Myuran Sukumaran, the Bali-9 convicted criminal became an accomplished artist while in Kerobokan prison under the tutorship of artist Ben Quilty. Director Matthew Sleeth - who worked with Quilty in Kerobokan Prison throughout Sukumaran's rehabilitation - creates an intimate, visceral portrait of Myuran during his last 72-hours.
For the riders, the spectators and the town of Alice Springs, the Finke Desert Race is more than a race. Finke: There and Back delves below the surface to uncover what makes them tick, what drives them to put their lives on the line when they strap their helmets on.
This is the story of unsung hero Steve Fairless, a country boy who represented Australia in road cycling at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. After the games, with professional opportunities limited, Steve retired from the sport to return to dairy farming to provide for his young family. He was 26 and in physiological terms, only really just arriving at his peak. However, the desire to compete never left him and at 50, Steve made a comeback of sorts. Within a season he was one of the best in the country for any age. Our film tracks his life, his comeback and his journey to the ultimate proving ground, the UCI World Masters Championships in Slovenia in September 2014. Steve is a great character, and his story is one of never letting go of a dream.
Wayne Lynch burst onto the Australian surfing scene in the 1960s and rode a wave like no one else. He opened up fresh possibilities with a radically new vertical style. He was a champion, a draft dodger, a hippie, an outsider, a revolutionary, a messiah, an environmentalist, a victim, a wild man, a pauper and an enigma. He tested himself against the big waves and produced something beautiful and exhilarating and elegant in the process.