Phoebe Hart facts for kids

Phoebe Hart is an Australian filmmaker and teacher. She also works to support people who are born with bodies that have natural differences in how they develop. Phoebe teaches about film, TV, and digital media at the Queensland University of Technology. She also runs her own film company called Hartflicker. She is well-known for her documentary film, Orchids, My ... Adventure. This film shares her own life story.

Early Life

Phoebe Hart has shared that she was told she would not be able to have children. However, the reasons for this were kept secret from her. When Phoebe was 17, her mother told her about a family secret. Phoebe learned that she had internal differences in her body's development.

She had a medical procedure as a teenager. This operation and the secrecy around it caused her emotional pain. When she started filming her documentary, her parents did not want to be filmed at first.

Career

Phoebe Hart finished her film studies at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 1995. She has worked on several TV shows. These include the children's program Totally Wild and documentaries for Network Ten. She also worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on shows like Race Around the World and Fly TV.

In 2009, Phoebe earned her doctorate degree from QUT. ..... It took Phoebe and her sister, Bonnie Hart, six years to film this documentary. They used different types of cameras, from professional ones to home video cameras.

Phoebe explained that she made the film to help young people who have similar body differences. She wanted them to feel good about themselves.

Phoebe Hart also used to be the president of a support group for people with similar body differences in Australia.

Awards and Recognition

..... She has also received praise for her related research paper. ..... She is also a special fellow at Ormond College, which is part of the University of Melbourne.

Personal Life

Phoebe and her husband wanted to have a family. They decided to adopt a child.

See Also

• List of female film and television directors
• List of LGBT-related films directed by women