WHY DID SHE HAVE TO TELL THE WORLD? 

In association with Film Victoria,  Screen Australia and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation 

TV DOCUMENTARY - DISTRIBUTION
 

A lesbian coming out story spanning fifty years
www.whydidshe.com.au 
Watch it now: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/whydidshe
Written & Directed by AP Pobjoy
Produced by Bonny Scott
Executive Producers Sue Maslin & Diana Fisk 
Edited by Tayler Martin 
Cinematography by Flick Smith 
Composer: Munro Melano 
Distributor: Film Art Media 

Documentary Australia Foundation: 
https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/why-did-she-have-to-tell-the-world/
Facebook: facebook.com/whydidshedoco 
Instagram: @whydidshedoco 
 
AWARDS & FESTIVALS: 

- World Premiere: Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival, 'My Queer Career' Program, 2021 - Best Film 

- Melbourne Premiere: Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Offical Selection, 2021 - Best Australian Short Film presented by Film Victoria 

- Brisbane Queer Film Festival, Offical Selection, 2021

- Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival, Offical Selection 2021 - Shortlisted for The Iris Prize

- Best Direction in Documentary Short Subject, Offical Nomination 2021 - Australian Directors Guild Awards
This film has been made on stolen land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations. We pay our respect to elders past and present, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.