Festival Despite the success of these more commercial films, it was Armstrong's lesser-known documentary Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006), which earned her the most critical recognition during this time, and a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Film themes and style Themes Armstrong has voiced her desire to reach a wide audience in her interviews, one that includes both men and women of all nationalities. However, her work continually addresses sexual politics and family tensions. Films focused on the escape and struggle with traditional sex roles and its related drawbacks and progressions such as One hundred a Day, My Brilliant Career, High Tide, and Oscar and Lucinda continue to reflect the theme. Furthermore, many people have called her a creator of "strong females" but she insists that she is simply making films about complex characters and the choices that they make. Style Armstrong has a distinctive style in her work that resists easy categorisation. Most of her films cannot simply be stated as being either "women's films" or Australian ones which are the two most generalised categories for women in her line of work. Armstrong's films are described as mixing and intermingling genres in ways that recreate them as something vastly different than what they have been considered. Nevertheless, the films that Armstrong creates can also be considered conventional films in their appeal to the audience. Her films possess sensitive and delicate cinematography, fluid editing, an evocative feel for setting and costume, and a commitment to solid character development and acting. According to film scholar Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Armstrong has a "strong feminist bent" and a "mordant sense of humor". Personal life Armstrong is married to John Pleffer, and they have two daughters. Filmography Awards and nominations References Sources The Story of Kerry, Josie and Diana – 14–47 at DVD Resurrections, by Wizard of Gore. ''Love, Lust & Lies' at DVD Resurrections, by Wizard of Gore. "Gillian Armstrong Meets up with Old Friends The 7:30 Report, By Sexton, Mike. Video Gillian Armstrong Video Compilation "Armstrong and Cox: if a Picture Paints a Thousand Words" Dual Interview Big Ideas External links Gillian Armstrong's Agent Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database Literature on Gillian Armstrong 1950 births Living people Australian women film directors Australian documentary filmmakers Australian feminist writers Film directors from Melbourne Australian Film Television and Radio School alumni Swinburne University