Gillian Armstrong Movies

A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.

An older woman relives the bitter memories of her past, through her friendship with a younger girl who is experiencing a very insecure relationship...

Admired as one of the best lyricists of pop rock, Bob Dylan has his name recorded in music history. During his four decades career, he has been...

A young girl is forced to continue working at her machine all day in a 1930s shoe factory after a visit to a backyard abortionist. Based on the short...

The fifth film in the documentary series about the lives, hopes and dreams of three lively, working class Adelaide girls since they were fourteen in...

The first film in a Seven Up-like series examining the lives of three teenage girls in South Australia during the 1970s. It looks at issues such as...

An exploration of the hopes and expectations of three working class women from Adelaide, and the differences and similarities they share with their...

As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking...

A documentary about the making of Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film STARSTRUCK.

Antigone arrives in Sydney from Greece to have an arranged marriage with Telis, but is rejected by him as he expected a younger woman. Telis's older...

A Colourful Life is a Docu/Drama based on the colourful life of flamboyant design pioneer Florence Broadhurst.

Early short film directed by Gillian Armstrong.

When their car breaks down on the way to Queensland, a family is forced to take up residence at a caravan park while the father tries to earn enough...

A memory of an adolescent awakening brought painfully to life

Documentary film

A wry, semi-observational story of one Saturday night in the life of Stuart.