Issues / ThemesHere you will find information, organised by issues or themes, about areas of interest where existing documentary work targets specific groups and audiences. Documentary Australia shows the broad range of work already being made by documentary filmmakers in Australia and how it intersects with the interests of many grantmakers and charities. Search Results Political FootballThe story of six Wallabies, who after touring South Africa in 1969, realized that playing Internatio...  HopeFour hundred people were pitched into the sea when their people-smuggling boat from Indonesia sank i...  Fog Of WarWinner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary  Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa ParksOn December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sparked a revolution by sitting still.  Dhakiyarr vs the KingThe family of the great Yolngu leader Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda is searching for answers. Seventy years af...  The President Versus David HicksIn December, 2001, Australian David Hicks was picked up in Afghanistan by the Northern Alliance and ...  A Well-Founded FearThe Australian Government sends back asylum seekers it doesn’t think are refugees. International law...  Inheritance: A Fisherman’s StoryIn the year 2000, the Hungarian river Tisza is flooded with tons of cyanide from an Australian-Roman...  The New HeroesThe New Heroes, hosted by Robert Redford, is a four-hour PBS series that tells the stories of ‘socia...  My Khmer HeartIt is estimated that over half a million children were orphaned during the genocide committed by the...  Saving Andrew MallardSAVING ANDREW MALLARD is the story of a man allegedly betrayed by the West Australian justice system...  It's Like That“It’s like that” is a 7 minute animated documentary made by the Southern Ladies Animation Group (S.L...  Waging a LivingIf you work hard, you get ahead. That's the American Dream in a nutshell — no matter what your race,...  Half LifeThis compelling and beautifully crafted film reveals the effects of United States nuclear testing on...  Blackman's HousesThis film is a re-examination of Tasmanian history. In particular it explored the reasons for the de...  Trembling Before G_dShot in Brooklyn, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, London, Miami, and San Francisco, Trembling Before G_d exp...  HatredHATRED is a wide ranging documentary that travels from Berlin to Harlem to the Middle East and Austr...  Least Said, Soonest MendedThrough telling the story of my own family and that of my twin sister in particular, this film explo...  Molly and MobarakMolly and Mobarak is the story of Mobarak Tahiri, a young Hazara refugee, who is living in the town ...  Children Of The CrocodileChildren of the Crocodile explores cultural identity, resistance and survival through the intimate s...  An Evergreen IslandIn 1989 the landowners of Central Bougainville closed one of the world's largest copper mines that w...  The Good The Bad and The Ugg BootA spaghetti western following a heroic bunch of small family businesses, as they take on a giant US ...  Child SoldiersA telling global exposé of children who have become soldiers, who have been through the trauma of ch...  Lost Boys of SudanLost Boys of Sudan is an Emmy-nominated feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugee...  Make It RealA story of determination and hope. Like Harry Potter, Kevin is an orphan. But unlike Harry, he is re...  Witch HuntInvestigative documentary that exposes the corrupt foundations of the so-called ‘Greek Conspiracy’ d...  The MascotThe Mascot is the story of one man's struggle to discover his stolen identity. It traces the journey...  Land Mines - A Love StoryLand Mines - A Love Story is the latest film from Dennis O'Rourke (Half Life, Cannibal Tours, The Go...  Nobody’s ChildrenA documentary insight into the growing youth underclass in Australia - with a major focus on homeles...  The Man Who Stole My Mother’s FaceTwo days before Christmas in 1988, a woman was sexually assaulted and savagely beaten in her home by...  My Country, My CountryIraqis line up to cast their vote in the January 2005 elections. Inspired by a New Yorker article wr...  Omar and PeteOmar and Pete are determined to change their lives. Both have been in and out of prison for more tha...  FarmingvilleFarmingville is an 87 minute documentary by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini about the complex ...  Dying To Leave"Dying to Leave" explores the current worldwide boom in illicit migration and human trafficking. Ev...  A Hard RainAustralia sits on 40% of the world’s known uranium supplies and is about to give the green light to ... |
> THE DOCUMENTARY AUSTRALIA FOUNDATIONFind guidelines and application forms to make or receive a grant, plus a list of documentaries on our Approved List for philanthropic support. > KEY CASE STUDIESA 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. > PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIAThe national body for Australian philanthropic trusts and foundations offers a comprehensive directory with links, networking opportunities, services and information to promote philanthropy. |
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