Brazen Hussies (2020 film)
Brazen Hussies is a 2020 Australian documentary recording the history of the Women's Liberation Movement in Australia from 1965 to 1975.
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| Directed by | Catherine Dwyer |
| Written by | Catherine Dwyer |
| Produced by | Philippa Campey, Andrea Foxworthy |
| Cinematography | Anna Howard, Erika Addis, Sky Davis |
| Edited by | Rosie Jones |
| Music by | Amanda Brown |
| Animation by | Juliet Miranda Rowe |
Production companies | Film Camp Pty Ltd Brazen Hussies Film Pty Ltd |
| Distributed by | Film Art Media |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
Following screenings at both the Brisbane International Film Festival and the Adelaide Film Festival, Brazen Hussies was released publicly on 7 November 2020.
Brazen Hussies was nominated for the best documentary award at the 10th AACTA Awards.
It is Catherine Dwyer's first film as director and Sue Maslin was executive producer.
In a review in The Guardian, Kath Kenny wrote: "Dwyer has uncovered terrific archival footage and photos to complement contemporary interviews". Sally Breen, a senior lecturer at Griffith University, writing for The Conversation, says that the film is: "A celebration of how far we’ve come and a warning of just how easily everything these women fought for could be lost."