Stephanie Beth
Stephanie Beth is a film-maker based in Christchurch. In the mid-1970s she was amongst the first generation of fine arts students at Ilam School of Art to study film. Her first two films I want to be Joan (1977) and IN JOY (1980) are described as companion pieces, each seeking to portray the reality and potential of womens lives through a documentary lens.
Stephanie Beth on CIRCUIT · 2 works
I want to be Joan (1977)
The voices of women in post-war Aotearoa, the realities of domestic life as caregivers and housewives.
Writing & podcasts featuring Stephanie Beth
Stephanie Beth and Emma Fitts
Stephanie Beth and Emma Fitts
In this podcast, Thomasin Sleigh meets pioneering feminist film-maker Stephanie Beth and artist Emma Fitts to discuss two documentaries made by Stephanie in 1977/80 which sought to portray women’s lives and potential.
Periodising Site Specific Practice
Periodising Site Specific Practice
In this long form essay filmmaker Stephanie Beth reflects on two films made in 1977 and 1980 that sought to give voice to women, finding a kindred contemporary spirit in Ruth Buchanan’s Walter Prize-winning installation BAD VISUAL SYSTEMS.
CIRCUIT projects featuring Stephanie Beth
CIRCUIT Symposium 2018: The Time of the Now
CIRCUIT Symposium 2018: The Time of the Now
The 2018 CIRCUIT symposium, presented at the Auckland University of Technology.