Few Australian filmmakers are creating social impact documentaries with as much heart and urgency as Sue Thomson. Over the past seven years, her work has explored issues around ageing, community, and dignity, giving voice to people whose stories are too often overlooked. Her 2018 film The Coming Back Out Ball celebrated LGBTI+ elders and the…
Narrated by Margot Robbie and sharing the lives of an eclectic group of women throughout Australia, Sue Thomson’s eye-opening documentary Under Cover shines a light on a devastating reality – women over 50 being the fastest growing cohort experiencing homelessness in Australia. These moving but optimistic portraits reveal the struggles these women face, and lay bare the flaws in our society,…
Sue Thomson’s Under Cover will his Australian cinemas from October 6, incorporating World Homeless Day on 10 October. As Australia’s egalitarian dream fades and its housing crisis deepens, this Margot Robbie–narrated documentary shows us the fastest-growing social group facing homelessness…women aged over 55. Some 240,000 women over 55 are at risk of homelessness In Australia…
Directed by Sue Thomson Produced by Adam Farrington-Williams and Sue Thomson An observational feature documentary that follows a group of older LGBTI+ people, who have been invited to attend a Ball celebrating their gender and sexual identity. Faced with the complexities of ageing and isolation, these extraordinary people seize each day with determination and humour. In a…
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