(Internationally known as ARE YOU RACIST?)

GENRE: Science
LENGTH: 1 x 54 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Scott
PRODUCERS: Paul Scott & Gina Twyble
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTERS: SBS Australia
COINVESTOR: Screen Australia
INTERNATIONAL PRESALES: Off The Fence

This documentary uncovers the extraordinary new science that can help understand and change racism. Australian diversity advocate, engineer and the 2015 Young Queenslander of the year, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, goes on an immersive journey to experience first hand the revolutionary new science that can detect unconscious bias, uncover hidden prejudice and expose racist attitudes in a person’s brain.

Science today can measure how racist someone is through a series of intriguing tests that the television audience can also take while watching the TV program. This documentary puts this new science to the test as Yassmin and four volunteers, from different racial backgrounds, take part in a unique 10-day social experiment that has never been attempted on television before.

This documentary probes the fabric of human nature to reveal exactly why some of us become racist. But it also demonstrates that with the right training, the new science can help anyone transform and reduce their own prejudice. All the volunteers, including Yassmin, leave the social experiment a different person to when they came in. If people can visibly transform on television in only ten days then they can definitely change over a lifetime.

This is the first time that useful scientific tests measuring prejudice, and tools that can reduce racism, have been made accessible to a television audience. It’s an informative and emotional journey that’s unique, surprising, provocative and inspiring.

USEFUL LINKS

• Web: The Truth About Racism: Is there a scientific cure?
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/videos/10154926496378686/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBS/status/826593432533561344
• Article: What can be done to reduce unconscious bias?

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GENRE: Science
LENGTH: 3 x 57 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Scott
PRODUCERS: Paul Scott, Isabel Perez, Todd Sampson
DIRECTOR: Jeff Siberry
BROADCASTERS: ABC1 Australia
COINVESTOR: Screen Australia
INTERNATIONAL PRESALES: Discovery Science USA,
INTERNATIONAL PRESALES: Discovery Networks International
DVD SALES: Universal Pictures

THE SERIES

In 2013, Todd Sampson put brain training to the test in the groundbreaking series Redesign My Brain. This unique, transformative and interactive experience ended up as one of the most watched Australian science documentary series of all time and won the 2014 Australian AACTA Award for Best Documentary. Todd will now continue this incredible journey in Redesign My Brain Series 2, this time to prove that the brain can be trained to meet the challenges of modern life. Once again, he will become a scientific guinea pig and use the very latest that brain science has to offer. It’s an inspirational and unforgettable story that has something in it for everyone.

EPISODE 1 – HELP ME ADAPT

Todd will discover how to become more Adaptable. To prove that it is possible, he will be challenged to climb a 120-metre rock-face blindfolded!

EPISODE 2 – SHARPEN MY SENSES

Todd sets out to improve his Senses, sight, hearing and touch. To prove that his sensory perception has been enhanced, Todd will compete in a Safe-cracking competition.

EPISODE 3 – MAKE ME BRAVE

Todd will learn how to best Manage Fear. To demonstrate to all of us that it is possible to overcome fear, at the end of the series Todd will walk on a wire across two skyscrapers – a world first for someone new to wire walking.

To purchase the DVD

https://shop.abc.net.au/products/redesign-my-brain

USEFUL LINKS

• http://www.abc.net.au/redesignmybrain
• http://www.positscience.com/
• http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais

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GENRE: Wildlife
LENGTH: 1 x 54 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Hugh Marks & Paul Scott
PRODUCERS: Tina Dalton & Isabel Perez
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTERS: ABC1 Australia & 13/WNET USA
CO-PRODUCTION PARTNER: Wild Fury Pty Ltd
DISTRIBUTOR: National Geographic Television International

This 1-hour HD blue-chip wildlife documentary reveals the usually hidden social and sex lives of koalas and showcases never before-seen animal behavior and new science.

For the first time we witness the amazing social dynamics within one extended family of koalas, as seen through the eyes of a baby koala and the scientists that are tracking their wellbeing as their bush home is encroached upon by urbanization. Four koala biologists present the latest science and reveal how human encroachment is impacting the intricate workings of a koala colony.

The film explores if koalas can live side by side with people in today’s increasingly urbanized Australia. We follow an extended family of Brisbane koalas to capture their day-to-day dramas as their natural bush home becomes encroaching by humans. On top of social pressures from within their colony, these urban koalas have to contend with the external stresses of habitat loss, cars, dogs, and disease. This unique film is a testament to how this iconic Australian animal is coping in today’s world.

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GENRE: Science
LENGTH: 3 x 57 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Scott
PRODUCERS: Isabel Perez & Paul Scott
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTERS: ABC1 Australia
COINVESTOR: Screen Australia
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR: Cineflix Rights
DVD SALES: Universal Pictures

REDESIGN MY BRAIN features Australian personality Todd Sampson put brain training to the test as he undergoes a radical brain makeover to showcase the revolutionary new science of brain plasticity. In a TV first, we take viewers on an inspirational journey as Todd learns how science can turn an ordinary brain into a super brain in just three months. Today, anyone can become smarter, improve their memory and reverse mental ageing. So under the guidance of the world’s top scientists, Todd trains his brain to attain improved Cognition, enhanced Creativity and a stronger connection between Mind and Body.

Episode 1

MAKE ME SMARTER features Dr Michael Merzenich, the pioneer of the neuroplasticity revolution, as he teaches Todd how to turbo charge his Thinking Speed, Attention and Memory. After only a few weeks of brain training Todd attempts an extreme challenge at the World Memory Championships.

Episode 2

MAKE ME CREATIVE features a team of experts that coach Todd to increase his Creativity and overcome limiting Mindsets. On his way to attempting a large-scale Art-challenge, Todd learns to use Divergent and Lateral thinking and discovers the secret of what makes something Innovative.

Episode 3

MIND OVER MATTER features Australian Institute of Sport expert Dr David Martin as he teaches Todd the X-factor that turns ordinary folk into champions. Todd improves his Mind-Body connection, the ability to Visualize and his Emotional Intelligence. He then faces his greatest fear – being chained, handcuffed and blindfolded underwater – with only his improved brain to help him do a death-defying escape.

To purchase the DVD

https://shop.abc.net.au/products/redesign-my-brain

USEFUL LINKS

• http://www.abc.net.au/redesignmybrain
• http://www.positscience.com/
• http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais
• http://www.langleygroup.com.au/

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GENRE: Social ob-doc
LENGTH: 2 x 54 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Scott
PRODUCER: Isabel Perez
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTER: SBS Australia
COINVESTOR: Screen Australia
DISTRIBUTOR: Octapixx Worldwide

This 2 x 1-hour series follows the last tent boxing troupe in the world as they tour the Australian outback. With great boxing action it’s also an investigation into why ordinary people choose to fight. But what are they REALLY fighting for? A critically acclaimed series, “Deftly shows how ringmaster Fred has salvaged the lives of a few colorful figures who were spiraling towards an unfocused life of violence.” Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide – 10/1/11

EPISODE 1

The tour kicks off in Cracow and then moves on to Mt Isa, the town with the toughest fighters in Australia. James has to fight two in the ring to prove to leader Fred Brophy that he’s ready to become the troupe’s number one boxer. Joe’s upbringing was full of tragedy and boxing is how he controls his anger. Tammara fights because she was bullied at school. Fred wants to retire but his boxers want him to keep tent boxing going.

EPISODE 2

Fred takes his troupe to the Birdsville Races where his boxers face their biggest challenge. Blair has boxed and beaten 1,000 men but must win his last fight to get a prize before retirement. Krystal wants to put a life of street fighting behind her now that she has a baby. Joe loses his cool in the ring and may be thrown out of the troupe. Fred is inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. Will this change his mind about retiring or is this the end of the road for tent boxing?

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GENRE: Science
LENGTH: 2 x 54 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Scott
PRODUCER: Paul Scott
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTERS: SBS Australia & National Geographic
COINVESTOR: Screen Australia
DISTRIBUTOR: National Geographic Television International

DEAD TIRED features for the first time the latest science from around the world that proves that lack of sleep is harmful to the mind and body. Two-thirds of us have a problem with sleep and this series reveals why and what can be done about it.

Episode 1

AWAKE IS THE NEW SLEEP uncovers evidence on how TIREDNESS can cause heart attack, diabetes, obesity, depression and even cancer. In a unique TV experiment witness what happens to a healthy 25-year old when he cuts back his sleep from eight to three hours a night for one week. The results are shocking! He becomes psychotic, dreams whilst awake and drives a car while fast asleep!

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PLANET INSOMNIA looks at the causes and cures for INSOMNIA – now the world’s most common medical disorder. Featuring four dramatic personal stories of how insomnia was treated and overcome this episode also investigates the frightening reality that insomnia is spreading like a pandemic through today’s 24/7 activity-driven Society.

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GENRE: Wildlife
LENGTH: 2 x 55 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Paul Scott & David Hannan
PRODUCER: Paul Scott
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
CINEMATOGRAPHY: David Hannan
BROADCASTER: The Discovery Channel USA & Telcast Germany
DISTRIBUTOR: Granada International

Australia’s Marine World is an incredible journey into Australia’s Southern Seas and the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a ‘blue-chip’ underwater wildlife film with no people, just spectacular animals.

Episode 1

THE SAVAGE SOUTH reveals how the inhabitants of the seas south of the Australian mainland and around Tasmania have evolved some of the most remarkable behavior on Earth. Follow sharks, giant crabs and unique fish as they go through the trials and tribulations of the underwater world.

Episode 2

REEF WARRIORS tells the story of how the Great Barrier Reef animals compete against each other to survive and reproduce. With many nature sequences never before filmed we showcase the amazing marine creatures including the sawfish, octopus and cone shell.

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GENRE: Science/Medical
LENGTH: 1 x 55 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Paul Scott & Chris Hilton
PRODUCERS: Paul Scott & Chris Hilton
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTERS: ABC, TLC & ARTE
COINVESTOR: Screen Australia & NSWFTO
DISTRIBUTOR: RDF International

Witness sleepwalking in action like never before! Here’s a film that reveals what sleepwalkers really get up too in the depth of night. With the help of infrared night cameras this remarkable documentary captures the bizarre and sometimes violent behavior of chronic sleepwalkers.

Take Rebecca, a beautiful young Californian whose night antics are so weird that her boyfriend thinks she’s possessed.

Then there’s Steve from Australia who screams, roams the house and even urinates on the bedroom floor while asleep.

Canadian born Leonard literally ‘acts out’ his dream. During a nightmare Leonard thinks he is strangling an intruder but awakes to find he is actually choking his wife!

Follow the trial of an American man who murdered his lover during a sleepwalking episode. But will the sleep doctors be able to convince a jury to acquit him?

This documentary exposes the private lives of sleepwalkers and reveals how today science and technology can offer an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.

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GENRE: Wildlife
LENGTH: 1 x 53 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Scott
PRODUCERS: Paul Scott
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTERS: Animal Planet & Channel 9 Australia
COINVESTOR: Screen Tasmania & Screen Australia
DISTRIBUTOR: Octapixx International

Meet the world’s only ‘devil whisperer’ and witness how he tames Australia’s top marsupial carnivore. For the first time, DEVIL DIARY takes us behind the scenes of the World’s largest Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary to observe the everyday dramas experienced by the park staff as they care for and raise Tasmanian devils.

Filmed over a year, Devil Diary tells the story of how ‘Trowunna’ Sanctuary owner and world devil expert, Androo Kelly, caretakes a devil called Kyla as her four young grow from tiny 1-inch babies into adults. The park-staff hand-raise two of Kyla’s babies who dominate the lives of their human parents. They even sleep on their bed!

With several scenes never-before filmed this documentary showcases the amazing behavior of Tasmanian devils and the variety of wonderful ways that they interact with people. We reveal the secrets behind the success of the Devil Sanctuary, which every year breeds more devils than anywhere in the world. We witness how Androo communicates with the devils and gets them to change their behavior through ‘devil whispering’.

Contrary to the myth, Tasmanian Devils can be affectionate towards people and are one of the most responsive of all marsupials. But every devil has a distinctive character. Some just want to be cuddled by humans, while others are only interested in attacking – both humans and other devils!

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GENRE: History
LENGTH: 54 minutes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Paul Scott & Gary Kerr
PRODUCER: Paul Scott
DIRECTOR: Paul Scott
BROADCASTER: ABC Australia
COINVESTORS: Screen Tasmania
DISTRIBUTOR: ABC Enterprises

Tasmania’s Huon Pine tree lives for 3,000 years and is the oldest living thing in the Southern Hemisphere. But its timber never rots and is so valuable that men have died attempting to obtain it.

For the last two centuries Huon Pine was deemed the world’s most valuable boat-building timber. But nature doesn’t give up her riches easily! Stands of Huon Pine are elusive and only found in inaccessible parts of Tasmania. The Piners that ventured into this wild terrain to retrieve the timber were some of the most resourceful Bushmen in Australia’s history.

There has never before been a film made on this important era in Australian history. There never will be again. For this film has exclusively interviewed the last surviving Piners who are well over 80 years old. This film was the last project these men were involved in so it’s the only documentary record of their untold stories.

This documentary combines history and culture into a narrative that symbolizes the struggle between man and his environment. It tells the previously untold story of Australia’s most prized tree and the pioneering and dangerous journeys of the men who sought it.

To purchase the DVD

Visit the Blackgum Distribution Services website, or contact them by email.

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