Jane Oehr

Jane Oehr is an Australian film and television director and writer. She won the Silver Prize for Best Documentary Award at the 17th Australian Film Awards Australian Film Institute Awards with Stirring ^[1] and was nominated for the 1984 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Screenplay in a Non-Feature Film. ^[2]

As a university student Oehr started acting, starring in ABC TV's Call Me a Liar in 1961, ^[3] appearing in White Carnation in 1963 ^[4] and performing in Guarding the Change on West End in 1965. ^[5]

While in London working in theatre and BBC television she married Ian Stocks. Together they made a documentary film (working title The Only Place on Earth) in Bali on Australian artist Donald Friend. The both produced, Oehr directed and Stocks operated the camera. ^[6] It was released, titled Tamu (subtitled The Guest), in 1972. ^{[7] [8]} The followed it up with Niugini - Culture Shock which debuted at the Opera House in 1974. ^{[9] [10]} Reluctant Flame, a companion piece, was created at the same time. ^[11]

Stirring , a documentary looking at corporal punishment, ^[12] and Seeing Red and Feeling Blue about menstruation followed. ^{[13] [14]}

1980 saw the release of a short drama film Roma based on a play of the same name. ^[15]

Working with Health Media Productions Oehr directed Go Health . Moving into fiction they created Heads 'N Tails which then led to On the Loose which she directed and co wrote. ^{[16] [17]}

Filmography

• Black Man in the Cinema (1968)
• Four Women Filmmakers (1969)
• Play School (1970) - writer, director, multiple episodes
• Moonrock (1970)
• Film Night (1971) - director, multiple episodes
• Tamu (1972) - director, producer
• Niugini - Culture Shock (1974) - director, producer
• Reluctant Flame (1974) - director
• Stirring (1975) - writer, director
• Seeing Red and Feeling Blue (1976) - writer, director
• Roma (1980) - writer, director
• Mirror, Mirror (1981)
• Go Health (1981) - director
• Heads 'N Tails (1983) - writer, director
• On the Loose (1984) - writer, director
• Relative Merits (1987) - writer
• More Winners (1990) - writer, director, one episode
• Mum at 88 (2002) - writer, director
• Tea With Madame Clos (2010) - writer, director

References

1. "AACTA Awards. Winners & Nominees". AACTA. Australian Film Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
2. French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. ISBN   978-1-876467-20-3.
3. "The Dance of the Lonely", The Age, 6 July 1961
4. "Television highlights", The Canberra Times, 29 May 1963
5. Boxer, Mark (9 April 1965), "picture caption", Evening Standard
6. Macdonald, Alix (23 September 1971), "Jane took the road to Bali, Bali and made a film in color", The Age
7. Walford, Leslie (15 October 1972), "Wiz of art", The Sydney Morning Herald
8. "Bali through the eyes of a guest", The Age, 14 December 1972
9. "Culture shock in Niugini", Tribune, 22 October 1974
10. "Life style changes", The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 November 1974
11. "August program", Filmnews (advertising), 1 August 1975
12. DuBose, Martha (5 July 1978), "Modern education seen in a cage", The Sydney Morning Herald
13. DuBose, Martha (2 July 1976), "A frank look at a taboo subject", The Sydney Morning Herald
14. Alysen, Barbara (15 September 1976), "Seeing Red and Feeling Blue", Tribune
15. Stiles, Mark (November–December 1981), "Women in Drama: Jane Oehr", Cinema Papers, p. 460-461
16. "Strong Australian Drama". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 Jun 1985. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
17. "On The Loose", Filmnews, 1 June 1985

External links

• Jane Oehr at IMDb