Synopsis
Whisky Falls can run a mile in 5 inch heels.
Scottish migrant, trained dancer, and former stripper Whisky Falls is an acclaimed Burlesque artist rehearsing, performing, and teaching in Melbourne.
Dangerous, demanding and incredibly technical, each routine is informed by her life experience and unique flair for dramatics.
TRAINING HEELS is a short documentary which pulls back the curtain on the blood, sweat and tears of the rehearsal room, and celebrates the woman and history behind the performance.
A film by Charlotte Fels
Archive footage and photographs
Woman in burlesque costume in front of rocky outcrops, Jackson, J.E, Muller, R., Public Domain
Miss New York Jr. spectacular burlesque, H.C. Miner Litho. Co., Public Domain
Washington, D.C. In front of the Gayety burlesque theatre at night, Ferrel, J., Public Domain
From show girl to burlesque queen, Weed, A.E., Public Domain
Teaserama, Irving Klaw, Creative Commons
Whisky Fall’s personal collection
Music
“Downtown”
Composed by Benjamin Tissot
“Longtrip”
Composed by Hugo Dujardin
With thanks to
Rohan Spong, Leila Romiti, Isabella Lovett-Pawsey
Studio Instructor
Rohan Spong
Created as part of
HEADS WON’T ROLL
School of Media and Communication
RMIT UNIVERSITY
2024