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Lara Damiani

A feature documentary about an iconic outback opal mining town on the brink of collapse and the eclectic and eccentric community fighting for its survival. In a town full of holes – can they dig their way out?

Jenny Hicks

The improbable life of famous Australian contemporary artist Dale Frank is as 'majestic and strange' as his artwork.

Breaking Plates

Completed film

Karen Pearlman

'Breaking Plates' is a raucous documentary about the not-so-silent women of early silent film.

Zanny Begg

In a world ravaged by fire and disease, Tamara turns the camera on herself; exploring the impacts of life in free fall.

Mick McIntyre

A film that reveals an unlikely truth about Australia’s love-hate relationship with its beloved icon, The Kangaroo.

THE GIANTS

Completed film

Laurence Billiet & Rachael Antony

The Extraordinary life of Bob Brown intertwined with the story of Australia’s ancient trees.

Singing Up The Past

Completed film

Tim Slade

Holocaust survivor Guta Goldstein and the songs that have sustained her.

Laneikka Denne

When a young, neurodivergent filmmaker meets their estranged, autistic uncle Wayne for the first time, they discover he has terminal cancer and a deep distain for the world. Together, with their mother Cathy, they embark on a family trip to Las Vegas to see if Wayne can find joy in living again.

Genevieve Grieves

Two sides of the same story, worlds apart — until now.

EATING PLANTS

Completed film

Mick McIntyre

EATING PLANTS is an upbeat digital series that explores the world’s fastest-growing culinary trend of plant-based eating

Vincent Lamberti

A mother's death, a community's silence and a child's journey to unravel the truth.

Lachlan Ross

When injury prevents Blake Dean’s return to the Big Bash League, he reinvents his game as an “ambidextrous” cricketer.