Fiona Clark: Unafraid

Fiona Clark discovered the power of her art by taking portraits of her friends who happened to be drag queens in mid 1970s New Zealand. Giving visibility to the socially marginalised, dismantling prejudice and fighting for equality through the...

New Zealand Production

Feature 2021 Documentary 82.00 minutes

UNAFRAID GRADED 01 15 10 06 web

When Fiona Clark, a young queer photographer exhibits her photography of the LGBTQI community in 1975, she and her friends face the systemic backlash of an oppressive New Zealand society. Unafraid, Fiona battles the patriarchy and we discover how her documentation and contribution to the community has helped transform New Zealand society.

2021: Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival

2022: In the Shade Film Festival

Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Toronto

Directors

Lula Cucchiara

Producers

Matt Noonan

Siobhan Price

Lula Cucchiara

Executive Producers

Adrian Burr

Tim Riley

Craig Wrigglesworth

Michael Lett

Cast

Fiona Clark
Visual activist photographer

Teritus
Artist & Fiona's friend

Tina De Malmanche
Queen of Whakatane & Fiona's friend

Frances Clark
Fiona's niece

Abbie Jury
Activist, Gardener & Fiona's friend

Kate Mclean
Artist & Fiona's friend

Matt Mclean
Artist & Fiona's friend

Meg Dog
General Manager

Nancy
The Gay Goat

Crew

Alice Stephens | DOP

Anastasia Doniants | Editor

Frances Libeau | Composer

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