Camera turns time machine for Women in Black

The first images for the Ladies in Black film reveal a story embedded in a time and place when the modern version of Australia was about to explode.
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 First teaser image for Bruce Beresford’s forthcoming Women in Black.

Ladies in Black, originally a comic novel about a department store in 1950’s Sydney, has been working its way back into popular culture. It became a musical by Tim Finn, which started at the Queensland Theatre Company in 2015 and has been touring since. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.