Women of the Iron Ore Frontier
1989
Australia
55 minutes
English
The film is about women living in one of the most hostile and isolated areas of Australia, women who have left everything to accompany their husbands to remote iron mines in a hot desert region. It tells how the women face with remarkable strength the isolation, boredom and racism in these outback mining towns.
Production :
Fraser Film & Video
Fraser Film & Video
Distribution :
Australian Film Commission
Australian Film Commission
Editing :
James Bradley
James Bradley
Sound :
Bronwyn Murphy
Bronwyn Murphy
Photography :
Jane Castle
Jane Castle