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