Films
Short Film
UNDRESSING VANESSA
UNDRESSING VANESSA
Australia 2007, English, 21 mins.
Director(s): Matthew Pond
Producer(s): Matthew Pond & Tina Lymberis
Genre: Documentary
Themes: Equality, LGBTQ discrimination, Right to protest, HIV/Aids
Related Links: http://www.also.org.au, http://www.glhv.org.au
Inside Film (IF) Awards 2008 - Winner Best Short Documentary!
Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival 2008 - Official Selection
NewFest: New York LGBT Film Festival 2008 - Official Selection
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2008 - Official Selection
2008 Out North Film Festival (Alaksa) Official Selection
2008 Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival, (California) Official Selection
2008 Queer Doc (Sydney) Official Selection
2008 Atom Awards (winner, best tertiary documentary)
Synopsis
Undressing Vanessa documents the unlikely journey of a suburban Aussie boy - Tobin Saunders - who after being inspired by his mother's 1970s patio parties in Sydney's northern beaches, gave birth to Australia's most political drag personality, 'Vanessa Wagner'. For more than two decades, Vanessa has been frocking up, having a laugh and advocating for human rights, with a little help from Pauline Pantsdown.
