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Made by new filmmakers from South Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria and commissioned by SBSi in collaboration with State Agencies, AUSTRALIA BY NUMBERS offers a rich mixture of subject matter, from a pigeon club in Leichhardt to the much disputed Jabiluka uranium mine in Jabiru. The series paints a wide-ranging view of the country we live in, each episode contributing to an intimate snapshot of Australia today.
KIDS' BUSINESS is an inspiring portrayal of young people learning to grapple with their lives head on. It intimately observes a class of 12-year-old school children as they openly explore the issues of bullying, domestic violence and relationships with their parents. The wisdom and honesty of the children make this a profoundly moving film.
Behind every letter box there lies a story. This informative and hilarius documentary looks at the suburban phenomena of letter boxes.
Former death squad members from Latin America are entering Australia on false papers and masquerading as refugees. Traumatised victims have come face to face in Australian suburbs with their torturers and with those responsible for wiping out their families.
Dr Darryl Jones is obsessed with Alphamale, a wily Brushturkey from the Tropics. Ex-motor mechanic Ray 'Whimpey' Reichelt loves Charlie, a shy desert dwelling Malleefowl. An extraordinary tale of two vastly different men and their love for two of Australia's unusual mound building birds.
Initiated Warlpiri man, Steve Jampijinpa Patrick has been the creative director for the last seven years of the powerful Milpirri performance staged in the outback Aboriginal community of Lajamanu. Jampijinpa and collaborators Tracks Dance have been central to the performance, a bi-cultural event celebrating Warlpiri culture in a modern context. But Jampijinpa is leaving for a new challenge in Canberra and in his absence the community and Tracks Dance will need to take on the enormous responsibility required to stage this ambitious biennial event without him. Jampijinpa returns home later in the year to find a community that has transformed its relationship to Milpirri and forged a new path for its future.
This documentary looks at Australia's oldest travelling theatre troupe which has performed 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' for over 30 years. The film takes the audience backstage behind the fairy tale and into the lives of the show's seven little people.
A warm and entertaining documentary following elderly volunteers Lil and Mavis as their favourite charity shop struggles to stay open amidst financial pressures and a threatened auction of the premises. An observational documentary that intimately reveals the struggles in this South Melbourne 'Opportunity shop' and questions the risk our society takes in valuing economics over people.
A documentary that examines the day to day workings of a door-to-door distribution company.
Animals and people. Four unique stories in distinctly Australian locations.
YAMAJI MAN is an intimate portrait of a proud and powerful man; a musical virtuoso who survived against the odds. Mark Atkins was born to a Yamaji woman from Western Australia and an Irish Catholic father. Mark grew up in two worlds, never truly at home in either.
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