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Takes us inside the homes and lives of some of Australia's most significant and influential families, revealing the hidden truths behind their famous public facades. In each film, a leading Australian director goes behind-the-scenes to uncover the true story of an iconic family. Key family members reveal the secrets behind their success, fame and/or notoriety. The result is an invaluable biography of some of the leading figures of our time.
FAMILY CONFIDENTIAL takes us inside the homes and lives of some of Australia's most iconic faces and families, revealing the inner truths behind the public headlines. This landmark biography series offers an exciting new understanding of some of the most influential names of our time, as seen through the lens of their families. Biography meets social history in unique and entertaining Australian television.
Following the standout success of her last series, Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian, the celebrated actor and intrepid commentator is back on the road, and heading west along the bottom of Australia, from Tasmania towards Western Australia. Miriam is on a mission to explore the unique Australian ethos of “the Fair Go” – something she swore to uphold when she became a citizen nearly ten years ago. After spending months in isolation and lockdown, Covid has left the eighty-year-old Miriam feeling more vulnerable than ever before – and she’s worried the “Fair Go” could be vulnerable too. Over three distinct and highly focused episodes, she takes a deep dive into the diverse and extraordinary lives of her fellow citizens. In her unique style, and with her outrageous honesty, chutzpah, humour and insight, she uncovers Australia “behind the mask” and discovers what the Fair Go means today.
A 3-part observational documentary investigating a key cultural issue of our time -- Australia's changing sense of nationhood during a period of increasing globalisation and fractious identity politics -- through the deeply personal lens of Miriam Margolyes's own sense of becoming a new Australian.
In suburbs across Australia, there is a building that is shrouded in controversy. For the first time, cameras were given unprecedented 24/7 access to an Australian mosque, to reveal life in the mosque as it has never been seen before. This groundbreaking series follows a diverse community over the course of one tumultuous year as they confront misconceptions, deal with the realities of life, love, and death, and struggle for acceptance in modern Australia.
This three-part series follows Tracey Spicer as she explores how #MeToo is changing Australia. She tackles the confusion and backlash #MeToo has caused; speaks to everyday Australians brave enough to share their experiences; shines a light on how the system can and must be reformed; and looks at how #MeToo can be the catalyst for positive change for men and women, today and in future generations.
With unprecedented access to a groundbreaking speech program, this documentary joins four brave Australian stutterers, and their families, on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to confront their fears, find their voice and transform their lives.
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