Untold Desires

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Untold Desires
Directed bySarah Stephens
Written bySarah Stephens
Produced by Eva Orner
CinematographyPeter Falk
Edited byZbigniew Friedrich
Music byJohn Phillips
David Bridie
Running time
53 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Untold Desires is a 1994 documentary film written and directed by Sarah Stephens and produced by Eva Orner. It looks at the sexuality of disabled people. It won the SBS networks first Logie award [1] and won a 1995 Human Rights Medal. [2] [3]

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Production

The movie primarily features people with physical disabilities talking about their needs, desires and issues they face. This is mixed in with erotic fantasy sequences. It is the first production from Fertile Films A company founded by Stephens and Orner [4]

Reception

The Age's Phillipa Hawker writes "Untold Desires is terrific, challenging television." [5] Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald Alison Stewart concludes "Melbourne film-makers Sarah Stephens and Eva Orner have managed to make a remarkable film that neutralises the negative image of disabled people as perverse or non-sexual. Highly recommended." [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mitchell, Lisa (25 April 1996), "First Logie a boon for SBS", The Age
  2. Beck, Chris (11 December 1995), "Sensitive doco wins award", The Age
  3. Watkins, Sian (11 December 1995), "Justice Evatt honored for human rights achievements", The Age
  4. Cook, Margaret (7 December 1994), "Untold desires", The Age
  5. Hawker, Phillipa (7 December 1994), "Exploring sexuality and the disabled", The Age
  6. Stewart, Alison (5 December 1994), "Disabled desire - About us: Untold Desires", The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. Rosenberg, Steph (13 November 1995), "'Frontline' takes a bite of AFI glory", The Canberra Times