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Alfreda "Freda" Glynn AM (born 24 August 1939), also known as Freda Thornton, is a Kaytetye photographer and media specialist. She is known as co-founder of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association Group of Companies, which incorporates CAAMA and Imparja .
In response, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have taken the matter into their own hands, acting to stake their claim amongst Australia’s media landscape. One pioneering figure is Alfreda ‘Freda’ Glynn, who is the focus of upcoming documentary She Who Must Be Loved.
Freda Glynn spent her early childhood in and around Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. She was one of forty children to be evacuated from Alice Springs during World War Two following Japanese advances into the Pacific, particularly the bombing of Darwin and Katharine.
Oct 22, 2018 · In this extract from our new book Kin, a co-founder of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA), Philip Batty, recalls its roots, and the integral role of fellow co-founder Freda Glynn.
Dec 2, 2019 · One of Australia's most decorated media pioneers, Freda Glynn, has been awarded with the most prestigious award at the First Nations Media event on Friday night.
- Brooke Fryer
Freda Glynn is best known as one of the co-founders of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association, an organisation launched in 1980 that enabled indigenous radio, music, video and filmmaking to develop and brought them into the spotlight.
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Jun 17, 2019 · Erica Glynn's film, She Who Must Be Loved, offers an intimate portrayal of the director's own mother, Freda Glynn: a vibrant and tenacious Kaytetye woman from central Australia. A voice for First Nations people.
