Documentary Australia

Jo-anne McGowan

In 2017 Jo-anne produced with Jen Peedom the feature documentary MOUNTAIN – a collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, which had a sell out live performance tour nationally.
MOUNTAIN as a stand alone feature documentary was one of the highest grossing documentaries at the Australian box office and has had theatrical releases in the US and the UK amongst other territories. In 2022, a follow up project RIVER was released, premiering at Telluride Film Festival and winning the AACTA that year for Best Documentary and Best Music Score.
Jo-anne has produced two series of AUSTRALIA IN COLOUR for SBS which colourises black and white archival film from the beginning of cinema to the 1970s in Australia and two series of ART & SOUL a compelling look at Indigenous art, with Bridget Ikin.

Filmmaker Projects

Lynette Wallworth

Two trailblazing doctors in Melbourne, using psilocybin to assist patients in palliative care, open a doorway to inexplicable experiences at the end of life. Will their new pathway lead to ancient knowledge holders?

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