Girl in a Mirror: A Portrait of Carol Jerrems (ATOM Study Guide)

Girl in a Mirror is a beautifully constructed documentary exploration of the life and times of Australian photographer Carol Jerrems, which is suitable for senior secondary and tertiary students. Filmmaker Kathy Drayton pulls together a fascinating array of people – friends, lovers, colleagues, the many and varied subjects of Jerrems' work – to attest to the force of her creative personality and to offer varied insights into the decade in which Jerrems was at her peak, the 1970s. Jerrems' extensive body of work serves in some sense as an embodiment of the 1970s in Australia, a decade defined by its challenges to convention, morality and social order.

Jerrems emerges from this complex portrait as a challenging, intense woman, whose art deserves greater recognition.

Curriculum Links:
This documentary will be of interest and relevance to Years 11 and 12:

• SOSE / HSIE
• Media Studies
• Art and Technical Photography
• Cultural Studies