''Untold Desires'' is a 1994 documentary film written and directed by Sarah Stephens and produced by

Eva Orner Eva Orner is an Australian Academy and Emmy Award-winning film producer and director based in Los Angeles. Her works include '' Untold Desires'' (winner of Best Documentary at the Australian Film Institute Awards, the Logie Awards and the Aust ...

. It looks at the sexuality of disabled people. It won the SBS networks first Logie award and won a 1995 Human Rights Medal.

Production

The movie primarily features people with physical disabilities talking about their needs, desires and issues they face. This is mixed in with erotic fantasy sequences. It is the first production from Fertile Films A company founded by Stephens and Orner

Reception

The Age's Phillipa Hawker writes "Untold Desires is terrific, challenging television." Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald Alison Stewart concludes "Melbourne film-makers Sarah Stephens and Eva Orner have managed to make a remarkable film that neutralises the negative image of disabled people as perverse or non-sexual. Highly recommended."

Awards

* 1995 Australian Film Institute Awards ** Best Television Documentary - Eva Orner, Sarah Stevens (SBS) - won *

Logie Awards of 1996 The 38th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday, April 21, 1996, at the Melbourne Park Function Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Daryl Somers, and guests included Gloria Reuben and Holly ...

** Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program - SBS - won

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Untold Desires 1994 films 1994 documentary films Australian documentary films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films English-language documentary films