The Tailings
For your consideration this Easter weekend…. in no particular order are a few recommendations (most of which I’ve seen).
I’ve stuck to scripted titles here. Most of the Foxtel titles are available on Binge, and vice versa.
Enjoy!
The TailingsSBS on Demand 6 x 10 mins (from April 2)
The Tailings follows the events that take place after the death of teenage Jas’s father. The tight-knit community are quick to deem the death as an accident, spiralling Jas to undertake her own investigation. This coincides with the arrival of her new schoolteacher Ruby, who comes carrying the burden of her own past trauma. The two slowly develop a mutual trust and as secrets are exposed, the truth becomes impossible to ignore. The poignant performances by emerging stars Tegan Stimson (Jas) and Mabel Li (Ruby) are an intimate portrayal of the human experience with grief, guilt and loss from the diverse perspective of those living on the margins both socially and geographically. Th
Filmed as 6 ten-minute episodes, new Australian drama series ‘The Tailings’ follows the events that take place after the death of teenage Jas’s father. The tight-knit community of her small town, nestled in the hauntingly beautiful mountains of Tasmania’s West Coast, puts his death down to an accident. Jas does not buy it and embarks on her own investigation of what happened to her dad.
His death coincides with the arrival of Jas’s new schoolteacher Ruby, who comes carrying the burden of her own past trauma. The two slowly develop a mutual trust and as the story unfolds, secrets are exposed, and the truth becomes impossible to ignore.
Daniel Gordon’s
The Australian Dream picked up the Best Feature Documentary prize at the inaugural Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) Awards.
The ceremony, held today (March 3), marked the end of this year’s online conference.
A total of six awards were handed out in addition to more than AUD $200,000 of development funding and prizes.
The Australian Dream (pictured), a portrait of the struggles and triumphs of Australian soccer player Adam Goodes, took home a $5,000 cash prize. The film is produced by Good Thing Productions and Passion Pictures.
The Best Documentary/Factual Series award, meanwhile, went to Miriam
Margolyes: Almost Australian from Liz Allen, Ross Wilson, Laurie Critchley, Aline Jacques and Southern Pictures.
Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian
AIDC NEWS: A docuseries featuring British-Australian actor Miriam Margolyes and a feature doc profiling former Australian Rules footballer Adam Goodes have won prizes at the inaugural Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) awards.
Commissioned by pubcaster the ABC, Southern Pictures’ Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian was named best documentary/factual series.
The judges hailed the show, which follows the Harry Potter star as she explains what attracted her to Australia as a young immigrant and how she still grapples with being “almost Australian,” as a refreshing modern portrait of the country.
“Miriam was an unexpected and inspired choice who made it fun, honest, charismatic, smart, delightfully self-deprecating and masterful with her interactions,” they said.