Ruth Hessey
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| Born | 16 December 1959 |
| Died | 1 April 2023 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Film critic, broadcaster, journalist, actor, documentary filmmaker and environmental activist |
| Years active | 1985-2023 |
Ruth Naomi Hessey (December 16, 1959 - April 1, 2023) was a film critic, broadcaster, journalist, actor, documentary filmmaker and environmental activist on the Australian media scene.[1] [2]
Career
Journalist and film critic
Ruth Hessey wrote many articles for The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on film and other subjects from 1984 to 1994.[3][4]
Later she became film critic on The Age newspaper, Australia, from 1992 to 2000.[5]
Hessey was also a national film critic on Radio National at the Australian Broadcasting Company[6][7] and discussed the place and identity of Australian cinema in national and international culture.[8]
Author and editor
Ruth Hessey was the author of an essay in Fury: Women Write about Sex, Power and Violence, edited by Samantha Trenoweth;[9] and she co-wrote The Dealer Is the Devil,[10] a book about the history of Australian Aboriginal Art.
Hessey also wrote a chapter in an anthology about the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, entitled, Bewitched & bedevilled: women write the Gillard years, edited by Samantha Trenoweth.[11]
Ruth Hessey also edited a collection of short stories for Allen & Unwin, Screwed: Tales of Love and Sex.[12]
Documentary filmmaker, environmental activist and campaigner
Ruth Hessey was an environmental advocate and activist, campaigning from 2009 to 2019 as Communications Director at the Total Environment Centre in Sydney, Australia. While at the T.E.C, she wrote and directed the short documentary Waste Not (2011)[13][14] which has been screened in over thirty countries and is now an educational resource for schools and colleges to teach about waste and recycling.[15][16]
While at T.E.C, Hessey was also Creative Director of a “trashion” initiative, Mash It Up!, bringing schoolchildren from several schools together to make fashion out of recycled or discarded material. Prizes were donated by Harris Farm, G-Star Raw, Billy Blue Design, the Replas plastic recycling company, and Allerton swimwear.[17]
Radio Broadcaster
For several years Ruth Hessey produced and presented shows on Sydney’s Eastside Radio, 89.7 FM. These included Monday Drive as host,[18] Green Velvet [19]as presenter and Breaking Waves[20] as producer. Hessey helped create shows that championed environmental protection and physiological and neurological diversity.[19][20]
Actor
In her earlier career, Hessey acted in both stage and screen productions. These included the plays Child of the Labyrinth[21] and The Confession[22] both at Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney in 1994, and a recurring role as Sally Tate on Australian television show Sons and Daughters from 1985 to 1986.[23]
Death
Ruth Hessey was hit by a car while walking near her home in Bronte, Sydney, on the 31st of March 2023 and died in St Vincent’s Hospital the next day.[2] A funeral service was held at Christ Church St. Laurence in George Street, Sydney on 18th of April, 2023.[24]
References
- ↑ "Ruth Naomi Hessey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roma, Tony (1 April 2023). "Ruth Hessey – A Message From The Chair". Eastside FM. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth. "The Sydney Morning Herald Archives". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth. "Google Books Sydney Morning Herald Archive". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth. "The Age Archives". The Age. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (14 January 2010). "Film Reviews: Ruth Hessey". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (24 December 2009). "Movie Reviews with Ruth Hessey". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Coghlan, Alexandra (15 March 2010). "London Australian Film Festival: Beyond the Cultural Cringe". TheArtsDesk.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (2015). Fury : women write about sex, power and violence / edited by Samantha Trenoweth. Melbourne: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 9781742709550.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (2014). The dealer is the devil : an insider's history of the Aboriginal art trade. Blackheath, NSW: Brandl and Schlesinger. ISBN 9781921556432.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (2013). Bewitched & bedevilled : women write the Gillard years, edited by Samantha Trenoweth. Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 9781742706931.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (1998). Screwed : stories about love & sex, edited by Ruth Hessey and Samantha Trenoweth. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1864487550.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (2011). "Waste Not". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Hessey, Ruth (11 May 2011). "Waste Not - Trailer". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Total Environment Centre (2011). "Waste Not". WasteNot.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Total Environment Centre (2011). "Waste Not". www.tec.org.au. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Total Environment Centre (2018). "WASTE NOT - Mash It Up". www.tec.org.au. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Eastside FM Radio (15 March 2017). "Monday Drive". www.Eastsidefm.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Eastside Fm Radio. "Green Velvet". Eastside FM Radio. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Eastside FM Radio. "Breaking Waves". Eastside FM. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ Evans, Bob (25 April 1994). "Child of the Labyrinth recharts the tunnels of 'Love'". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ Farmer, Monique (3 June 1994). "In from the fringe". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 58. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ IMDB. "Ruth Hessey". IMDb. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ Christ Church St Laurence (18 April 2023). "Funeral Service for Ruth Hessey (Tuesday 18 April at 10.30am)". Youtube.
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