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Here 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.

 

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It's Like That

It's Like That

“It’s like that” is a 7 minute animated documentary made by the Southern Ladies Animation Group (S.L...

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Children Of The Crocodile

Children Of The Crocodile

Children of the Crocodile explores cultural identity, resistance and survival through the intimate s...

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A FIGHTING CHANCE

A FIGHTING CHANCE

Nermin Sabanovic is a strong willed man. At 42 years of age, his main goal in life is to win a world...

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The President Versus David Hicks

The President Versus David Hicks

In December, 2001, Australian David Hicks was picked up in Afghanistan by the Northern Alliance and ...

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Molly and Mobarak

Molly and Mobarak

Molly and Mobarak is the story of Mobarak Tahiri, a young Hazara refugee, who is living in the town ...

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Farmingville

Farmingville

Farmingville is an 87 minute documentary by Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini about the complex ...

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The Mascot

The Mascot

The Mascot is the story of one man's struggle to discover his stolen identity. It traces the journey...

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Refugees

Refugees

For Mike Siv, the trip begins innocently enough: "Me and my homies, David and Paul, we're going to C...

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Lost Boys of Sudan

Lost Boys of Sudan

Lost Boys of Sudan is an Emmy-nominated feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugee...

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My Khmer Heart

My Khmer Heart

It is estimated that over half a million children were orphaned during the genocide committed by the...

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Hope

Hope

Four hundred people were pitched into the sea when their people-smuggling boat from Indonesia sank i...

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My Country, My Country

My Country, My Country

Iraqis line up to cast their vote in the January 2005 elections. Inspired by a New Yorker article wr...

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The Isabellas - The Long March

The Isabellas - The Long March

On New Year's Eve 1991, Chen Xing Liang landed in a wooden fishing boat - code named ISABELLA on the...

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A Well-Founded Fear

A Well-Founded Fear

The Australian Government sends back asylum seekers it doesn’t think are refugees. International law...

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Ayen’s Cooking School for African Men

Ayen’s Cooking School for African Men

The women of Sudan do not allow their men into the kitchen because, (amongst other reasons) they bel...

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> 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.
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