Acclaimed filmmaker and New York native John Turturro will direct Joe Torre (working title), a new feature documentary produced by Motto Pictures on the iconic National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, it was announced by MLB Studios, Major League Baseball’s Emmy Award-winning production label and BD4, Banijay America’s sports and documentary label. In a lifetime…
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Australian documentary Nansie Screening During Dementia Action Week
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Anna Trichet Laurier’s intimate and deeply moving Australian documentary Nansie – about two sisters who care for their grandmother with dementia – will screen in Western Australia, NSW and Victoria during Dementia Action Week.“More than 1.5 million Australians care for someone living with dementia, and it is the second leading cause of death for all…
MDFF 2025 – Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe
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A story of resistance across generations, the power of family and the unrelenting struggle for justice in a country that remains in denial. Controversial and uncompromising, Australian Aboriginal political activist Robbie Thorpe stands as part of a long line of Indigenous resistance to invasion.
NANSIE Set to Premiere at The Ritz Cinemas
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The intimate and deeply moving documentary Nansie will enjoy its first public screening at The Ritz in Randwick, right around the corner from where its profound personal drama unfolds. Distributed by Screen Inc (Ice Maiden, The Koalas, Fight to Live), Nansie is a poetic, deeply moving documentary that will strike a chord with everybody. Like…
Documentary Australia and Doc Society announce seven documentaries participating in inaugural Climate Story Lab Australia
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Documentary Australia and Doc Society have announced the seven documentaries selected to participate in the inaugural Climate Story Lab Australia, to be held from 26-28 August, 2025 at Artspace on Gadigal Land, Sydney. Over three days, the two organisations will bring together climate documentary makers with climate experts, First Nations leaders, impact strategists, political consultants,…
Sharko Announces Q & A Tour and Digital Release
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Award-Winning Rugby League Documentary ‘SHARKO’ Announces Selected Australia Q&A Event Screenings Prior to Digital Release across Australia and New Zealand. Following its triumphant hometown Sold Out premiere in Gladstone, documentary Sharko about New Zealand Rugby League icon Mark Graham, is set to embark on a series of special Q&A event screenings across Australia before its…
Safe Steps Releases Short Documentary
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With more than 40 per cent of our country’s young people under the age of 16 being exposed to family and domestic violence. Safe Steps released today Unanswered Calls – a short documentary that highlights the plight of this group of vulnerable Australians.In Unanswered Calls, two young people bravely share their lived experience of family…
Fight to Live Headed to Netflix
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The compelling, inspirational documentary Fight to Live – a hard-hitting (literally) portrait of Australian UFC and Bare Knuckle Fighting champion and domestic abuse survivor ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings – will be available to stream on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand from 6pm on Friday 8 November 2024. Sports documentaries can be a truly transcendent experience,…
AIDC Reveals 2025 Theme
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The Southern Hemisphere’s premier gathering and marketplace for documentary and factual content – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first confirmed conference guests and unveiled its 2025 theme – FUTURE TELLING .
Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’
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Director Ciarán Ó Maonaigh Starring Brendan Gleeson Rated PG Score 3/6 In 2021 Hughes’ pub closed its doors for the last time following the death of its owner. In this film, Gleeson interviews musicians, dancers, singers and listeners to tell the story of the unassuming pub and its lasting contribution to traditional music in both…