Six Angry Women

90 minutes (2021)

In 1984, six feminists kidnapped an Auckland University lecturer, beat him and chained him to a tree in a violent political action.

The event sparked debates about gender politics and vigilante justice that divided New Zealand and led to social change. But the mysteries of who the six women were and why they attacked the man they did have remained unsolved.

Three decades after the bizarre attack, director Megan Jones reopens a cold-case and tries to find out not only who the six women were, but what drove them to such an unprecedented action.

“We all watched and discussed the film a great deal. We were so fascinated by the story and how you tell it. You get both the details of the specific event and the broader hidden history of sexual violence that has not been told before. It's a unique film.”
– Sudeep Sharma, Sundance Film Festival

Writer/Director: Megan Jones
Producers: Sam Blackley, Megan Jones, Jill Soper
Cinematography: Jake Bryant & Nina Wells
Editor: Simon Coldrick


Audience Award - Best Documentary, Cannes Independent Film Festival 2021
Best Producer, Sydney International Film Festival 2021
Best feature documentary – MujerDoc Festival
Best documentary - Cinema d’IDEA


Official Selection: Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sydney International Film Festival, Cannes Independent Film Festival, LA Femme International Film Festival , Female Eye Film Festival, Dili International Film Festival, Toronto Women International Film Festival, Cinema d’iDEA, New York Movie Awards, AFIN International Film Festival, Hobnobben Film Festival, SOMA Film Festival, MujerDOC and Crossroad Festival.


Made with the support of New Zealand on Air.
Available on TVNZ+.

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