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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