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AACTA & Walkley award-winning documentary 'Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra' picked up by US streamer Netflix

In Films / BBC Nominated for Best Program Acquisition Read the full list of nominees here

Karl Quinn, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May, 2022 Australian TV’s biggest awards show returns on June 19 after a two-year COVID-induced...

Emily Komiyama, Milk Bar Mag, 12 February, 2021 WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following...

Luck Buckmaster, The Guardian, 29 December, 2021 Read The Guardian's film & television critic Luke Buckmaster's Top 10 here The amazing...

Nico Franks, C21 Media, 9 December, 2021 We are delighted to announce that the BBC has acquired Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra....

Sean Slatter, Inside Film, 9 December, 2021 We are delighted to announce that BBC (UK & Ireland) has acquired Firestarter: The Story of...

Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin & Ivan O'Mahoney win the 2021 AACTA Documentary Award for their acclaimed feature documentary Firestarter: The...

Sean Slatter, Inside Films, 4 November, 2021 Australia has five nominees across four categories for this year's Rose d'Or awards. Read...

Natalie Salvo, au.review.com 7 July, 2021 If you want an example of the transportive power of dance then you need to look no further...

Debi Enker, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 June 2021 This carefully calibrated and deeply moving documentary seamlessly operates on a range of...

Breanne Doyle, DOXA 2021, 14 May 2021 When you’re born into a culture which is often left out of history books, inherited trauma can...

Pat Mullen, POV Magazine, 3 May, 2021 Further proof that Canadian arts can learn a lot from their Australian counterparts can be seen in...

Sheffield DocFest 23 - 28 June 2022 Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra Showroom Cinema 4 Mon 7 June 20:45 - 22:45 Thu 10 June 11:00 -...

Eliza Janssen, Flicks, 23 February, 2021 Read the Flicks Review here “You can’t tell the story of Aboriginal Australia without Bangarra”....

The Conversation, 18 February 2021 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of...

Stephen A Russell, Time Out, 18 February 2021 Read the Time Out Review here An exhilarating documentary dances through the living history...

Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian, 17 February, 2021 Photograph: Daniel Boud A critic ought to tread carefully when reaching for a word like...

Jackie Keast, 11 February, 2021 ABC Commercial has inked a pre-sale of Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin’s documentary Firestarter: The Story...

Sean Slatter, Inside Film, 2 December, 2020 Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin’s Firestarter – The Story of Bangarrahas followed up Monday’s...