St Kilda Films has produced many award-winning documentaries, dramas and shorts.
The Female Gaze – Women Directors Talk is a documentary featuring eight iconic female directors discussing whether there is such a thing as a ‘female gaze’ and if so how it impacts the filmmakers’ output and world view.
The focus is documentary film and the filmmakers are: Phie Ambo (Denmark), Gillian Armstrong (Australia), Pirjo Honkasalo (Finland), Nishtha Jain (India), Nancy D Kates (USA), Kim Longinotto (UK), Marie Mandy (Belgium/France), and Ileana Stanculescu (Romania).
The Female Gaze is written and directed by Lisa French and co-produced and edited by Mark Poole.
INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS
The Female Gaze – Women Directors Talk has screened at twenty-one international film festivals, including Sunny Side of the Doc (France, 23 June 2021) and Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (Korea, 27 August 2021). It won the Best Film About Women award at the Bhutan International Film Festival in 2022.
Julia Britton – Fearless tells the story of 92-year-old Julia Britton who travels to London from Melbourne to put on a play.
The Truth Will Out, written and directed by Mark Poole, tells the story of corporate collusion:
It’s No Joke is about sexual harassment in the workplace, written and directed by Mark Poole.