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201941 minGdocumentary

Art History Gender Equality

Unboxed

201941 minGdocumentary

Filmmaker Sam Matthews meets several gender-diverse Australian artists, challenging them to create new artworks based on the theme "Unboxed."

Art History Gender Equality

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Filmmaker Sam Matthews meets several gender-diverse Australian artists, challenging them to create new artworks based on the theme "Unboxed."

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Sam Matthews meets with gender-diverse artists across Australia to discuss their creative processes. Each artist receives a challenge to produce a new artwork based on the theme "Unboxed." The film captures their individual responses and artistic expressions, reflecting their experiences and perspectives. Over 41 minutes, the documentary presents a range of artistic styles and ideas, contributing to the ongoing conversation about gender equality in the arts.

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