Production Details
Director: Franco di Chiera
Music Director: Kavisha Mazzella
Producers: Andrew Ogilvie and Franco di Chiera
Feature Documentary 1 x 57 minutes
An Electric Pictures and Realworld Pictures Production 1993
The Joys of the Women is an uplifting musical journey that traces the search by singer/songwriter Kavisha Mazzella to find the lost songs of a generation. Inspired by the songs her grandmother use to sing Kavisha embarks on a journey spanning two continents. From the heart of the Italian immigrant community in Fremantle, Western Australia to her family’s native island of Ischia in Italy, we share Kavisha’s discoveries and the extraordinary power of the Fremantle Italian Women’s Choir, The Joys of the Women.
Awards & Festivals
- Nominated, Dendy Awards, Sydney Film Festival 1993
- Invited to the Festival dei Popoli, Florence and Treizieme Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Paris 1993
- Nominated, Best Documentary, Film Critics Circle of Australia, 1993
Production Details
Director: Franco di Chiera
Music Director: Kavisha Mazzella
Producers: Andrew Ogilvie and Franco di Chiera
Feature Documentary 1 x 57 minutes
An Electric Pictures and Realworld Pictures Production 1993
The Joys of the Women is an uplifting musical journey that traces the search by singer/songwriter Kavisha Mazzella to find the lost songs of a generation. Inspired by the songs her grandmother use to sing Kavisha embarks on a journey spanning two continents. From the heart of the Italian immigrant community in Fremantle, Western Australia to her family’s native island of Ischia in Italy, we share Kavisha’s discoveries and the extraordinary power of the Fremantle Italian Women’s Choir, The Joys of the Women.
Awards & Festivals
- Nominated, Dendy Awards, Sydney Film Festival 1993
- Invited to the Festival dei Popoli, Florence and Treizieme Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Paris 1993
- Nominated, Best Documentary, Film Critics Circle of Australia, 1993