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Sarita Gold

A Documentary about Community, Culture and Language “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela

Luigi Acquisto & Lurdes Pires

A cold case, a politically explosive investigation, a love story.

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The Koalas

Completed film

Gregory Miller

The wild koala is being pushed to the brink by habitat loss, urban development, logging & other factors. Can it survive?

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David Waddington

Cunnamulla, a place as far away as you can get, and Darby McCarthy at the age of 10 was not going to let that deter him.

Catherine Hunter

The Heide Story is about a moment in Australian art history when patronage, passion and talent came together.

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Breaking Plates

Completed film

Karen Pearlman

A raucous documentary about the not so silent women of the silent film era, 'Breaking Plates' defiantly asserts the principle that if we want to tell different stories, we have to tell stories differently.

THE GIANTS

Completed film

Laurence Billiet & Rachael Antony

The Extraordinary life of Bob Brown intertwined with the story of Australia’s ancient trees.

Singing Up The Past

Completed film

Tim Slade

Holocaust survivor Guta Goldstein and the songs that have sustained her.

Laneikka Denne

When a young, neurodivergent filmmaker meets their estranged, autistic uncle Wayne for the first time, they discover he has terminal cancer and a deep distain for the world. Together, with their mother Cathy, they embark on a family trip to Las Vegas to see if Wayne can find joy in living again.

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Genevieve Grieves

Two sides of the same story, worlds apart — until now.

TESTIMONY

Maya Newell

As the climate emergency hits, Torres Strait Islanders sue the Government in a bid to save their homelands. This is their testimony.

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Vincent Lamberti

A mother's death, a community's silence and a child's journey to unravel the truth.