The film is presented by Voices of Women, a not for profit organisation inspired by storytelling and storytellers, performance and music. It has community, openness and collaboration at its heart. We have collaborated with artists across Australia and our Artistic Director has lived and worked extensively in Europe. Over the past three years we have successfully presented performances at Studio MV in Sydney, Inner West Council (Sydney) EDGE Activation Program, and Articulate Project Space, where we made a short film CLEARWAY. We also publish a Voices of Women podcast.
This project is committed to sharing stories and strengthening cross community collaboration, breaking down barriers and presenting diverse stories and tales from all women across Australia and America, in particular First Nations stories, stories from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, from women living with disability and from LGBTQI+ communities.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout America and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Lliane Clarke is Artistic Director and Producer and is a writer, editor, publisher, director/producer and communications professional. She created and directed Voices of Women in 2018 and 2019. She is a senior journalist and published author with over 25 years in the publishing and communications industry in both Australia and the UK.
Laura Patinkin is a New York-based actor, director and teaching artist has appeared on Broadway (Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof with Topol); Off Broadway (Beau Jest, The Education of Hyman Kaplan directed by Lonny Price, Godspell, Esther in Esther by Liz Swados); on National Tour (South Pacific with Robert Goulet); and in numerous regional theatres around the country. Most recently, Laura appeared in two Broadway Labs: Wallenberg, directed by Martin Charnin and The Trouble With Doug, directed by Victoria Clark. Film: Bad Education, starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janey. BFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Laura is proud to be a co-creator, curator, director and actor for Brave New World Theatre’s Over & Above: Women Over 55 Speak, an evening of monologues highlighting and uplifting women writers and actors.
Sally Paridis is a Producer on the project and has been a Global Ambassador for Advance in New York for 12 years and has experience in coordinating expert panels in the philanthropic, charitable and environmental sectors to inform the Australian diaspora in New York of front-line and creative issues. Prior to leaving for New York in 1993 Sally worked in theater in Sydney, appearing as Corrie in Barefoot in the Park directed by Hayes Gordon, Abigail in The Crucible at the Independent Theater, In Film “Rebel” alongside Debbie Byrne and Mat Dillion and numerous local television series.
Kaye Tuckerman is the Co-Director of the digital release and is an actor, director and educator. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Kaye is based in New York City, and continues to work throughout the USA, Canada, London, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South Africa, and Kenya. Kaye was the Creative Producer/Director of The Australian Dance Awards for numerous years, Creative Director for Inglot NYC directing and designing multiple photo shoots, and fashion events, Casting Associate for Disney’s The Lion King (Australia), and Casting Director for Sydney Dance Company. She has directed multiple theater productions throughout Australia and Asia, and most recently has directed the short films: ‘Fragile’, ‘Black Canvas’, ‘Permission’, ‘Still Here’, ‘Trumped’, ‘Nana’s Room’, ‘Coping’, ‘The Last Queen’, ‘Soul Shaman’, ‘Choice’, ‘Famousland’, ‘On my Shoulder’, ‘JOE’, ‘Nil by Mouth’. Kaye is a graduate of Australia’s two most prestigious arts institutions: WAAPA – Bachelor of Arts Music Theatre (Alumni Hugh Jackman) and NIDA – Post Graduate Diploma Directing (Alumni Cate Blanchett). For more: https://www.kayetuckerman.com/
Elizabeth Jigalin is creating music for Entanglement 2021 including Entanglement USA, as interludes and an infusion around the stories. You’ll often find Elizabeth composing for a range of musicians and instrumental forces (from music for a field of theremins…to string trios…to red objects), performing and composing new soundtracks for silent films on the piano (frequently in collaboration with violinist Jane Aubourg) as part of Australia’s Silent Film Festival and making music outside the usual order of things with the music box project (curious collective she directs). Her work has been performed at Unbound Flute Festival, Extended Play Festival and Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music. She is grateful to have worked with a variety of artists including Soundstream, Ensemble Offspring, Kaldor Public Arts Projects, Sydney Youth Orchestras, stereo/mono, COMA New Music Ensemble and Vox Novus. www.elizabethjigalin.net
Jeanne Kinninmont is Financial Director of Voices of Women, an experienced business project manager and consultant, with wide-ranging experience and interests in business consulting, business writing and communications, project management, financial management, preparing business plans and generally working with business managers to improve results and effectiveness. She has been Business and Property Manager Writing NSW, Director Project Words, General Manager Moorambilla Voices, Senior Project Manager APRA.