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Hiroe, the Monk and Me

Mika Nishimura

The enlightened journey of a 92-year-old woman artist turning grief and aging into creative renewal and cultural legacy.

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Meister

Rowan Devereux

After surviving Auschwitz, Icek Kapelmeister journeys from Europe to Australia, rebuilding his life as Jack Meister.

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A QUIET RECKONING

Simon V Kurian

A rare insight into the once invisible lives of the LGBTQ+ community in Chennai, in Southern India.

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The Man

Dean Bates

Anthony Mundine’s journey from NRL star to boxing icon challenges concepts of race, identity, and success.

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Ron Cobb : Ahead In The Clouds

Rachel Lane

From political cartoons to iconic science fiction films, Ron Cobb helped make sense of the future.

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Untitled Shark Feature Documentary

Sean O’Reilly

A search for why we fear sharks pulls the investigation somewhere far bigger than anyone expects.

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Gods + Guns

Steve Sharp

A war photographer contemplates his legacy of reporting wars through a spiritual lens and what it says about the future of war and peace.

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Hunter: A Wonnarua Story

Bill Code

A pockmarked landscape, a contested heritage, and the search for justice in an uncertain future.

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The Wombat Guy

Tahnee McGuire

Unlikely wildlife rescuer Josh Neille and his family share their home with a lively ensemble of native Aussie animals.

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THIS GROUND WE STAND UPON

John Hartley

In Far North Queensland a powerful Indigenous social movement resisted injustice and racism in the mid 20th Century.

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Exploring The Drilosphere

Roberto Pirelli

A dancer’s journey into earthworm compost reveals art, ritual and community can regenerate living systems and meaning.

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Burden of Proof

Clancy Walker

Industrial greed is consuming the last of our wild places. But a global movement is rising.