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Baby Boom to Bust
- 2008
- Documentary
- 2 x 55mins
- Status: Completed
For the first time in the history of our planet old people outnumber the young. BABY BOOM TO BUST takes on one of the most pressing and controversial issues of our time and looks at what this means for societies around the world.
Barney's Barrier Reef
- 2008
- Documentary
- 20 x 28mins
- Status: Completed
UK children’s favourite Barney and his mate Gemma journey down under to discover the beautiful and bizarre world of the Great Barrier Reef. It’s the biggest barrier reef in the world, with the greatest collection of animals on the planet. We meet the reef’s conmen, the night owls, the best of friends and the spineless wonders. Just imagine one huge family tree dating back 18 million years connecting the wacky, wonderful, miniscule and miraculous….it’s all here in Barney’s Barrier Reef!!
The Bombing of Darwin: An Awkward Truth
- 2011
- Documentary
- 60mins
- Status: Completed
Drawing on long-hidden documents, including the secret Lowe Royal Commission and first person accounts AN AWKWARD TRUTH debunks conventional wisdom surrounding the bombing of Darwin in 1942. This was not a small, insignificant attack swept under the carpet to avoid unnecessary panic. It was a massive military failure, hidden from the public by those responsible.
Burma's Open Road - An Insight Into Myanmar
- 2007
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Completed
BURMA'S OPEN ROAD explores the lives of diverse individuals whose livelihoods depend on, or will be impacted by, a road linking Burma, India and China. Those for the road forecast times of plenty and see it as a lifeline for trade and tourism. Detractors believe the road will have disastrous effects on the environment and facilitate smuggling in the region. What does the future hold, and how can the Burmese regain the peaceful balance they so desperately crave?
Crown of Thorns
- 2004
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
Crown of Thorns Starfish have been a source of almost continual controversy on the Great Barrier Reef for the last 15 years. Major peril or cyclical phenomena? That's what scientists have been discussing, arguing and indeed procrastinating about in laboratories and at conferences all over the world. Meanwhile, the Australian Government has stepped back, hoping and wanting to believe that the cheapest option (ie. to let nature run its course) is the correct one. But as one scientist puts it, 'if you put two scientists in one room you'll end up with three questions!'
Decadence: Decline Of The Western World
- 2011
- Documentary
- 102mins
- Status: Completed
All civilisations rise and fall. For 300 years, the Judeo-Christian West has been the world’s pre-eminent civilisation. So, where is the West on the timeline? Many have theorised about the fall of the western world but now we appear to have the evidence. Negative birth rates, ageing populations, debt-laden economies and immigration - the West consumes without consequence, loves without longevity and lives without meaning. Decadence, a simple powerful essay-style documentary, asks if the West has peaked? And due for a new renaissance or a final dark age?
Deception by Design
- 2015
- Documentary
- 57mins
- Status: Completed
RAZZLE DAZZLE will take you on a journey into the secret world of camouflage design. We discover intrigue and deception through unique access to today's leading camouflage experts. They shed new light on a dazzling cast of camoufleur masterminds like Charles Darwin, Picasso, Norman Wilkinson, and Australia’s own Max Dupain. Warfare, art, and nature unite in the race to a future where invisibility becomes a reality.
The Final Sacrifice
- 2007
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Completed
THE FINAL SACRIFICE tells the story of two gypsy boys Ravi and Karthik, who are part of a community living on the fringes of society in Southern India. Director Akhim Dev has been filming the Gypsies over a period of ten years. He has a compassionate insight into the secretive and misunderstood community as he tells the story of Karthik and Ravi’s transition from childhood to adulthood.
Firing the Magic Bullet
- 2017
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Post-Production
In the coming months, two Australian scientists at the cutting edge of cancer research take their successful trials from the animal kingdom to humans. Ten years of scientific and business struggle is on the line. As they juggle the science, big pharmas, clinicians and investors, we reveal how hard it is to get science to market, even though this discovery could revolutionise cancer treatment.
Flight of the Elephants
- 2007
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Completed
A documentary about the plight of eight Asian elephants destined for zoos in Sydney and Melbourne. The film covers the 16-month saga of protests and delays by animal rights groups and explores the conservation issues confronting the Asian elephant.
Green Ants - Friend or Foe?
- 2013
- Documentary
- 50mins
- Status: Completed
From the treetops, they use expert chemical communication, skilfully engaging their opponents in fierce battles, inflicting injury and injecting powerful poisons to maintain their dominance. In their super-sized satellite outposts we investigate their rise to power, the wars and submissions. We look at their unique parallel world and examine how science is using their combative behaviour in better farming and organic production practices. We travel across northern Australia to Asia, bringing to light Indigenous customs and correcting misconceptions about this remarkable insect species.
Hell on Ice
- 2004
- Documentary
- 3 x 26mins
- Status: Completed
When intrepid adventurers Peter Bland and Jay Watson set out to traverse the treacherous Antarctic Peninsula, they couldn’t imagine what would unfold. Attempting an unassisted crossing - no dogs or machinery, no rescue insurance and only basic survival tools - their planned 23 day adventure became a hell on ice. Incredibly, they took a camera with them and captured both the early exultation and the terrible climax of their misadventure. (Also available as 46 minutes)
I, Psychopath
- 2009
- Documentary
- 90mins
- Status: Completed
I, PSYCHOPATH will take us on a road trip into the life and mind of a psychopath. Former white-collar criminal, Sam Vaknin goes in search of a diagnosis that proves beyond doubt that he doesn't have a conscience and that he can't be cured.
Incarceration Nation
- 2021
- Documentary
- 90mins
- Status: Completed
2022 Logie Award Winner for Most Outstanding Documentary and BronzeLens Winner Best Documentary, INCARCERATION NATION tells the tragic story of the systemic injustice and oppression of Aboriginal people in their own lands at the hands of our justice system.
Innocent Behind Bars
- 2020
- Documentary
- 8 x 60mins
- Status: Completed
In an intimate portrayal of injustice, this series reveals the true experience of being wrongfully convicted and the impact that lasts well beyond the prison bars.
The Last Mahout
- 2008
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Completed
THE LAST MAHOUT is a unique portal into the plight of the Asian Elephants. Filmed both from a Western and Asian perspective, the film explores the the tragic collisions of man and beast and the politics of wildlife transfers, speaking plainly about the steps necessary to save this remarkable animal.
Make Hummus Not War
- 2012
- Documentary
- 75mins
- Status: Completed
A new war has broken out in the Middle East between the usual suspects, but chick peas, not bullets, are in the front line.
Mystery of the Disorderly Warriors
- 2004
- Documentary
- 50mins
- Status: Completed
In 1984 at a small village in Jiangsu Province, China, a group of school boys stumble across a small clay head whilst playing at a development site. A Chinese archaeological team ultimately unearths 4,000 terracotta statues. This terracotta army is pint-sized, many are broken, different warriors are mixed together and the pits are unfinished. Why? This is the tale of the discovery of the Lion Hill Tomb, and the little disorderly warriors who guard it.
Naked on the Inside
- 2006
- Documentary
- 81mins
- Status: Completed
Beyond our clothes and skin, who are we? In NAKED ON THE INSIDE, six brave individuals shed their armour, reveal their bodies and share their secrets in an extraordinary experiment in search of their inner selves. (A 52 min version is available with five of the six subjects.)
New Beijing: Reinventing A City
- 2009
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
As China emerges as the economic powerhouse of the 21st century no one can disrupt the biggest construction boom in the world's history. In this film International architects, Paul Andreu, Australia's PTW, Foster and Partners and OMA, show us their iconic buildings and discuss the experience of working in China as we explore the effects of the reconstruction and how it is turning the intellectual and cultural heart of China into a globalised metropolis.
Of Dogs and Gods - A Social History of the Dog in China
- 2005
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
OF DOGS AND GODS is an extraordinary tale that encompasses thousands of years of dynastic rule in which the dog has been regarded as a spiritual being, a great hunter, man's equal, fortifying food, loyal friend and for those less fortunate, at the very least, an interloper or endearing mutt.
Quolls - Fast and Furious
- 2015
- Documentary
- 50mins
- Status: Completed
The Spotted-tail Quoll, the largest surviving carnivorous marsupial mammal currently living in mainland Australia. Endangered with few as 500 individuals possibly known to be only in existence, we investigate their secretive and short life span of three years in their remote and extremely isolated populations amongst the cloud forests of the North Queensland Wet Tropics. Spotted-tail Quoll, secretive, non gregarious and highly mobile. QUOLLS - FAST AND FURIOUS, before it’s too late...
Running to America
- 2011
- Documentary
- 60mins
- Status: Completed
RUNNING TO AMERICA is a story about unlikely opportunity. Five young Indigenous men from the Australian Outback are plucked from obscurity by marathon legend Robert de Castella. He’s convinced Indigenous Australians have a natural talent for distance running. The five men come from isolated communities and are cut off from the everyday opportunities that modern youth take for granted. Now these young men are thrown into a brutal 8-month training regime to teach them how to run distance.
Shark Harbour
- 2011
- Documentary
- 60mins
- Status: Completed
Sydney, Australia, 2009. Three terrifying shark attacks in as many weeks caused a wave of panic to sweep through the city. SHARK HARBOUR follows a specialist ‘Shark Research Team’ as they conduct the most comprehensive and technologically advanced study of sharks that’s ever been undertaken. They want to know if - in a city of nearly four and a half million people, surrounded by much loved and used waterways - sharks and humans can safely co-exist.
Standard of Perfection
- 2005
- Documentary
- 2 x 60mins
- Status: Completed
Mark Lewis takes viewers on an amusing journey behind the scenes of the Fryeburg Cattle Show in Maine, and the International Cat Show in Houston, Texas, exposing the intense preparation behind priming an animal for the biggest show of the year.
Storm Surfers
SERIES OVERVIEW
- 2008 - 2012
- Documentary
- 3 x 45mins
- Status: Completed
Famous big-wave surfers Ross Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll pit their knowledge, the latest in storm forecasting and their bodies against unridden super waves in the depths of Bass Straight.
Storm Surfers episode 1
- 2008
- Documentary
- 45mins
- Status: Completed
Famous big-wave surfers Ross Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll pit their knowledge, the latest in storm forecasting and their bodies against unridden super waves in the depths of Bass Straight.
A Woman's Journey Into Sex
- 2013
- Documentary
- 80mins
- Status: Completed
A WOMAN’S JOURNEY INTO SEX investigates female sexuality through the eyes of Private Detective Lacey as she travels the world to investigate if dames need emotional commitment to orgasm. Her journey takes us into the world of cougars, bachelorettes, women paying for sex, Rent-A-Dreads, romance dependency and holiday liaisons. With her we encounter masseurs, escorts, prost-i-dudes along with Heidi Fleiss, Miss Cougar International and a range of ordinary babes. This social history and lifestyle documentary weaves animation, archive, dramatizations, interview and verity to peep into the seldom-explored world of women’s sexuality.

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