Australian rock group Mental as Anything and the world of competitive spreadsheet creation are among the subjects of documentaries to be included in the latest round of Screen Australia funding.
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Stories about a harried single mum juggling school pickup and disposing of a corpse, aspiring young players on the cusp of AFL glory, and the space-bound mob of Mt Jorj navigating a faraway galaxy are among the online projects that will share in over $750,000 of Screen Australia funding.