A scrapbook of clippings about the silent feature film The Far Paradise (1928), made by the McDonaghs – sisters Paulette, Phyllis and Isabel.

Graham Shirley's portrait of the pioneering Australian filmmakers, the McDonagh Sisters – Isabel, Paulette and Phyllis.

This short silent footage captures a screen test of film actress Isabel McDonagh (who acted under her stage name, Marie Lorraine), circa 1926.

In 2014, the NFSA joined with nine other organisations to produce Australia’s first online Encyclopedia of women leaders including women who have made notable contributions to film.