Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters, 9781742237435
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Sassy sisters, daring dreams: Australia’s first female filmmakers ignite the screen.

Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters

australia's first female filmmaking team

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2022

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Summary

Lights, Camera, Sisters!: The Story of the Dashing McDonagh Sisters

Shortlisted, The Age Book of the Year Award 2023, Non-fiction

The trailblazing McDonagh sisters were the first women in Australia to form their own film production company. Between 1926 and 1933, while they were in their mid-twenties, these sassy sisters produced four feature films and a number of documentaries.

The youngest, Paulette, was one of only five women film directo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742237435
ISBN-10:1742237436
Author:Mandy Sayer
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:NewSouth Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:31 October 2022
Weight:363g
Dimensions:234mm x 152mm x 20mm
About The Author

Mandy Sayer

Mandy Sayer is an award-winning novelist and narrative non-fiction writer. Her work has been published in the UK, the USA, Brazil, Germany, Japan and China. Sayer’s honours include the Vogel Award, the National Biography Award, the South Australian Premier’s Award for Non-Fiction, the Age Book of the Year for Non-fiction and the Davitt Award for Young Adult Fiction. She was the recipient of the 2021 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, which supported her research and writing of Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters. She lives in Sydney with her husband, writer Louis Nowra, and their rescue dog, Basil.

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