The Peoples Jugger

Wasteland cinema reflects our fears and hopes in times of crisis. This documentary celebrates the legacy and influence of David Webb Peoples’, a post-apocalyptic sports movie, which was ahead of its time in terms of diversity, representation, and vision.

The documentary explores how this cult classic inspired a global community of fans and artists, who created festivals, music, cosplay, and a real-life sport based on the movie. It also examines the challenges and opportunities for Australian cinema in the current landscape, where funding and support for local stories are scarce.

Finally, we pay tribute to the aging filmmakers, especially David Webb Peoples, whose remarkable career as a screenwriter deserves recognition and admiration.

The Juggers Are Coming also documents the process of restoring the original film, so that a new generation can discover and enjoy this sci-fi masterpiece and the messages of environmentalism and comradery within.

To create an awareness of the forgotten history of Australian films and to raise awareness of the sport and communities formed around the history of this film and to preserve our film history for future generations.

Your kind donations will help us:
– Continuing filming interviews with the original cast and crew (in Australia and the USA)
– Allow us to license the original film footage
– Allow us to create and license original music for the feature documentary
– Help with the shooting and editing of this documentary
– Allow us to showcase the international sport of ‘Jugger” to a wider audience
– Bring new audiences to see the original film
– Shine a spotlight on the life and work of David Webb Peoples and his incredible legacy of screenwriting and filmmaking

Short Term: Create awareness of the 1989 film, it’s history and impact on culture in Australia and abroad.
Mid Term: To continue to preserve lost and forgotten Australian films which continue to lie dormant in film archives across the globe and continue to discuss our cinema culture throughout the world.
Long Term: To build an inclusive community around the sport, and wasteland events which deal with our current existential crisis around the environment and rising inequality.

We have strong ties with the wasteland community, Kristan Angel helps to organize POX Eclipse (WA’s only Wasteland event) and also has direct ties and contact with the International Jugger League which hosts the sport internationally. Aaron McCann has direct ties to the original film’s stars and creatives in Australia and the USA. Through our distributors we are in contact with the NFSA and Technicolor (USA) in an attempt to preserve and restore the original 35mm prints

A robust social media campaign across all platforms. We will also enlist the Jugger sporting leagues to promote this campaign and raise awareness about the documentary and it’s subject matter. Australian and International filmmakers and films will also be utilized to help promote this campaign.