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Handmaidens And Battleaxes

Year of completion
1989
Content type
Documentary
Format
Short
Genre
Science
Duration
55 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A television documentary with simple drama sequences which tells the story of how nursing, once seen as women's work, is historically locked into a position of paradox with esteemed but poorly rewarded positions that lower its status as a profession.
Completion Year
1989
Genres
Science
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Rosalind Gillespie

Producer

Rosalind Gillespie

Writer

Rosalind Gillespie

Awards

1990 — American Association of Critical - Care Nurses – Special Media Award

1991 — American Film And Video Festival – Blue Ribbon Award

1991 — Californian Nat Ed Film & Video Fest - Oakland – Silver Apple Award

1991 — Prix Leonardo Film & TV Festival – Magna Cum Lauda

1990 — Australian Film Institute – Best Documentary

Screenings

1991 — American Film And Video Festival

1991 — Californian Nat Ed Film & Video Fest - Oakland

1991 — Prix Leonardo Film & TV Festival

1990 — Nyon Film Fest

1990 — Australian Film Institute

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