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Jeni Thornley is a documentary filmmaker, writer and film valuer. Her poetic essay documentaries: Maidens (1978), collaborative feature film and Penguin book, For Love or Money: a history of women and work in Australia (1983), To the Other Shore (1996) and Island Home Country (2008) are landmark films in Australian independent and feminist cinema, widely distributed and also broadcast on ABC TV and SBS. Her films are available online and DVD via beamafilm, Ronin Films and Anandi Films.
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2023
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary
Movie Self
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2022
Senses of Cinema
Movie Self
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2008
Island Home Country
Movie Narrator
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1996
To The Other Shore
Movie Director
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1993
Breathing Under Water
Movie Script Editor
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1988
Thanks Girls and Goodbye
Movie Script Consultant
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1983
For Love or Money
Movie Director
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1978
Maidens
Movie Producer
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1977
Apartments
Movie Cinematography
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1974
Still Life
Movie Director
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1973
A Film for Discussion
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