[Censored]
First screened in October 2018
Director: Sari Braithwaite. Documentary compiled of hundreds of movies clips excised by the Australian Film Board from 1958-1971, many of them characterized by explicit violence or sexuality and by normalized brutalization or objectification of women. Screenplay: Sari Braithwaite.

Twitter Capsule: Strenuously claims to bring some critical or ethical frames to a fund of lurid footage that it mostly just recirculates.

VOR:   The accrual of misogynistic spectacle does have an eye-opening impact (for those who need their eyes opened), but montage and narration both feel basic.



Photo © 2018 Arenamedia

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: D


Awards:
Chicago International Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature

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