A local Indigenous politician (Deborah Mailman) is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister (Rachel Griffiths) after a contentious video goes viral, in Rachel Perkins' drama about systemic injustice and the complexities of political change.
Silvey came on board after multiple drafts had been penned by Shaun Grant ('Snowtown', 'Berlin Syndrome').
SBS will bring more new voices to the forefront in its upcoming drama slate, which includes four short-form productions from its Digital Originals initiative, as well as the upcoming series 'Safe Home', from producer Imogen Banks.
Over three parts, the documentary series 'The Australian Wars' gives voice to the story of the country’s longest and perhaps most defining war, examining the battles fought on home soil, as the colonial frontier pushed forward, and First Nations peoples resisted.
Warwick Thornton’s 'Sweet Country' has received three nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the most nominations ever received by an Australian film.
As Bran Nue Dae cracks the top 50 Australian films of all time at the box office, INSIDEFILM takes a closer look at the indigenous musical
Detective Jay Swan, the protagonist in Ivan Sen's films 'Mystery Road' and 'Goldstone', is headed to the small screen.