documentary

The Floating Brothel

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Best Original Music Score in a Documentary
APRA Screen Music AWARD (2007)
Nominee
First Place Gold Camera Award
US International Film & Video Festival “History & Biography” category (2006)
Winner
Banff World Television Festival
History and Biography Programs (2006)
Hors Concours (out of competition)
Best Documentary - Human Story Category
ATOM AWARD (2006)
Nominee
Best Film
Pacific International Documentary Film Festival (2007)
Finalist
Sydney Morning Herald Couch Potato Awards
(2006)
Honourable Mention
Secondary School Teaching & Learning Category
Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing (2006)
Winner
Best Dramatised Documentary
Australian Cinematographers Society Vic & Tas (2006)
Silver Award
Most Outstanding Documentary
Logie Awards (2007)
Nominated

Three women uncover the rags-to-respectability tale of their ancestors – the feisty convicts who became the unlikely founding mothers of modern Australia. This is the rip-roaring tale of The Lady Juliana and the boatload of street-girls, thieves and con-women who sailed to the end of the earth to breathe life into a dying colony. (Broadcast as Voyage of the Courtesans in the USA)

Year:
2005
Director:
Mark Lewis
Producer:
Sonja Armstrong
Editor:
Karin Steininger
Prod Company:
Essential Media & Entertainment
Broadcaster:
ABC1, BBC2, PBS/WNET
LINKS:
the floating brothel dvd

“Four stars… There are not many shows that look at the history of Australian women so this is definitely one not to be missed.”

Adelaide Advertiser
22 November 2006

“Fascinating… A history lesson no one should miss.”

Sunday Mail
19 November 2006

“Mark Lewis has delivered a compelling, frequently bawdy and ultimately moving story that lingers long after the viewing”

Clare Morgan
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 2006

“Four stars… Those who deride Australian history as dull should tune into this excellent documentary to see just how wrong they are.”

Rachel Browne
Sun Herald, 19 November 2006

"The tale of the Juliana makes solid viewing and is a remarkable piece of history we can be strangely proud of.”

Marcus Casey
Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2006