Singapore Design Festival 2007

Synopsis:

“I’d always been told that I was born before my time. Oh, surely to God, the times can just catch up.” – Florence Broadhurst

In this spirited and highly original documentary, acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong fleshes out the many lives of flamboyant Australian design pioneer Florence Broadhurst. 

When she was found murdered in her studio in 1977, few guessed her age, let alone her origins because invention and reinvention were the keys to her success. Now, almost 100 years after her birth, Broadhurst’s fashion, interior and homeware designs and prints are in huge demand internationally, and her tragic death still remains an unsolved mystery.

Unfolding Florence won the 2006 Queensland Premier’s Literary Award for Television Script and the 2006 Australian Writers’ Guild Award for Documentary. It was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.