ABOUT THIS PROJECT

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Following a 7-Up formula, Sheilas: 28 Years On charts the history of second-wave feminism in New Zealand, based around a number of women who appeared in the 1976 documentary Women. Produced at the radical height of the women’s movement, Women was a unflinching look at the feminist issues of the day: including violence against women, sexuality, employment, media and indigenous issues. 

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The women include Donna Awatere-Huata, Miriam Cameron, Sandi Hall, Merata Mita, Aloma Parker and Marcia Russell who tell stories of their activism and of their lives, and reflect on the role of women in today’s society. 

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“Annie Goldson and Dawn Hutchesson’s documentary revisits the five women’s lives, ostensibly to track social change but probably just as much because they are so entertaining – stroppy, sassy women then, they’re no less engaging today.” 

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– Shonagh Lindsay, NZ Herald 

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DVD available. Contact for more information.

PRODUCER

Dawn Hutchesson

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DIRECTORS 

Annie Goldson & Dawn Hutchesson 

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CAMERA

Maire Gunn 

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EDITOR 

Tim Woodhouse 

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COMPOSER

SJD 

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AWARDS

Winner, Best Doc, Commonwealth Film Festival 2005 

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FESTIVALS

Young at Heart Film Festival 2006 
Sydney Commonwealth Film Festival 2005 
Women in Film & TV International Festival 2005 
DOCNZ 2004 
New Zealand International Film Festival 2004 
Melbourne International Film Festival 2004 

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DATE

2004

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