Jeni Thornley
Known for Directing
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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.
Filmography
Senses of Cinema
2022
as Self
Breathing Under Water
1993
Script Editor
Thanks Girls and Goodbye
1988
Script Consultant
For Love or Money
1983
Director
For Love or Money
1983
Producer
Island Home Country
2008
as Narrator
Island Home Country
2008
Director
Island Home Country
2008
Writer
To The Other Shore
1996
Director
To The Other Shore
1996
Writer
A Film for Discussion
1973
A Film for Discussion
1973
Director
A Film for Discussion
1973
Producer
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary
2023
as Self
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary
2023
Director
Maidens
1978
Director
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Still Life
1974
Director
Maidens
1978
Producer