Documentary Australia Foundation

Next submission deadline is
Friday, 11th May 2012

Key Case Studies

A selection of documentaries that have been funded partly or entirely by private funding. They offer a model of potential collaborations around shared issues and themes.

Disability

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    Blindsight

    Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount...

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    Freedom Machines

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    Freedom Machines demonstrates how assistive technology can change the lives of people with disabilities. The film demonstrates how people with disabilities, aged 7–93, are using assistive...

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    Land Mines - A Love Story

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    Land Mines - A Love Story is the latest film from Dennis O'Rourke (Half Life, Cannibal Tours, The Good Woman of Bangkok, Cunnamulla). With compelling naturalness, the film tells the story of Habiba...

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    More Than Horseplay

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    Précis: More Than Horseplay is straight from the horse's mouth. Experts explore the benefits of horse riding for children with cerebral palsy in a world first scientific study. This touching subject...

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    No Limits (series)

    No Limits is a community television show that looks at living life to the fullest with a disability. It has been on air on C31 in Melbourne since June 2003 and is now also broadcast in Perth,...