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Jeni Thornley
Known for
Directing
Biography
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.
Best known work
Breathing Under Water
1993
Island Home Country
2008
Senses of Cinema
2022
A Film for Discussion
1973
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary
2023
Maidens
1978
To The Other Shore
1996
Thanks Girls and Goodbye
1988
For Love or Money
1983
Still Life
1974Filmography
2023
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diaryas Self, Director
2022
Senses of Cinemaas Self
2008
Island Home Countryas Narrator, Director, Writer
1996
To The Other ShoreWriter, Director
1993
Breathing Under WaterScript Editor
1988
Thanks Girls and GoodbyeScript Consultant
1983
For Love or MoneyDirector, Producer
1978
MaidensProducer, Director
1977
ApartmentsCinematography
1974
Still LifeDirector
1973
A Film for DiscussionProducer, Director