there as it is anywhere. And similar to New Zealand's. These are very recent infographics. Yes, Sydney's WOW is an annual festival, in its 21st year (no parallel event here in New Zealand). Yes, there's the Tasma...
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