Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary
“An immersive, poetic diary film about transformation and ‘the personal is political’.”
Synopsis
‘memory film: a filmmaker’s diary’ is an immersive poetic documentary based on Jeni Thornley’s Super8 archive (1974-2003) filmed during the decades of her political and personal filmmaking, while producing ‘Maidens’, ‘To the Other Shore’, ‘Island Home Country’ and the collaborative feature ‘For Love or Money’. Documenting the activism of three decades amidst the intense sexual politics of radical feminism and social change, ‘memory film’ tells the inner story of a journey of liberation – gender fluidity, utopian feminism, love and its tribulations, the pleasure and pain of motherhood, violence against women, the desire for a world free of war and colonizing, and ultimately mortality and impermanence.
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Melbourne International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$5K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jeni Thornley
- Original Title
- Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary
- Country of Origin
- Australia
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Production Budget
- $5K
- Production Studios
- Documentary Australia Foundation, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), Anandi Films, University of Technology Sydney, MIFF Premiere Fund
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jeni Thornley
Lindi Harrison
Department Leadership Roster
Lindi Harrison
Editor
Jeni Thornley
Director
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What is Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary about?
‘memory film: a filmmaker’s diary’ is an immersive poetic documentary based on Jeni Thornley’s Super8 archive (1974-2003) filmed during the decades of her political and personal filmmaking, while producing ‘Maidens’, ‘To the Other Shore’, ‘Island Home Country’ and the collaborative feature ‘For Love or Money’. Documenting the activism of three decades amidst the intense sexual politics of radical feminism and social change, ‘memory film’ tells the inner story of a journey of liberation – gender fluidity, utopian feminism, love and its tribulations, the pleasure and pain of motherhood, violence against women, the desire for a world free of war and colonizing, and ultimately mortality and impermanence.
Who directed Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary?
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary was directed by Jeni Thornley.
Who stars in Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary?
The principal cast of Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary includes Jeni Thornley.
When was Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary released and how long is it?
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary was released in 2023 with a total runtime of 1h 20m.