Jeni Thornley

Directing

Jeni Thornley is a documentary filmmaker, writer and film valuer. Her poetic essay documentaries: Maidens (1978), collaborative feature film and Penguin book, For Love or Money: a history of women and work in Australia (1983), To the Other Shore (1996) and Island Home Country (2008) are landmark films in Australian independent and feminist cinema, widely distributed and also broadcast on ABC TV and SBS. Her films are available online and DVD via beamafilm, Ronin Films and Anandi Films.

4 Acting Credits
10 Crew Credits

Acting

Island Home Country Movie

Island Home Country

as Narrator

2008
Senses of Cinema Movie

Senses of Cinema

as Self

2022
A Film for Discussion Movie

A Film for Discussion

1973
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary Movie

Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary

as Self

2023

Crew

Breathing Under Water Movie

Breathing Under Water

Script Editor

1993
Island Home Country Movie

Island Home Country

Director

2008
A Film for Discussion Movie

A Film for Discussion

Producer

1973
Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary Movie

Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary

Director

2023
Maidens Movie

Maidens

Producer

1978
To The Other Shore Movie

To The Other Shore

Writer

1996
Thanks Girls and Goodbye Movie

Thanks Girls and Goodbye

Script Consultant

1988
For Love or Money Movie

For Love or Money

Director

1983
Still Life Movie

Still Life

Director

1974
Apartments Movie

Apartments

Cinematography

1977