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CATALOGUE 2017
Flame Media is a content production and distribution company specialising in high-end factual entertainment and documentary programming. Flame represents 3,000 hours of content across a wide variety of factual genre created by over 140 independent producers from around the world. Since its establishment in 2010, Flame has developed a reputation for being responsive, flexible, professional and proactive in our dealings with producers and buyers alike. With an experienced and successful sales, acquisitions, technical, contracting and accounting team located across our offices in Sydney, London, Greece, Singapore and New York, Flame is truly a global presence. Our sales and acquisitions team in any of our offices are always delighted to speak to you about your content needs. Best wishes, John Caldon Managing Director
Contents In Production 4 Lifestyle & Reality 6 Crime & Justice 15 Health & Medical 18 Science & Technology 22 Nature & Wildlife 25 Documentary 29 History 34 Food 45 Travel & Adventure 55 Sport 59 Arts 62 Drama Series 66 Feature Films 67 Index 71 Contacts 74
In Production
Fat Dog Fit Frank Lloyd Wright: The Golf Courses of
8 x 30 min, HD The Man Who Built America Great Britain & Ireland
Fat Dog Fit is a dog-umentary series that 1 x 60 min, HD 4 x 60 min, HD & 4K
will follow a pack of portly poodles, rotund
The Man Who Built America is the definitive For golf lovers and history buffs alike The Golf
Rottweilers, and stoutly shepherds along with
documentary about Frank Lloyd Wright - one Courses of Great Britain & Ireland will showcase
their over-feeding owners as they embark on
of the greatest architects the world has ever the best courses of England, Scotland, Wales and
a three month challenge to lose weight and
seen. Exploring his extraordinary life, works Ireland. Charles Darwin’s grandson, Bernard
reboot their lifestyle. Think The Dog Whisperer
and legacy, this film unpacks eight of his Darwin, elevated sports journalism to an art
meets The Biggest Loser.
most famous buildings - showing how his form not seen before. Based on his historic book,
Tell Tale Productions revolutionary ideas transformed architecture The Golf Courses of the British Isles, this series
in America and around the world. Meeting will bring the courses he describes vividly to life,
architects like Norman Foster and Richard enhanced by interviews with champions past
Rogers, famous fans including Brad Pitt, and present.
and those who live and work in his beautiful Landmark Media Productions, Title Entertainment & Big Baby Productions
buildings, this cinematic and breath-taking
documentary shows Frank Lloyd Wright to
be America’s national architect - a poet of
concrete, glass and steel.
Wildflame Productions for BBC
Available July 2017
4
IN PRODUCTION
The Kingdom: How Fungi Scrap Kings Waste Nation
Made Our World 8 x 60 min, HD 1 x 75 min | 1 x 60 min, HD
1 x 52 min, HD Brighton based indie Back2Back are going to Ronni Kahn used to be a collaborator in Australia’s
be blowing up buildings and bridges over the annual $10 billion food waste bill. Then she
Mysterious deaths lead to a startling discovery
coming few months as they go into production abandoned capitalism for social activism. Now
– harmless soil dwelling fungi have evolved into
on Scrap Kings. This explosive series follows she’s taking on government and big business to
killers. Untreated they kill 100% of their victims
the work of demolition, salvage and waste expose an inconvenient truth: that four million
but, paradoxically, fungi might also become
management experts as they blast, crush and tonnes of food is discarded annually while two
our saviours. Securing exclusive access to film
smash their way through a variety of structures million Aussies suffer from food insecurity. Waste
some startling experiments currently underway
which have had their day….and once they’re Nation captures Ronni lobbying at Parliament
in one of the most exciting new fields of science,
down the real work begins…From tower blocks House and the United Nations; delivering rescued
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World is
to ships, bridges to Victorian mansions… Every food and rifling through supermarket bins;
a fascinating exploration of a spectacular yet
inch of material is removed as everything has witnessing technological breakthroughs; rubbing
little known world that can change our lives and
value if you know where to take it and, crucially, shoulders with British royalty; establishing her
future for the better.
when to sell it. charity in Bangkok, London and Jo’burg; and
Smith & Nasht Production & Real to Reel Productions Inc
Available March 2018 Back2Back Productions for Quest UK and Viasat World uniting with Jamie Oliver ... It is one woman’s
Available end of 2017 crusade to end food waste.
Mint Pictures
Available October 2017
5
Lifestyle
NEW
Outback Truckers
Series 5: 13 x 60 min, HD
Also available in HD:
Series 1: 5 x 60 min
& Reality
Series 2: 13 x 60 min
Series 3: 13 x 60 min
Series 4: 13 x 60 min
Epic roads, monster loads and more dirt
madness, Outback Truckers is back for
another classic season. Australia is a land
of extremes and the Outback Truckers
face those extremes on every job they do.
Tropical storms can turn a dry dirt road
into a massive bog in hours, desert heat
can cook a man and his engine in minutes,
and long distances challenge a driver’s
concentration and stamina. There’s all this
and more….bushfires, bad drivers, closed
roads, unstable loads, police checks,
curfews, deadlines and the ever present
money pressures.
Prospero Productions Pty Ltd for Discovery Channel / 2013-2017
6
NEW TITLES
LIFESTYLE & REALITY
Keeping the Castle The Most Dangerous
1 x 60 min, HD Job in the World
Owning a castle in idyllic countryside may seem 2 x 60 min, HD
like a fairy-tale to many but, for father and son
Bull riding is not just about skill… It’s all about
the Earl of Erne and Viscount Crichton, it’s a very
conquering fear. These two documentary
modern story of struggling finances and family
specials give a dramatic insight into the
responsibility. Their family home of Crom Castle
violent world of professional bull riding
in Northern Ireland has been the ancestral
featuring over 20 of the world’s best bull
seat of the Crichton’s for more than 400 years.
riders from 7 countries competing in the
Keeping the Castle follows how father and
Asia Pacific series. In compelling, sometimes
son face the ever-increasing challenge of
frightening scenes, those pro cowboys relive
maintaining their family home and heritage.
dramatic incidents in their careers.
Green Inc Film & Television Ltd for BBC One NI/ 2013
RJMedia/ 2016 – 2017
Minding our Manors
1 x 30 min, HD
Student Swap
As a follow-up to Keeping the Castle, Viscount
Crichton sets out to explore the challenges 8 x 30 min, HD
faced by modern aristocracy as they endeavour In an education exchange program four
to maintain and fund their historical homes. teenage students from China travel to Australia
Green Inc Film & Television Ltd for BBC One NI/ 2016 and spend time in a Sydney High School while
four teenage students from Australia travel to
China and spend time in a Beijing High School.
The program documents the students’ new
Life Inside the Markets school life, new home life and explores the
Series 2: 12 x 30 min, HD cultural differences with a new group of friends.
Series 1: 12 x 30 min, HD Wildbear Entertainment for CCTV2 China & SBS TV Australia / 2016
Meet all the wonderful hard working men &
women of Sydney Markets - the largest fruit,
veg & flower wholesale market in the Southern
Hemisphere. The series showcases the market’s
characters and chaos, a nocturnal world where
deals are done, millionaires made and fresh
produce finds its way to plates across Australia
and the world.
Hark Attack Pty Ltd for TEN Network and 7 Network Australia/ 2015 - 2017
7
RETURNING SERIES
Get Growing- Rare Breed: A Farming Year
Series 5: 10 x 30 min, HD Series 5: 12 x 30 min, HD
Also available: Also available in HD:
Series 1-2: 20 x 30 min, SD Series 1: 12 x 30 min
Series 3-4: 20 x 30 min, HD Series 2: 12 x 30 min
Series 3: 12 x 30 min
Popular gardening guru Lynda Hallinan and Series 4: 12 x 30 min
DIY expert and professional landscape designer
Justin Newcombe are back to inspire you to turn Hugely popular Rare Breed: A Farming Year is
your outdoor living spaces into something special back with a brand new 5th series introducing
for friends and family to enjoy over summer! new farms and new families from across
Top Shelf Productions for Choice TV, New Zealand/ 2010 - 2017
Northern Ireland and Ireland. From carrots to
cattle and blackcurrants to goats this 12-part
documentary captures the reality of farming life
for 16 families across the agricultural year.
Hotel Fixer Crawford McCann for ITV/ TV3 (Virgin Media)/ 2012 – 2017
Series 9: 8 x 30 min, HD
Also available:
Series 1-4 32 x 30min, SD
Series 5-8 32 x 30min, HD
Run for Your Life
Series 2: 4 x 30 min, HD
This season, hotel experts Francis and John Also available
Brennan take on another diverse portfolio of Series 1: 4 x 30 min, HD
struggling hospitality businesses and once
again have an exciting range of projects to Welsh rugby legend Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas
tackle. They’ll be giving business makeovers to a returns for a second series, and this time he’s
selection of B&B’s, guesthouses and small hotels supersizing his ambitions. He’s giving himself
throughout Ireland that need urgent help with a just 16 weeks to train 100 first-time runners to
range of different problems. compete in the Cardiff Half Marathon. Can
Waddell Media Limited for RTE Ireland/ 2008 – 2017
‘Alfie’s Angels’ overcome personal heartaches
and pain barriers as they face challenge after
challenge on the road to the half marathon
starting pistol?
Pet Island Wales & Co Media for BBC Wales / 2015 - 2016
Series 2: 6 x 25 min, HD
Also available:
Series 1: 6 x 30 min, HD
Pet Island is a highly entertaining series looking
at people who are taking pet ownership to
another level. Filmed throughout Ireland,
it features a cast of quirky characters and
explores their love for ferrets, budgies, racoons,
alligators and of course cats and dogs. Pet
Island is packed with laugh out loud moments
and cuddly pampered pets.
Ronin Films for BBC NI & RTE/ 2014 - 2016
8
Ballyfin Broke A$$ Game Show
LIFESTYLE & REALITY
1 x 55 min, HD Series 1: 8 x 30 min, HD
Series 2: 16 x 30 min, HD
For one hundred years Ballyfin was a place
to entertain and impress….until the First World Hosted by comedians Derek Gaines and David
War and Ireland’s bitter Civil War of the 1920s Magidoff, this half-hour comedy series hits the
ended this extraordinary way of life. In 2002, streets of New York City, luring unsuspecting
an American businessman and art collector contestants and pushing them to their personal
undertook an ambitious and painstaking limits for cash. Never wasting money on fancy
restoration of Ballyfin. The house underwent lights, stages or expensive props hosts David
one of the most lavish and extraordinary and Derek bring the savings to the people with
restorations ever undertaken in Ireland and challenges and irreverent games promising cold
opened as a hotel in 2011 – it is now regarded as hard cash in exchange for contestants’ dignity.
one of the best hotels in the world. New Remote Productions Inc – a Division of Viacom / 2015-2016
InProduction Ltd for RTE, Ireland / 2015
Danger Dogs
Beautiful But Broke 12 x 30 min, HD
4 x 30 min, HD At this top dog training academy rescue
Enter the weird and wonderful world of the dogs are given a second chance and are put
Welsh beauty business. Beautiful But Broke is through a rigorous training routine to prepare
a frank, funny and revealing look at the lives for life as an elite canine – protecting society
of the under-30’s who will go to any lengths – from drugs and explosives. The series follows
financial or physical - to look good. It’s a world the dogs and their handlers through the highs
where there are more beauty salons, tanning and lows of their journey to see if they have
bars and tattoo parlours per square mile than what it takes to be Danger Dogs.
anywhere else in the UK. Barefoot Rascals Ltd for ITV Wales / 2014
Wales & Co Media for BBC, UK / 2015
Daniel & Majella’s
Class Swap B&B Roadtrip
6 x 24 min, HD 6 x 30 min, HD
The series follows three groups of Irish students In a different take on the travel show, Daniel
over a ten day period as they experience the O’Donnell and his wife Majella take a
cultural challenges of living and going to school unique tour of Ireland staying only in B&B
in Poland, Finland and Spain. These countries all accommodation and getting to know different
have radically different styles of education and areas through interaction with their hosts’
a whole different set of priorities and problems. families and friends.
Esras Films for RTE Ireland / 2014
Vision Independent Productions for UTV Limited/ 2015
9
The Entrepreneurs The Farm Fixer
2 x 58 min, HD Series 1: 8 x 30 min, HD
Series 2: 6 x 30 min, HD
Follows the fortunes of a group of young
would-be entrepreneurs as they try to The Apprentice’s Nick Hewer returns to his
defy the downturn and start up their own rural roots to help struggling farming families
businesses. Their ideas take them from diversify their businesses to make money -
Manhattan to Morningside and to some fast. Will these stubborn farmers embrace
unexpected results. Nick’s no nonsense approach or will he have
TVI Vision for BBC Two / 2013 a fight on his hands?
Waddell Media Limited for BBC One / 2012 - 2013
Facelifts and Fillers Gainesville
1 x 60 min, HD 10 x 30 min, HD
What was once the domain of the rich and This dramatic, comedic and life-affirming
famous has become part of mainstream life… factual series follows seven young singles as
now a growing number of people are going they struggle to make something of themselves
under the knife, or the needle, to stay young while never forgetting to let the good times
and beautiful. Dr Darren McKeown, a leading roll. The 20-something cast from Gainesville,
figure in facial aesthetics in the UK, has one Florida, lean on one another as they navigate
of the busiest cosmetic medicine clinics in work, love and the complicated nature of
Scotland. With exclusive access to Darren and lasting friendships.
his patients Facelifts and Fillers explores what CMT Productions Inc – a Division of Viacom / 2015
drives people to undergo these expensive and
often extremely painful treatments.
Timeline Films for BBC, UK / 2016
Greatest Gardens
3 x 30 min, HD
Family Rules Join Chelsea Garden Show winner, Diarmuid
6 x 30 min, HD
Gavin, and distinguished lecturer and writer,
Helen Dill, as they examine and appraise three
Family Rules is a deep access documentary series different gardens to uncover the greatest
that follows the lives of single mother, Daniella, private garden in Northern Ireland. They judge
and her nine daughters witnessing the everyday the best based on planting, design and good
triumphs and misfortunes of these young women gardening practice.
as they balance their aspirations with the mother’s TVI Vision for BBC Two / 2013
values. Filmed over six months this series provides
an exclusive look into a contemporary Australian
family and the familiar problems of adolescence,
young adult life and parenthood. Family Rules is
heart-warming and life affirming television.
MetamorFlix for NITV, Australia / 2017
10Haunting Australia The Herbert Brothers
LIFESTYLE & REALITY
8 x 46 min, HD 8 x 30 min, HD
Hailing from all corners of the globe, six of the Winning $1 million could change your
best ghost hunters in the business have joined life, right? Follow five somewhat nutty
forces to investigate paranormal activity in brothers from the tiny town of Batesville,
Australia’s most haunted locations. Led by Indiana who did just that - launching
the highly experienced and committed Robb an advertising empire after winning a
Demarest, the Haunting Australia team travel $1 million grand prize in a Super Bowl
across the country unearthing ghostly evidence commercial competition for tortilla chips.
and seeking answers to often asked questions. Zig Zag Productions for A&E USA / 2015
Flame Productions for Syfy, Australia and Really TV, UK / 2014
Heart and Soul Inside The Merchant
3 x 30 min, HD
Series 1: 13 x 26 min , HD
Series 2: 13 x 26 min, HD This observational documentary series goes
A band of 30 high school girls brave tensions behind the facade of the 5 star Merchant Hotel
and heartbreak to triumph at Europe’s top in Belfast. Once a bank headquarters, its grand
music festivals. The band is enjoying its most façade now conceals a sumptuous playground
successful line-up in the band’s 22 year history for the seriously wealthy, powered by a large
but they are about to be torn apart by their staff. From hotel manager to house keeper
own rule: when a member graduates from high the series follows the staff as they prepare for
school she leaves the band – a third of them are numerous five star events including VIP dinners,
set to graduate. fashion shows, weddings and Christmas.
Waddell Media Limited for RTE / 2016
1440 Productions Pty Ltd for ABC, Australia / 2013 & 2015
I Heart Nick Carter John Lonergan’s Circus
4 x 40 min, HD
7 x 30 min, HD
1 x 60 min, HD Former prison governor John Lonergan has
As the youngest and only single member of the a rather unique way of working with young
Backstreet Boys Nick Carter revelled in his status people from disadvantaged communities.
as “America’s most eligible bachelor” but all it His group spends two days a week with the
took to change his mantra “I never will” to “I do” Belfast Community Circus School with the aim
was to meet the woman of his dreams. After of transforming their lives through the power
years of playing the field Nick is ready to settle of circus arts and street theatre. Marvel at
down with fitness instructor Lauren Kitt. the effect this has by boosting the creativity,
self-esteem, teamwork and discipline of the
New Pop Culture Productions Inc – a Division of Viacom / 2014
participants.
Independent Pictures for RTE Ireland / 2013
11The Kitchen Job Railroad Australia
Series 1: 10 x 45 min, SD Series 1: 8 x 60 min, HD
Series 2: 10 x45 min, SD
They are the kings of the Australian outback;
Watch the man with the golden touch, the longest and heaviest trains in the world.
restaurateur John Palino, bring restaurant and Railroad Australia goes behind the scenes
café owners back from the brink of ruin. His to meet the train drivers, crews and track
talent and passion for the business coupled with maintenance teams who face crocodiles, high
his willingness to jump in the deep end sees him tides, severe tropical storms, steep inclines
help desperate owners get back on their feet. and sharp curves to ensure their cargo and
Top Shelf Productions Limited for TV3, New Zealand, 2008 - 2010 passengers arrive safely at their destinations
through extremely tough, demanding and
spectacular country.
Prospero Productions Pty Ltd for Discovery Channel / 2016
On the Edge & Over the Edge
13 x 30 min | 1 x 56 min, HD
Shot before ‘reality TV’ became popular On
Raised Hunting
the Edge is a series with the raw power of Series 1: 13 x 30 min, HD
the best of that genre. Filmed with intimacy
The Holders are an average American family
and honesty, On the Edge follows a group
with a difference - they use hunting as a
of young Indigenous Australian teenagers
platform to teach ethics and values to their
over two months as they take a physical,
family. In Raised Hunting the Holder family
emotional and spiritual journey to discover their
share their North America hunting experience
cultural heritage. Over the Edge, a one-hour
and use real adventures from their journeys.
documentary, picks up five years later and
Produced by Raised Hunting S Corp / 2014
explores how their choices have determined
their present circumstances.
Earthstar Productions for NITV, Australia / 2010 & 20
Restoration Garage
Outback Pilots Series 1: 9 x 45 min, HD
Series 1: 8 x 60 min HD Series 2: 8 x 45 min, HD
From the producers of Outback Truckers and There is shop floor drama, gas fueled egos
Railroad Australia comes another tale of and millions of dollars at stake at The Guild of
endurance, risk-taking and daredevilry. These Automotive Restorers as David Grainger and his
pilots play a vital role in the ‘do-or-die’ frontier team salvage the world’s rarest classic vehicles.
world of the Australian outback, from providing From re-building a turn-of-the-century French
emergency services to delivering essential De Dion, to recreating the 2 million dollar Bugatti
supplies to isolated communities. Aerolithe, eccentric entrepreneur David’s crew
Produced by Prospero Productions Pty Ltd for Discovery Channel / 2016
of automobile mavericks turn rust into gold and
deal with all the dents along the way.
Pixcom Productions Inc for The History Channel Canada / 2013 & 2014
12The Shelbourne To The Rescue
LIFESTYLE & REALITY
Series 1: 6 x 30 min, HD 1 x 44 min, HD
Series 2: 7 x 30 min, HD
(includes Christmas Special) As more urban adventurers seek recreational
thrills, search and rescue teams are pushed to
Once again programme makers are given the limit to try to save them from the elements
exclusive access to front and back of house – and themselves. Cell phones have created the
of Dublin’s most iconic hotel, The Shelbourne. assumption that help is just a phone call away
The exacting staff are under huge pressure to and increased the risks amateur adventurers
ensure that the 5 star standards of service are are prepared to take.
upheld as the outside of the hotel undergoes a Dreamfilm Productions for CBC Canada / 2014
major and disruptive renovation.
Produced by Waddell Media Limited for RTE, Ireland / 2014-2015
Topp Country
Suave Says Series 1-2: 20 x 30 min, HD
Series 3: 10 x 30 min, HD
10 x 30 min, HD
Famous for his chiselled torso and his hit single Comedians and musicians Lynda and Jools Topp
Rico Suave in the 1990s, Gerardo Mejia became continue their culinary journey around New
a top music executive credited with introducing Zealand meeting passionate food producers,
fellow Latin American singer Enrique Inglesias home cooks and lovers of life. Topp Country is a
and others into the mainstream. This reality celebration of New Zealand’s beautiful country
series puts the focus on Gerardo’s offbeat and and passionate people. Food is the vehicle for
often eccentric family as he passes the music storytelling and gives us access into people’s
torch to his children and gives a sneak peek into intimate domain - the family kitchen - where
his crazy family. stories, love and laughter are shared.
Diva Productions for TVNZ, New Zealand / 2013-2016
New Pop Culture Productions Inc – a Division of Viacom / 2014
That Start Up Show The Truth About Money
Series 1-3: 78 x 30 min, HD
6 x 45 min, HD
Ric Edelman, best-selling author who
A talkshow with a difference, That Start Up
has published seven books on personal
Show explores the ups and downs of the
finance and three times named Barron’s #1
world of start-ups. Hosted by comedian and
independent financial advisor in the United
media tech commentator Dan Ilic, the series
States, brings his unique blend of financial
features comedy, conversations and pitches
savvy and entertainment to viewers in The
from rising start-ups to those who have
Truth About Money.
already made it big.
3 Roads Communications / 2013-2015
That Start Up Show Pty Ltd / 2015
13The Unlikely Pilgrims
1 x 83 min | 1 x 52 min, HD
This is an intensely intimate journey following
a group of recovering drug addicts along the
beautiful medieval pilgrimage route of the
Camino de Santiago in Spain. A journey where
the physical challenge of walking across a
foreign land is matched by the internal battle
of its troubled characters.
Intafusion Films Pty Ltd / 2013
Ultimate Wheels
8 x 43 min, HD
Join London Motor Museum owner Elo and
mechanical mastermind Will Trickett as they
transform rust buckets into Ultimate Wheels.
Watch as Will rescues a design icon from going
to waste then works with Elo, the style guru, to
transform it into something spectacular. This
completely new take on the car restoration
genre will appeal to history fans and car
enthusiasts alike.
Splash Media TV for A+E Networks, UK / 2014
Vanity Insanity
13 x 48 min | 51 x 30 min, HD
Can we truly feel better on the inside by
changing our appearance on the outside?
Vanity Insanity follows the stories of people who
believe they can and go to some extraordinary
lengths to do so. Shot across North America,
Italy, Ireland and Brazil the series exposes the
good and the very bad outcomes that result
from cosmetic surgery.
Kirkshaw Productions for Canal Vie Canada / 2005 – 2007
14Crime
& Justice
NEW
Neighbourhood Blues
Series 1 – 5 x 45 min, HD
Series 2 – 10 x 45 min, HD
Series 3 – 10 x 45 min, HD
Series 4 – 10 x 45 min, HD
Series 5 – 10 x 45 min, HD
Series 6 – 10 x 45 min, HD
Series 7 – 10 x 45 min, HD
Plus 10 x 30 minute edited episodes
Neighbourhood Blues follows the work of
ground-breaking special Neighbourhood
Policing teams across the UK as they
combat anti-social behaviour and
confront the problems of troubled
communities. Each episode gets up close
with the characters in the unit and the
neighbourhood crimes that they are trying
to solve. By using community surgeries
and ‘beat meetings’ they listen to the
complaints of local people about crime
that’s affecting their day to day lives.
Rawcut for BBC One / 2013 - 2016
1524 Hours: Police Broadmoor: A History
3 x 46 min, HD of the Criminally Insane
24 Hours: Police compares frontline policing on 1 x 46 min, HD
the violent angry streets of four international
Through in-depth interviews and historical
cities - San Francisco, Auckland, Perth and Oslo.
archives leading criminologist Professor
Police are filmed in action in the same 24 hour
David Wilson gives an insight into the world
period in these cities on the worst night of the
of Britain’s most notorious criminals and
week. Witness first-hand what life is really like for
the place they called home - Broadmoor
police and see the differences between policing
Psychiatric Hospital.
methods and overall crime statistics in each city.
Talent TV South for Crime & Investigation Network, UK / 2013
Razor Films for TV3, New Zealand / 2011
The Banker, the Escort Bullied: You’re Not Alone
and the $18 Million 5 x 30 min, HD
1 x 48 min, HD
Bullying comes in many different forms:
The Banker, the Escorts and the $18 Million is a cyber, psychological and physical bullying,
cautionary tale. How could one person deceive homophobia and disability. 2.1 million children
those who loved and trusted him for so long? are bullied every year. Often the victims do not
How, with today’s rigorous checks and balances, know where to turn. This series gives them the
could an employee steal such a large figure… chance to be heard and for viewers to learn
and, could it happen again? This stunning about the devastating affects of bullying.
docudrama tells the story of New Zealand’s Landmark Media / 2013
biggest ever single employee fraudster, Stephen
Versalko - the man who defrauded a high profile
bank and his clients for almost a decade.
KHF Media Limited for TV3, New Zealand / 2011
Contract Killers:
Who Murdered
Barristers Carolyn Matthews?
1 x 56 min, HD
5 x 30 min, HD
This ground-breaking true crime documentary
A ground-breaking series following some of details the chilling story of Australia’s most
the UK’s leading legal minds. For the first time infamous contract killing: the brutal slaying of
ever cameras have access to the machinations Carolyn Matthews at her home in South Australia.
inside the British court system. Over a 15 month
Fredbird Entertainment for C&I Channel, Australia / 2011
period the series follows the barristers as they
build and represent their cases in court – from
fighting for a mother’s access to her children to
taking the Department of Justice to the Supreme
Court in London.
Crawford McCann Ltd for BBC Northern Ireland / 2014
16Donal Macintyre: Unsolved The Man Who Knew
CRIME & JUSTICE
10 x 60 min, HD Too Much
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved investigative 1 x 52 min | 1 x 44 min, HD
journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some
Is Paddy Costello New Zealand’s own Kim
of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved
Philby, the infamous British Intelligence agent
cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have
who became a Russian spy? During the Cold
never been successful convictions. With access
War he was involved in a scandal in which
to original case files and interviews with those
Morris and Lona Cohen used New Zealand
close to the victims Donal and his team shed
passports to enter the UK and spy on the British
new light on the cases and investigate why they
nuclear programme… but was Costello a spy
continue to remain unsolved despite modern
and a traitor?
detective methods.
Messenger Films for Prime TV, New Zealand / 2014
AMC Networks International Broadcasting for CBS Reality / 2015
I, Pedophile Missing in the Land of Gods
1 x 82 min, HD
1 x 51 min, HD
Missing In The Land Of Gods follows the
In the fight to reduce instances of child sexual
heartbreaking journey of Jock and Di Chambers
abuse around the world, understanding
through India in search of their missing son
pedophilia and pedophiles is an important first
Ryan. This is a road movie, a mystery, an
step. This documentary explores the hypothesis
examination of love, hope and grief that takes
posed by Canadian pedophilia expert Dr
you on a journey you’ll never forget.
James Cantor that pedophilia is caused by a
Liz Bourke Media Pty Ltd / 2012
developmental disorder in the brain, resulting in
sexual attraction to children.
Cogent Benger Productions for CBC, Canada / 2016
The Sheriffs are Coming
London’s Oxford Street 20 x 45 min, HD
Revealed A fly-on-the-wall series that follows court
Series 1: 10 x 45 min, HD enforcement officers as they seek to recover
Series 2: 10 x 45 min, HD money for their clients after court orders in their
Series 3: 10 x 45 min, HD favour. But not everyone is happy to comply
It is Europe’s busiest shopping street turning over and the Sheriffs are faced with debtors who’ll
£5 billion a year… where the rich and famous do anything they can to avoid payment. From
mix with students, workers and thieves; from dealing with squatters to unhappy brides, bad
squatters protesting over a building development mechanics to petty thieves, the Sheriffs enforce
to construction disasters as builders teeter on the recovery of the debts in any way they can.
the edge of a 10 metre hole to rogue rickshaw Screenchannel Television for BBC One, UK / 2014
drivers and anarchy in the bus queue - it all
happens on London’s Oxford Street.
Screenchannel Television for BBC One, UK / 2014 - 2015
17Health
& Medical
NEW
Life Asked Death
1 x 26 min, HD
Filmed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and
Myanmar, Life Asked Death tells the story
of how the development of palliative care
in Asia is driving a revolution in healthcare
throughout the region.
Moonshine Movies / 2016
18Autism: A Family’s Journey Doctor in the House
HEALTH & MEDICAL
1 x 52 min, HD 6 x 45 min, HD
When JR Cairns was two years old doctors What if a team of doctors invaded your
diagnosed him as autistic and mentally house and every area of your life, work and
retarded and predicted that he would be body? Imagine cholesterol screening as you
institutionalized by age 17. The Cairns family bite into breakfast; a blood pressure check
refused to accept this grim life sentence at your office desk and heart monitoring in
and against the odds, they won. This is a front of the telly. A crusading medical team
celebration of his recovery and a story of hope. make the ultimate house call but even when
Hope Group / 2013 faced with life or death, can a household
break the bad habits of a lifetime?
Independent Pictures for TV3 Ireland / 2014
The Baby Makers How to Live to 100
4 x 30 min, SD
1 x 60 min, HD
Observational documentary series about the From the picturesque valleys of Wales to the
pain and joy of fertility treatment as couples stunning Italian island of Sardinia, Welsh-
strive to conceive a new baby. The Baby Makers Italian cook Michela Chiappa visits 100 year
witnesses the work of embryologists, doctors olds, longevity experts and her own long-
and nurses who specialise in fertility treatment, lived family in order to unravel the secrets
hoping to make these would be parent’s of their success. It’s a warm and enchanting
dreams come true. Viewers also get to see the journey that mixes food, lifestyle and science
step-by step process of IVF and the delicate in order to come up with a surprising recipe
scientific procedure which takes place in the for a long and healthy life that any one of us
fertility clinic laboratory. could achieve.
Waddell Media Limited for BBC Northern Ireland, UK / 2012
Wales & Co Media for BBC One, UK / 2015
Before I Kick the Bucket Is Sugar the New Fat?
1 x 60 min, HD
1 x 44 min, HD
What would you do if you were told you only
Sugar! What’s not to like? It’s being touted as
had months to live? In this heart-warming and
highly addictive and the biggest contributor
ultimately life-enhancing documentary the
to the current worldwide obesity epidemic.
extraordinary Rowena Kincaid, a terminally ill
We used to think a high fat diet was to blame
young woman with a wicked sense of humour,
so who’s the real bad guy? This documentary
goes in search of a bucket list.
takes on world-leading scientists and the food
Wales & Co Media for BBC One, UK / 2015 industry in an attempt to understand the truth
about sugar.
Razor Films for TVNZ, New Zealand / 2014
19Little Stars The Sound Barrier
1 x 52 min, HD 1 x 60 min, HD
Little Stars tells the surprisingly life-affirming At Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital Dr. Laura
stories of young people around the world living Viani heads a world class team of surgeons,
with life-limiting illnesses. Against the odds these audiologists and speech and language
children and young adults are making the most therapists. Filmed over a year with
of every moment thanks to the support of their unprecedented access, The Sound Barrier
loved ones and a dedicated team of pain and follows a number of people who decide to
palliative care workers. receive a cochlear implant and captures their
Moonshine Movies for Aljazeera Documentary Channel, MENA / 2015 remarkable journey from silence to sound.
Loosehorse Ltd for RTE/ 2015
OCD and Me
1 x 52 min, HD
Take Heart
1 x 60 min, HD
You’ve heard of OCD but what exactly
is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? It’s a A powerful and provocative documentary,
condition that goes far beyond excessive Take Heart seeks to understand complex
hand washing or repetitive checking of light social, environmental and health factors that
switches. In an attempt to understand this place young Australasians at such high risk
illness, OCD and Me speaks with sufferers of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD). It follows
who have come forward to talk about this the stories of four indigenous Australasian
extreme anxiety-related condition. youngsters through harrowing open-heart
Wildfire Films for RTE Ireland / 2015 surgery, long-term hospital stays and the
reality of daily life with RHD, examining the
complexities involved in balancing traditional
lifestyles with the demands of the modern
A Parting Gift medical system.
Moonshine Movies / 2016
2 x 53 min, HD
Around the world people donate their bodies
to medical science and education. Unlike organ
donation, the person decides to gift their entire
corpse to a medical school; becoming ‘silent
teachers’ after death. A Parting Gift follows
first year medical students in the Anatomy
Department at Dublin’s Trinity College as their
education is enriched by direct contact with the
donor remains.
Loosehorse Television for RTE Ireland / 2014
20Why Are We Fat?
HEALTH & MEDICAL
3 x 45 min , HD
Obesity is the biggest health crisis on the
planet. For the first time in history children
are facing shorter lives than their parents.
Presented by overweight and diabetic Chef
Simon Gault, this series examines the science
behind a re-examination of traditionally
accepted health advice and the emergence
of new evidence that at last makes sense of
the looming health problems we face.
Razor Films for Prime, New Zealand / 2016
A Will for the Woods
1 x 93 min | 1 x 53 min, HD
While battling lymphoma Dr Clark Wang
discovered a burgeoning movement that uses
burial to conserve and restore natural areas.
Determined that his last act will be a gift to the
planet, the spirited Clark embraces the planning
of a spiritually meaningful funeral and green
burial. Clark approaches his last days with
humour and comfort in the knowledge that his
death will be a force for regeneration.
Overwhelming Umbrella Productions, Inc / 2014
21Science &
Technology
NEW
Future Food
6 x 28 min, HD
By 2050 the world’s population will have
risen to around 9.5 billion and will require
70% more food than we grow today. In
discussions about how best to feed the
planet in the future, many now argue for a
new way of thinking about food technology,
food policy and food science. Future
Food explores how we are going to feed
ourselves in the 21st century.
Television for the Environment (TVE) / 2012
22The Age of Robots Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
6 x 52 min | 6 x 26 min, HD 8 x 30 min, HD
This six-part series guides us through the Have you ever wondered what it’s like to
discovery of the most intriguing projects that be struck by lightning or be propelled by
robotics has to offer, getting to know machines hurricane-speed winds? What is it really like
and ideas that will impact our future or are inside a burning house? In this fun (and funny!)
already part of our everyday lives. science series Nigel Latta subjects himself to a
The Lighthouse for RAI Italy / 2014 variety of ‘don’t try this at home’ experiments to
explore some of the more dramatic aspects of
fundamental science.
Razor Film for TVNZ New Zealand / 2015
Dinosaurs in the Outback
1 x 43 min, HD Predict My Future:
This documentary is about the evidence, real,
The Science of Us
scientific and often dramatic which proves 4 x 52 min, HD
that the Outback of Australia was once a place
Meet the most scientifically studied people in
where dinosaurs roamed in vast numbers. Using
the world. A group of 1,037 individuals born in
live action and 3D animation these compelling
one city have been followed since their births
reconstructions tell the story of these grand
in 1972. This series follows the fascinating study
creatures that roamed the land.
and information it has provided in almost every
Wildbear Entertainment / 2013
field of medical and social development.
Razor Films for TVNZ / 2015
The Man Who Built Britain
1 x 60 min, HD Redesign My Brain
Thomas Telford led the way for Britain to Series 1: FORMAT ONLY
Series 2: 3 x 60 min, HD
become the world’s greatest engineering
nation. Despite his work being over 200 years In 2013 Todd Sampson put brain training to the
old many of his creations still adorn the British test in the ground-breaking series Redesign
landscape today and pay testimony to his My Brain. This unique, transformative and
genius. This documentary reveals the work of interactive experience ended up as one of the
the first modern engineer. most watched Australian science documentary
Caledonia TV Productions Ltd for BBC Two / 2007 series. Todd continues this incredible journey
in Redesign My Brain, Series 2: Becoming
more adaptable, sharpening the senses and
becoming brave.
Mindful Media for ABC, Australia / 2013 & 2015
23Science vs God? Windfall
3 x 52 min, HD 1 x 83 min | 1 x 52 min, HD
Does God exist? On this side of death, how The development of wind power can only be a
would you ever know? In three fast-moving good thing – right? That is what the people of
episodes this series offers an intriguing new Meridith, New York thought until they discovered
approach to the most enigmatic question of all the disastrous impact the construction of a wind
time. World renowned contributors from both farm had on their community. This eye-opening
sides debate the key issues that stir powerful story exposes the downside of going green
debate across society and the media. when making money, rather than protecting the
Kharis Productions Ltd / 2012 planet, is the driving force.
Cat Hollow Films LLC / 2011
The Secret Life of Materials
1 x 59 min, HD
Secret Life of Materials looks at the way that
every era of civilisation has been defined by
man’s power to manipulate materials. Today
more than ever we need to use materials
intelligently to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
The film takes us on a journey where we meet
the pioneers of material science and reveal their
extraordinary discoveries that are transforming
the world around us.
APT Films for European Broadcast Union / 2015
Superstitious Minds
1 x 42 min, HD
This documentary explores a myriad of
superstitions as we learn about their origins and
discover what they tell us about ourselves. As
we move through this world of irrational beliefs
we will meet sceptics and believers, experts and
ordinary people.
PMA Productions for CBC Canada / 2013
24NEW
Australian Penguins
1 x 52 min, HD
Little Penguins are the smallest penguins in
the world and are the only species that live
and breed in Australia. This documentary
focuses on the penguin colony that lives
on Western Australia’s Penguin Island.
The island’s Discovery Centre houses a
small group of rescued penguins, which
have either been injured, orphaned or
abandoned as chicks. Australian Penguins
gives an insight into their amazing stories of
Nature
survival and all the funny things this group
of Little Penguins get up to.
Rob Allen Productions/ 2017
Also available:
& Wildlife
Penguin Island
1 x 52 min
Just off the coast of Western Australia is an
amazing island - Penguin Island. This small
limestone island is home to an incredible
diversity of natural wildlife. From the
smallest species of penguin in the world
to the largest species of pelican this is
truly a unique environment. These varied
creatures have chosen to make it nature’s
nursery, claiming it as an ideal place to
raise their young.
Rob Allen Productions / 2013
25NEW TITLES
China’s Hidden Monkeys
1 x 52 min, HD
Hidden in China’s highest mountains live one
of the most elusive and mysterious monkey
species in the world. The story of the Chinese
Golden Monkey’s survival in the forbidding
heights of China’s southwestern mountain
ranges represents one of the great mysteries
in primate research today.
LIC China / 2014
The Egret
1 x 46 min, HD
Every year from late March to early April,
large migrating flocks of egrets and herons
arrive from Japan and settle in North East
China to nest, mate and rear their young.
The Egret is an in-depth lifecycle study
of the behaviour of one group of these
Bahama Blue
spectacular birds. 6 x 46 min, HD
LIC China / 2011
Bahama Blue is an innovative series that explores the islands
of The Bahamas in a search for wildlife. Past the white sand
beaches and beneath idyllic turquoise water lies one of the
fiercest natural habitats in the world. Its picture perfect beauty
draws us into a world where life and death unfold in natural
and sometimes horrifying order. The series focuses on how
this struggle plays out within the unique geographical features
of The Bahamas including mangroves, deep blue water, sand
flats, coral, as well as caves and blue holes - features that
both define and interact with the diverse wildlife.
Parallax Film Productions Inc / 2014
Also available
Wild Bahama
1 x 60 min, HD
A ‘best of’ special of Bahama Blue series.
Parallax Film Productions Inc / 2014
26Blue Zoo The Island Project
NATURE & WILDLIFE
13 x 27 min, HD 1 x 53 min, HD
Eight young marine animal enthusiasts embark Professional horse trainer, Emma Massingale,
on a gruelling six-week training mission to takes on her biggest challenge yet. She will use
become dolphin and seal trainers. Packed all of her knowledge and expertise to break
to the gills with life-changing adventures in two wild ponies – no tack, no ropes and
including rescuing marine animals and nursing no boundaries – with only her four trained
them back to health - they even help out with Coonemara ponies to act as her interpreters.
the birth of a baby dolphin! Equine Productions / 2015
Air Pig Productions for ABC Australia and RTE Ireland / 2014
Dream Island My Sheepdog and Me
6 x 25 min, HD 1 x 60 min, HD
Skokholm Island is one of Britain’s secret wildlife Kate Humble is an English television presenter
gems. Largely forgotten in recent years, the for the BBC, specialising in wildlife and science
island has been cut off from the public and programmes. In My Sheepdog and Me Kate
fallen into disrepair. This series tells of the plight sets out to learn more about the rare Welsh
of the dedicated volunteers who revitalise the Sheepdog breed as cross breeding and fashion
once promising island supported by a stellar trends have caused traditional herding dogs in
cast of the islands inhabitants including puffins, the UK to either decline or become extinct.
shearwaters, gulls and razorbills. Tatu Pictures for BBC Two & BBC Wales / 2016
Barefoot Rascals Ltd for ITV / 2012
Also available:
My Welsh Sheepdog
3 x 30 min, HD
Great White Bite
Wildlife BBC presenter Kate Humble sets out
1 x 52 min, HD
to learn more about the rare Welsh Sheepdog
Almost 50 years ago Rodney Fox survived an breed as cross breeding and fashion trends
attack by a great white shark. Since then he has have caused traditional herding dogs in the
devoted his life to the creature that almost killed UK to either decline or become extinct. Along
him. Rodney has appeared in over 80 shark the way she meets a team of researchers
films and documentaries, shot live sequences at the University of Aberystwyth whose
for the blockbuster shark film JAWS and has ground-breaking DNA research reveals some
evolved from a victim of the great white shark remarkable facts about the Welsh Sheepdog.
to their greatest champion. Tatu Pictures for BBC Two & BBC Wales / 2016
Nature Films Network, Inc / 2014
27Rhys Jones’ Wildlife Patrol
11 x 30 min, HD
A man in a scorpion-sting coma, a policeman
spooked by a tarantula, owls with insomnia
and a spate of deer with missing limbs - it’s
all in a day’s work for wildlife expert Dr
Rhys Jones. Starring some cute, cuddly and
downright dangerous animals, follow the
fearless doctor as he solves all manner of
wildlife crimes and conflicts.
Wales & Co Media for BBC One / 2013 - 2015
The Secret World of Trees
10 x 30 min, HD
The Secret World of Trees explores the many
uses of trees, examines their central role in
history and folklore and the contribution trees
make to both the cycle of life and our everyday
existence. Filmed over four seasons in stunning
locations across Ireland the series focuses on
native Irish trees and woodlands as well as the
naturalized and exotic trees.
Produced by Abu Media Teo for TG4 / 2016
Think Like an Animal
1 x 55 min, HD
Featuring cutting edge scientists and the
fascinating creatures they’re studying, Think
Like an Animal explores exciting new research
and dispels old myths about how animals
think. By providing a glimpse into the inner
world of animals and challenging conventional
wisdom this documentary raises important
questions about how we think about and treat
our fellow creatures.
90th Parrallel Productions Ltd / 2016
28Documentary
NEW
I Killed JFK
1 x 60 min, HD
Answering the decades-old mystery of
who really assassinated President John
F. Kennedy this explosive documentary
features a shocking confession from James
Files, the man who claims to be the killer.
The film presents compelling forensic and
eyewitness evidence, previously unavailable
to the public, supporting Files’ contention
that he, and not Lee Harvey Oswald, fired
the fatal shot at America’s 35th president.
Barry Katz Entertainment for Newsmax TV/ 2016
29Against the Tide Cast from the Storm
1 x 52 min, HD 1 x 72 min | 1 x 58 min, HD
Tens of thousands of migrants have died in This observational documentary follows
the Mediterranean in their attempt to reach two inspiring teachers who defy community
Europe. Too often the obligation to assist these opposition, and with limited resources, run
boat-people in danger was not respected. This a program that uses theatre to help young
documentary charts the extraordinary action refugees overcome trauma and rebuild their
taken by the activists in raising awareness, lives. Cast from the Storm is a remarkable
mobilising public opinion and continuing to fight process of transformation – learning to face
for the rights of boat-people. your darkest fears and discovering your
Tell Me Films / 2014 potential for healing in the unlikeliest of places.
Missing Archive Productions Pty Ltd for ABC, Australia / 2015
The Assange Agenda
1 x 52 min, HD
Elettra
1 x 48 min, HD
What rights do we have in a world where
individuals are under electronic surveillance A story about the extraordinary life and
24/7? Who really controls the agencies that spy inventions of Guglielmo Marconi, the Father of
on us? Seeking to explore this unprecedented wireless communication. Marconi built an empire
crisis democracy faces, we hear from key which he left to his daughter Elettra. Now she
experts including former CIA Officers and wants to turn his legacy into an Academy for Arts
whistle blowers, academics and political experts and Science where young people from around
to search for answers to these questions. the world can gather to learn about the latest
One Planet Films / 2014 innovations and cultural trends.
Produced by Radio Australia / 2015
The Boomer Revolution
1 x 43 min, HD
Generation Jobless
1 x 43 min, HD
Baby boomers turned on, tuned in and
dropped out and now they are revolutionising Once a university degree guaranteed you a
what it means to get old. In the 1960’s they well-paid job but sadly today that is not always
changed the world and now in their 60’s the case. With no real job awaiting them the
they might do it again. With life expectancy only thing graduates are guaranteed is a huge
increasing an average 30 years in the last study debt. Under-employed and often stuck
century: where will the boomers live, how long at home, this generation is presenting a ticking
will they work and will they ever be able to time-bomb with consequences for the wider
afford to retire? community.
Dreamfilm Productions Ltd for CBC Canada / 2013 Dreamfilm Productions Ltd for CBC Canada / 2013
30Gilad and All That Jazz Letters To Our Children:
DOCUMENTARY
1 x 59 min, HD Stories of Refuge
Gilad Atzmon is one of modern era’s best 1 x 45 min, HD
saxophonists but he is also an outspoken
A group of immigrant and refugee mothers
opponent of Israel. This film is a portrait of
from 10 different countries and speaking
Gilad’s life, from his childhood in Israel, the
different languages create a book of
moment he discovered Jazz and the awakening
illustrations showcasing heartfelt letters
that led him to exile himself from Israel, to his
to their children as a way to explain what
life in London recording with the likes of Paul
brought them to Winnipeg Canada and
McCartney and Sinead O’Connor to taking part
what they hope their lives will be like.
in political activities and receiving death threats.
Krahn Communications / 2015
Contra Image Limited / 2012
Gloriavale The Love Market
1 x 52 min, HD
3 x 50 min, HD
In the remote town of Sapa in Vietnam there
This series allows viewers inside one of New
is a large group of savvy hill tribe girls living
Zealand’s most private of communities and
independently and capitalising on the growing
learn what life is like for the women who live
tourism market by selling embroidery to
there. We meet up with Dove Love who, at
visitors. Some aged as young as seven, these
22, is one of the oldest single girls longing for
girls are street-smart and dream of a life
marriage and the patter of little feet but Dove
beyond selling souvenirs. But can these young
believes that won’t happen unless it’s part of
girls survive the leap from remote tribal culture
God’s plan. Tradition dictates that girls must
to 21st century Asia?
wait to be asked by a young man….and that
Secret Key Films Pty Ltd for National Geographic Channel Australia / 2008
doesn’t always happen.
Produced by Pacific Screen Ltd for TVNZ, New Zealand / 2014-2016
Love Under Cuban Skies
I Am The River 1 x 82 min, HD
1 x 52 min, HD Sex tourism is a major global growth industry
and while men are the traditional customers,
The fascinating story of New Zealand’s
increasing numbers of women are seeking
Partington photography collection; their
a “richer” holiday experience. We follow a
amazing discovery, the storm of protest that
group of women who travel to Cuba looking
erupted over their ownership and sale and the
for romance and adventure. What drives these
surprising resolution.
women to seek love under other skies and what
Razor Films Ltd. for Maori TV New Zealand / 2011 are the consequences for everyone involved?
Produced by Esperamos Inc for CBC Canada / 2014
31Making Good Men My Long Neck
1 x 52 min, HD 1 x 53 min, HD
Two high profile men, one a former All Black Travel guidebooks describe Thailand’s “long
and the other a Hollywood actor, reveal neck” villages as human zoos. Tourists pay
their unforgettable account of bullying with big money to gawk at women with brass rings
unprecedented honesty. Making Good Men is around their neck and take photographs.
not a story of blame or humiliation. It is a path Filmed over three years, My Long Neck follows
to redemption, to reconciliation and ultimately the stories of three young Kayan sisters forced
to restoration. to live in the past and desperate to move into
Te Amokura Productions for Prime TV, NZ / 2016 the future.
Secret Key Films / 2012
The Mercy Ship Only Me Generation
1 x 40 min, HD 1 x 58 min | 1 x 33 min, HD
This observational documentary follows seven Has China’s ‘one child policy’ really created a
medical professionals from Northern Ireland generation of spoilt, privileged, selfish young
as they head to Madagascar as volunteers adults? This documentary is a brave exposé
on the floating hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. of what everyday life is like for the ‘Only Me’
The converted luxury cruise ship needs over generation in China. For the first time on
400 volunteers from over 40 nations to make camera these young Chinese will speak candidly
it operational. It had five operating theatres, of the huge pressure and high expectations
recovery, intensive care and low dependency from their parents and reveal the dreams,
wards – totalling 82 patient beds, making the worries, hopes and fears of a generation.
Africa Mercy an extraordinary operation.
Baraka Productions Limited / 2013
Waddell Media Limited for BBC, UK / 2016
Scrum
My God
1 x 55 min, HD
50 x 29 min, SD
International gay rugby tournament, The
A series of compelling conversations about Bingham Cup, is just around the corner. The
spirituality. Host Chris Nichol meets a series of Sydney Convicts are not only hosting the Cup,
guests for an animated discussion about life, they are also the defending champions and
God, the universe and what drives us forward. the pressure is on. Scrum follows a self assured
Each guest has a unique spiritual outlook which Canadian jock, a hefty Irish backpacker and a
influences their thinking and how they cope with stoic Japanese outsider as they vie for a position
the challenges thrown up by everyday life. on the world’s premiere team.
Pacific Screen Ltd for TVNZ New Zealand / 2006-2010 Gang Gang Media / 2015
32Sons of Perdition Volunteers Unleashed
DOCUMENTARY
1 x 86 min | 1 x 57 min, HD 1 x 60 min, HD
Sons of Perdition follows a group of teenage The enthusiasm and ambition of young
boys after they escape self-proclaimed prophet volunteers has created one of the most
Warren Jeffs and his fundamentalist polygamist lucrative and growing sectors in the travel
sect. They join an underground network of industry – “Voluntourism”. Volunteers
exiled teenagers but, with limited education and Unleashed follows a group of young people
exposure to the outside world and desperately who find that volunteering offers a rich
missing their families, they soon succumb to cultural and work experience, but can also
the temptation of drugs and alcohol. Can they be fraught with many challenges.
overcome these obstacles and thrive in a world Produced by Q Camera Productions for CBC, Canada / 2015
outside the sect?
Left Turn Films for BBC Storyville / 2010
Soul of the Arctic
1 x 50 min, HD
No ordinary minister with no ordinary parish.
The Rev Darren McCartney left his parish in
Ireland to become the Bishop of the Diocese
of the Arctic – a parish of 1.5 million square
miles in the Canadian Arctic. His parishioners
are local Inuit people, struggling to come to
terms with a less nomadic way of life. Bishop
McCartney tries to bring some comfort to the
isolated communities.
Evergreen Media for UTV Limited / 2014
Traceable
1 x 43 min, HD
In a world filled with throw-away fashion,
emerging designer Laura Siegel’s dream is to
shift the perspectives of consumers and connect
them to the hands that craft her garments.
Follow this idealistic designer as she travels
across India to produce her collection. But will
positioning her collection in the sustainable
domain enable her to survive in the highly
competitive fashion industry?
Fashion Films Inc for Bravo (Bell Media) Canada / 2014
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