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 Divorce StoriesAround 200,000 Australians marry every year. Over 43 per cent of these marriages will fail. This thr...  The New HeroesThe New Heroes, hosted by Robert Redford, is a four-hour PBS series that tells the stories of ‘socia...  Following The FencelineThis is an important documentary about breast cancer and an innovative approach to public awareness ...  Omar and PeteOmar and Pete are determined to change their lives. Both have been in and out of prison for more tha...  Lets Get RealLet’s Get Real explores the problem of bullying in middle schools in the US in a honest and thought-...  Trembling Before G_dShot in Brooklyn, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, London, Miami, and San Francisco, Trembling Before G_d exp...  The Real Dirt on Farmer John"The Real Dirt on Farmer John" is a personal documentary about John Peterson, a farmer, artist, and ...  900 NeighboursIn February 2006 Australia’s media was rocked by headlines, SKELETON MAN FOUND IN HOUSING COMMISSION...  HurtDomestic violence in Australia is a horrifyingly widespread, but almost entirely hidden, phenomenon....  Freedom MachinesFreedom Machines demonstrates how assistive technology can change the lives of people with disabilit...  Hospitals Don’t Burn DownFire breaks out after midnight in a multi-storey hospital, cutting the top floors off from escape. I...  knot at homeNarratives, songs, stories, vignettes of memory ; images from young people and their families from a...  Raising ChildrenThe Raising Children DVD is a comprehensive parenting resource, covering all the basics from birth t...  No Limits (series)No Limits is a community television show that looks at living life to the fullest with a disability....  Blue VinylBlue Vinyl follows filmmaker Judith Helfland as she sets off on a quest uncovering the toxic ramific...  A Hard RainAustralia sits on 40% of the world’s known uranium supplies and is about to give the green light to ...  Crossing The LineWhen two young, non-indigenous medical students go to work in a remote Aboriginal community, their p...  No Place To LiveThis film looks into the housing issues facing urban Chicago now and in the future and at the histor...  All About OliveAll About Olive is the story of Olive Riley going back to Broken Hill where she was born in 1899. Ol...  Make It RealA story of determination and hope. Like Harry Potter, Kevin is an orphan. But unlike Harry, he is re...  Half LifeThis compelling and beautifully crafted film reveals the effects of United States nuclear testing on...  Downside UpDownside Up is about how MASS MoCA, America’s largest museum of contemporary art, has transformed Ma...  Birth RitesBirth Rites draws powerful comparisons between birth in outback Australia and the icy regions of Can...  Our Brother JamesJames Dalmann killed himself in 1996. He was 20. In this very personal film, director Jessica Dougla...  An Evergreen IslandIn 1989 the landowners of Central Bougainville closed one of the world's largest copper mines that w...  Losing LaylaLOSING LAYLA is a video diary documentary that bears witness to a loss that has often been unrecogni...  LegacyThis documentary follows one family, living in one of the oldest and most dangerous public housing p...  A Calcutta ChristmasDuring India's celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, filmmaker Maree Delofski... |
> 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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