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 BlindsightSet against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows the gripping adventure of...  Nobody’s ChildrenA documentary insight into the growing youth underclass in Australia - with a major focus on homeles...  Child SoldiersA telling global exposé of children who have become soldiers, who have been through the trauma of ch...  Plumpton High BabiesPlumpton High, in Sydney’s outer western suburbs, is one of the few schools in Australia with a prog...  Raising ChildrenThe Raising Children DVD is a comprehensive parenting resource, covering all the basics from birth t...  Lost Boys of SudanLost Boys of Sudan is an Emmy-nominated feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugee...  The OasisTough kids from tough backgrounds living dangerous lives – these are the young people of Oasis, a gr...  HurtHURT is a docu-drama like no other. 250 young Australians from rural areas and small towns have been...  Our Brother JamesJames Dalmann killed himself in 1996. He was 20. In this very personal film, director Jessica Dougla...  The New HeroesThe New Heroes, hosted by Robert Redford, is a four-hour PBS series that tells the stories of ‘socia...  Molly and MobarakMolly and Mobarak is the story of Mobarak Tahiri, a young Hazara refugee, who is living in the town ...  Battleground MinnesotaMinnesota hip-hop activist Shakademic takes a journey through the election campaign in his hotly con...  It's Like That“It’s like that” is a 7 minute animated documentary made by the Southern Ladies Animation Group (S.L...  My Khmer HeartIt is estimated that over half a million children were orphaned during the genocide committed by the...  knot at homeNarratives, songs, stories, vignettes of memory ; images from young people and their families from a...  Downside UpDownside Up is about how MASS MoCA, America’s largest museum of contemporary art, has transformed Ma...  Born into BrothelsAmidst the apparent growing prosperity of India, there is a dark underbelly of poverty of another si...  The Broad Street History ProjectThe Broad Street History Project is a collection of documentaries made by middle and high school stu...  Trembling Before G_dShot in Brooklyn, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, London, Miami, and San Francisco, Trembling Before G_d exp...  TraffickedHaunted by a decade-old case, a former police officer investigates how a young Thai girl was sold as...  Lets Get RealLet’s Get Real explores the problem of bullying in middle schools in the US in a honest and thought-...  Silma's SchoolFacing the Music meets Erin Brockovich and The Castle in a moving, funny and suspenseful feature len...  RefugeesFor Mike Siv, the trip begins innocently enough: "Me and my homies, David and Paul, we're going to C... |
> 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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