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JUST THAT TIME OF THE MONTH.

Short experimental documentary film, 2019.

In this visceral impressionistic film the viewer is invited into the director's world as she experiences a menstrual cycle - from food cravings, to anxiety, to physical pain.

St Kilda Film Festival Official Selection, 2021

St Kilda Film Festival Official Selection, 2021

Melbourne Women in Film Festival Official Selection, 2021

Melbourne Women in Film Festival Official Selection, 2021

Sydney Underground Film Festival Official Selection, 2020

Sydney Underground Film Festival Official Selection, 2020

Honourable Mention Deep Focus Film Festival, 2021

Honourable Mention Deep Focus Film Festival, 2021

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  • “This was fascinating to watch! You show great style and artistic flair in bringing together this film”

    — Natalie Cunningham, director and editor

  • “This film harks back to a time of great experimental filmmaking… The powerful imagery created and the strong accompanying sound effects dramatically and, on some occasions, disturbingly convey sensations such as pain, heightened anxiety and intense food cravings.”

    — Daryl Dellora, multi-award winning director, writer, and producer

  • “The images are inventive, engaging and really well edited.”

    — Rob Stephenson, Victorian College of the Arts

CREDITS

Writer, Director, & Editor: TESS MCARTHUR-DOWTY

Director of Photography: EMMY CLIFTON

Sound Recordist & Lighting Designer: RACHEL TIERNEY

Production Manager: KAREN JEMISON

Editing Consultant: LUCY PAPLINSKA

Screen Production Coordinator: CJ WELSH

Post Production Coordinator: GORDON LYON

Supervising Producers: SHANNON OWEN, STEVE THOMAS

Online Editor: ANDREW CONNELL

Sound Mixer: DALE WARREN

VCA Film and Television

Faculty of Fine Arts and Music

© University of Melbourne 2019

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