Girl in a Mirror is a beautifully
constructed documentary exploration of the life and times of Australian
photographer Carol Jerrems, which is suitable for senior secondary and tertiary
students. Filmmaker Kathy Drayton pulls together a fascinating array of people –
friends, lovers, colleagues, the many and varied subjects of Jerrems’ work – to
attest to the force of her creative personality and to offer varied insights
into the decade in which Jerrems was at her peak, the 1970s. Jerrems’ extensive
body of work serves in some sense as an embodiment of the 1970s in Australia, a
decade defined by its challenges to convention, morality and social
order.
Jerrems emerges from this complex portrait as a challenging,
intense woman, whose art deserves greater recognition.
Curriculum
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• This documentary will be of interest and relevance to years 11 and
12:
• SOSE / HSIE
• Media Studies
• Art and Technical Photography
•
Cultural Studies