One of the first Australian women documentary filmmakers.
Lilias Fraser
Born
19 April 1930
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died
26 October 2004 (aged 74)
Sydney, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Alma mater
Somerville House School, Brisbane, L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, Paris
Occupation
Documentary Filmmaker
Years active
1957–1996
Spouse
Norman Castle
Children
2
Lilias Fraser (19 April, 1930 – 26 October, 2004) was one of Australia’s first women documentary filmmakers. She made over 40 films between 1957 and 1996,[1] including the early indigenous land rights documentary, This is Their Land.[2]
In 1999 Fraser was awarded the Cecil Holmes Award for Services to Directing.
Fraser was the mother of two children who also worked in film: Claudia Castle, best known as a director of music videos for such artists as The Saints, Midnight Oil and INXS, and Jane Castle ACS, an environmentalist[3] and multi-award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer.[4]
^"'Who is this woman?': The trailblazing Aussie filmmaker you've never heard of". 10 April 2022.
^"Collection 1: Faith Bandler papers and oral history interviews, 1968-1992".
^"Jane Castle - ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2020.
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