The 10 films competing for the 2011 FOXTEL Australian
Documentary Prize cover subjects as diverse as climate change and
roller skating, and feature inspiring individuals from home and
abroad. With screenings taking place over ten days of the festival,
audiences will have a unique opportunity to view the best
Australian documentaries of 2011 on the big screen, with guest
introductions and Q&A sessions following each film.
An inspirational documentary centred on a landmark trial in
South Africa in which 25 people were convicted of the murder of one
man.
From award-winning director Amy Gebhardt, an intense portrait of
the hectic preparations for Finucane and Smith's ambitious new
show.
The rollicking story of Chad Morgan, the politically-incorrect
country singer with the donkey grin (known as "The Sheik of Scrubby
Creek"). Narrated by Tex Perkins.
A moving portrait of Australian dancer and choreographer Tanja
Liedtke and the impact her tragic death in 2007 has had on her
friends and collaborators.
Filmmaker Peter Hegedus, inspired by Barack Obama's
post-election speech, goes in search of the American
Dream.
The spectacular rollercoaster career of world skating champion
Jayson Sutcliffe - co-directed by the Rollerboy himself.
Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression, Sydney sex
worker Rachel Wotton specializes in a long-overlooked clientele -
people with disabilities.
A cult phenomenon was born in 1987 when two young punks from the
American midwest moved into a down-at-heel San Francisco apartment
and covertly recorded the vitriolic rants of their middle-aged
alcoholic neighbours.
Documentary about a tiny Pacific nation on the front line of
climate change and a young woman determined to raise the world's
awareness of its predicament.