Martha Ansara
Know for: Directing
Born:
Place of birth:
Also know as:
On Guard (1984)
Set against the backdrop of modern-day Sydney, this heist-style thriller involves four politicised women from varying backgrounds, who conspire to...
Third Person Plural (1978)
Four young people get to know each other by spending weekends on a yacht stationed in Sydney's Pittwater area.
Brazen Hussies (2020)
Reveals a revolutionary chapter in Australian history, the Women’s Liberation Movement (1965 -1975). Interweaves fresh archival footage,...
Senses of Cinema (2022)
As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking...
Always Was, Always Will Be (1989)
This is the account of the Aboriginal People of Perth on protest to protect the Ancestral First Grandmothers' and Grandfathers' Beliefs of the Sacred...
Changing the Needle (1982)
A quarter of a million drug addicts —one of the most serious consequences of the Vietnam War. These addicts were the citizens of the South, and...
A Film for Discussion (1973)
A docu-drama shot in 1970, but not completed until 1973, the film sought to encapsulate in an experimental form issues that were under discussion...
The Ballad of Betty & Joe (2008)
Every morning Betty tramps alone through the big city to join her fellow buskers in the pedestrian tunnel below, trying to earn a living. But her...
A Film for Discussion (1973)
A docu-drama shot in 1970, but not completed until 1973, the film sought to encapsulate in an experimental form issues that were under discussion...
The Ballad of Betty & Joe (2008)
Every morning Betty tramps alone through the big city to join her fellow buskers in the pedestrian tunnel below, trying to earn a living. But her...
The Ballad of Betty & Joe (2008)
Every morning Betty tramps alone through the big city to join her fellow buskers in the pedestrian tunnel below, trying to earn a living. But her...
My Survival as an Aboriginal (1979)
Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on Aboriginal culture. She speaks of the importance of teaching these kids about their traditions. Aboriginal...
Women of Steel (2020)
Forty years ago, Wollongong’s Jobs for Women Campaign, with director Robynne Murphy among its...
Changing the Needle (1982)
A quarter of a million drug addicts —one of the most serious consequences of the Vietnam War. These addicts were the citizens of the South, and...
Ordinary People (2002)
Far right and anti-immigration politics have been on the rise worldwide. In Australia, as in many other western countries, as Ordinary People was...
Maidens (1978)
Maidens(1978) is an autobiographical essay film, using personal archives, still and moving image, from both domestic and other sources, lyrical...
My Survival as an Aboriginal (1979)
Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on Aboriginal culture. She speaks of the importance of teaching these kids about their traditions. Aboriginal...
Backroads (1977)
Two strangers – one white, one black – steal a car in western NSW and head for the coast. Jack is abrasive, cunning and disparaging about...
I Remember 1948 (2006)
Speaking in Arabic and English, Soliman Al-Halawani, Dr. Mahmoud Hourani, Fouad Charida, Dib El Chami and Rafica El Chami Batach tell of their life...
The Pursuit of Happiness (1988)
A drama with strong documentary elements, set in the port city of Fremantle, WA, at a time of American nuclear fleet visits. The film traces the...
My Life As I Live It (1993)
In her second film, MY LIFE AS I LIVE IT (1993), Essie Coffey returns to her home in Dodge City where she and the A-Team are running in the shire...