Australian Story - Season 18 Episode 34 Turning the Gaze
Melbourne schoolgirl Olympia Nelson is only sixteen, but she's no stranger to controversy. She's grown up in an unusual but talented household as the daughter of an art critic and acclaimed photographer Poli Papapetrou. Olympia and her mother have had a long creative partnership. But in 2008 an unclothed photograph of Olympia aged six generated national controversy when it appeared on the cover of the magazine 'Art Monthly'. Even the Prime Minister bought in. Now Olympia has weighed in from an unexpected direction by publicly challenging the popularity of 'selfies' – often explicit self portraits posted on social media. Her robust analysis of the selfie trend and issues around girls, sexual expression and self image was published by The Age Newspaper, setting off a new debate...
- Title: Australian Story
- Year: 2024
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Country:
- Studio: ABC TV
- Director:
- Cast: Leigh Sales
- Crew:
- Keyword: australia
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- IMDb: 4.80 / 10 by 5 users
- Popularity: 50.632
- First Air Date: May 29, 1996
- Last Air date: Apr 08, 2024
- Season: 29 Season
- Episode: 1044 Episode
- Language: English
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