Young documentary makers get shot on ABC2
Screen Australia and ABC TV today announced the production of five half-hour documentaries as part of the Opening Shot series for ABC2.
The series, set to air mid-2012, be made by emerging documentary makers, telling entertaining, real life, untold stories of IVF, internet vigilantes, puppets with herpes, the life of abattoir workers, and fashion in indigenous communities.
Alan Erson, ABC TV head of documentaries said: “We are always on the lookout for new talent and it’s invigorating to be working with up-and-coming producers and directors.”
Liz Stevens, Screen Australia’s documentary manager said: “With well over 100 applications received, the next generation of filmmakers certainly have a lot to say on all aspects of life and society. They’re edgy and direct films and I’m really looking forward to seeing them on screen.”
Stuart Menzies, ABC2 Controller said: “ABC2 is the natural home for Opening Shot – new stories, new film makers and challenging ideas.”
Productions
Dating the H-Bomb
Production company: LaLa Pictures Pty Ltd
Producer: Andrew Arbuthnot
Director: Jay Court
Synopsis: Ordinary Australians, voiced through puppets, candidly share the lighter side of loving while living with the taboo herpes virus.
The Disassembly Line
Production company: Projector Films
Producer: Daniel Joyce
Director: Madeleine Parry
Synopsis: Madeleine Parry, documentarian and one-time slaughter woman, enlists at her local abattoir to reveal the hidden experience of the men who kill what we eat.
Future Radicals
Production company: Renegade Films (Australia) Pty Ltd
Producer: Kate Pappas
Director/Writer: Ben Eriksen
Synopsis: A group of masked vigilantes who call themselves ‘Anonymous’, are taking a stand on the issues of online censorship.
Project Baby
Production company: Secret Key Films Pty Ltd
Producer: Katrina Lucas
Director/Writer: Shalom Almond
Synopsis: Filmmaker Shalom Almond documents her own process and personal ethics as she attempts to start a family using controversial Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis IVF.
Queen Of The Desert
Production company: 360 Degree Films
Producer: Josephine Wright
Director: Alex Kelly
Synopsis: ‘Starlady’, a youthworker on a mission to bring wild fashion to remote indigenous communities.
