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Dhoompoo Lionel Fogarty in collaboration with Mia Tinkler, Charlie Freedman and Alex Vella-Horne

Yugambeh poet Dhoompoo Lionel Fogarty didn’t learn to read or write until his early twenties. For the fifty years that followed, until his final moments, he made language his most dangerous weapon.

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Brigitte Muir

A Tamang mountain guide, an Australian expedition leader. A story about love and duty across continents and cultures.

the day we saved the zoo

Madeleine Hetherton-Miau

When fires threaten Mogo Zoo, the keepers must put their lives on the line to save the animals they love.

Visible Farmer

Completed film

Gisela Kaufmann

It's time to put a spotlight on the hidden face of Australian agriculture.

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Emma Balnaves

Following a transformative, mysterious transmission at an ancient temple in South India, a contemporary Shaivite guide embarks on a global search across Asia to uncover the forgotten roots of the Pashupata lineage, discovering that the body is not an identity, but an instrument to access the divine.

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Bill Code

A former farm kid probes the looming freshwater crisis through the lens of Australia’s hard-won lessons, in this fast-paced impact series

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THE NARROW BRIDGE

Completed film

Esther Takac

The Narrow Bridge - from conflict to understanding, from trauma to hope.

the last closet

Keryn Nossal

Why would a man's sexuality have any effect on how well he kicks a footy?

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LEFT WRITE HOOK

Completed film

Shannon Owen

For eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a groundbreaking program that combines boxing and creative writing turns into a journey of recovery, transformation and friendship.

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Jared Nicholson

A massacre survivor and a filmmaker form an unlikely bond, in a desperate search for solace, closure & truth

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UNMUTED

Completed film

Dena Hysell-Cornejo

UNMUTED follows eight women from across the globe through their journeys of reclaiming their agency and rebuilding their lives against seemingly insurmountable odds.

Daniel Clarke

John Wamsley fights cat-lovers, politicians & feral animals alike to start Australia’s first native wildlife sanctuary.