While the Men are Away
While the men are away fighting in WWII, two Women’s Land Army recruits join an Italian immigrant, her Indigenous domestic, and their draft-dodging farmhand to run the family farm – but can the improbable freedom and kinship they find survive beyond the war?
Overview
While the men are away fighting in WWII, two Women’s Land Army recruits join an Italian immigrant, her Indigenous domestic, and their draft-dodging farmhand to run the family farm – but can the improbable freedom and kinship they find survive beyond the war?
Lisa Shaunessy
Producer
Episodes
1. Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!
In 1940s Australia, the men are off fighting in WWII and Frankie finds herself in charge of her farm. She decides to enlist the help of two city dwellers to keep it running.
2. Furrowing the Führer's Brow
All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacles.
3. God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!
The group discovers that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves.
Cast & Crew
Michela De Rossi
Francesca
Phoebe Grainer
Kathleen
Max McKenna
Gwen
Jana Zvedeniuk
Esther
Matt Testro
Robert
Benedict Hardie
Des
