We are joined in studio by Writer/Director- Catherine Dwyer and Executive Producer-Sue Maslin of the upcoming documentary Brazen Hussies.
Bringing together unseen archival footage from the 1960s and 1970s, home movies, photographs and news media with personal in-depth interviews, the film introduces contemporary audiences to an exciting and revolutionary chapter in Australian history. BRAZEN HUSSIES pays homage to the achievements of this daring and diverse group of activists while revealing that the feminist fight – with its emphasis on inclusiveness and sexual and cultural diversity – is as relevant and urgent today as ever.
Now in pre-production, the all-female filmmaking-team have put out a public call for funds to help them capture this history and the key figures of the movement, on screen.
“The Women’s Movement brought about great social, political and industrial change to Australian women’s lives and young people today are growing up in a different world thanks to their second wave sisters,” says writer-director Catherine Dwyer. “Brazen Hussies urgently speaks to our contemporary audience and capitalises on the growing international debate around gender equality. With the phenomenal #TimesUp and #MeToo movements and the groundswell of social and political action around gender in our society right now, we are witnesses to the beginning of a new era of dissent. The time for this film is right now,”.
The women’s movement was one of the greatest social and political movements of the 20th century. Yet there has never been a documentary that comprehensively documents the Australian history.
Brazen Hussies will feature candid interviews with second wave feminists including: Anne Summers, Elizabeth Reid, Pat O’Shane and many more.
Speaking on film as a collective narrative for the first time ever, they recall their involvement as members of Australia’s women’s liberation movement: the brazen hussies who reignited a feminist revolution.
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More info: www.brazenhussies.com.au
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