 As a filmmaker, Armatage is known for her queer-friendly documentaries that approach ‘women’s issues’ – according to Cameron Bailey's writing on Armatage's film "Artist On Fire" (1987).Armatage's films have broached subjects such as "abortion in "Speakbody" (1979), objectification and economy in "Striptease" (1980) - from a grounding in theory" and challenge other straight documentary conventions.Her films also attempt to uphold the principles of feminist filmmaking through "flexibility of roles, collaboration and equality of participation," according to Armatage's own writing.