Girl Horror: five female directors grab horror by the balls and head for cannibal country

In news that’s been bubbling in the cauldron for a while, five female directors are developing an anthology of horror films set in a small Tasmanian town, to be produced by Lizzette Atkins under Unico
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In news that’s been bubbling in the cauldron for a while, five female directors are developing an anthology of horror films set in a small Tasmanian town, to be produced by Lizzette Atkins under Unicorn Films’ ‘Horror from Down Under’ slate. And you thought horror was a boy thing.

Currently in development, the untitled project will be directed by a collection of very determined and talented women who’ve become friends and collaborators within the small circuit of Australian women’s genre filmmaking.

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Rochelle Siemienowicz
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Rochelle Siemienowicz is a journalist for Screenhub. She is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema. She was the the co-host of Australia's longest running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates' and has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk Instagram: Rochelle_Rochelle