NITV / SBS has various programmes forward of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum over the approaching weeks to assist Australians make an knowledgeable choice.
NITV will premiere three landmark documentaries which discover First Nations trailblazers over the a long time whereas SBS can even current particular episodes Insight and Dateline, visitor introduced by proud Western Arrernte lady and journalist Karla Grant.
Tanya Denning-Orman, a proud Birri and Guugu Yimidhirr lady and Director of Indigenous Content at SBS, mentioned: “Whether its NITV offering a significant platform for elevating the variety of First Nations voices, our distinctive means to achieve and have interaction Australians of their most popular language via SBS Audio, or trusted and dependable insights into the most recent developments from SBS News, throughout the SBS community we’re enjoying a vital function in supporting all Australians to learn once they vote on October 14.
“As effectively as offering trusted, correct and dependable protection and context throughout our information and present affairs, our function as a community can also be to encourage all Australians with tales from the world’s oldest storytellers. We’re proud to premiere new documentaries from NITV as we head in the direction of the referendum, which discover highly effective tales of these driving change for a greater future in Keeping Hope, and the changemakers and trailblazers who’ve come earlier than us in You Can Go Now and Rebel with a Cause, in addition to including particular episodes of Dateline and Insight led by award-winning and pioneering Indigenous affairs journalist, Karla Grant, to our intensive line-up designed to empower all Australians to be part of this historic dialog.”
Keeping Hope
Sunday 10 September at 8.40pm on NITV and Wednesday September 13 at 8.30pm on SBS. Also obtainable on SBS On Demand.
This one-hour documentary sees Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin, The Clearing, Savage River), a proud Nyikina man and actor who grew up within the Kimberley, return to Country to interrogate the alarming statistics that the Kimberley has one of many highest suicide charges in Australia[[1]], with the overwhelming majority being younger Indigenous males. Mark meets outstanding folks making an actual distinction in suicide prevention, to discover what’s being accomplished in communities, and what’s nonetheless wanted[[2]]. Mark meets outstanding folks making an actual distinction in suicide prevention, to discover what’s being accomplished in communities, and what’s nonetheless wanted.
You Can Go Now
Premiering Sunday 24 September at 8.30pm on NITV and SBS. Also obtainable on SBS On Demand.
This daring feature-length documentary stars Richard Bell, an activist masquerading as an artist. Richard’s confrontational work and his irreverent angle has stirred the Australian artwork world and is lauded internationally. From a childhood in a tin shack in rural Queensland to the lofty halls of the Tate Modern, Bell’s success is profound and unflinching. At a time when Australia is considering voice, reality and treaty, Bell’s concepts can’t be ignored.
You Can Go Now can be subtitled in Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean on SBS On Demand. You Can Go Now is produced by Good Thing Productions Company Pty Ltd for NITV. Principal manufacturing funding from Screen Australia in affiliation with the Adelaide Film Festival fund. Financed with assist from VicScreen and Screen Queensland. Local distribution by Madman Entertainment.
Writer and director Larissa Behrendt mentioned: “Like Richard, I grew up formed by the politics of Redfern. His art work speaks to that world view. Many First Nations folks see our aspirations in his work, and as his profile internationally grows, it was well timed to convey a profile of this ‘activist masquerading as an artist’ to a broader Australian viewers.”
Alex West, Screen Australia’s Head of Documentary, mentioned: “In You Can Go Now, Richard Bell’s extraordinary life and provocative work offers a lens via which audiences can ponder the final 50 years of First Nations activism in Australia. Presented with a range of influential cultural and political figures, everybody who watches this highly effective documentary will acquire perception into one in every of our nation’s most significant artists, our advanced historical past and the voices which have helped form it. It’s an absolute should see!”
Rebel with a Cause
Weekly from Sunday 1 October at 9pm on NITV and SBS.
This four-part documentary collection hones in on the political dimension of the non-public, showcasing the unparalleled efforts of 4 First Nations trailblazers who altered the course of Australian historical past. Interweaving never-before-seen archival materials with interviews with family members and friends, Rebel with a Cause dives into the philosophies that guided Senator Neville Bonner, Justice of the Peace Pat O’Shane, poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal and media icon Tiga Bayles to current an inspirational, very important account of First Nations-led change-making. Rebel with a Cause can be subtitled in Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean. Rebel with a Cause is an Inkey Media Pty Ltd manufacturing for NITV. Principal manufacturing funding from Screen Australia and NITV. Financed with assist from Screen Queensland.
Producers Dena Curtis and Citt Williams mentioned: “Each episode of Rebel with a Cause has been created to intrigue and encourage audiences with what makes our heroes tick as they face unfathomable odds repeatedly. The episodes unpack the path every insurgent cast, placing every part each skilled and private on the road for change – the place there may be triumph, there may be sacrifice and heartbreak. It is our hope that these works encourage the following generations coming via – to provide them a extra fiercely articulated and tangible eyewitness grasp of each what has come earlier than and what could be accomplished with braveness and a trigger to make change.”
Angela Bates, Head of First Nations at Screen Australia, mentioned: “First Nations-led change-making is on the very coronary heart of Rebel with a Cause. This program celebrates the indomitable spirit of First Nations trailblazers, who towards the percentages created important pathways for future generations. Audiences can be taken on a fascinating journey as these inspiring and private tales are delivered to life, shining a light-weight on these excellent and iconic First Nations heroes.”
The Point: Referendum Road Trip
Tuesdays at 7.30pm on NITV and 10.30pm time on SBS.
The Tuesday October 3 episode will simulcast on NITV and SBS at 7.30pm. Episodes are additionally obtainable on SBS On Demand after TX.
Hosted by proud Wuthathi and Meriam man John Paul Janke and Whadjuk Noongar lady Narelda Jacobs, The Point is the house of First Nations views, informing all Australians within the lead as much as the Referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Point continues to journey throughout the continent to broadcast from each state and territory, elevating voices from communities, participating in thought-about dialogue and offering insightful evaluation in regards to the referendum. Having already broadcast from Waiben (Thursday Island), Boorloo (Perth), Durumbal Country (Rockhampton) and lutruwita (Tasmania), upcoming areas embrace Tandanya (Adelaide), Canberra, the Pilbara and from the studio on Cammeraygal Country (Sydney). Special visitor panellists embrace politicians and neighborhood leaders, with upcoming matters similar to ongoing racism within the referendum marketing campaign, Indigenous well being, caring for Country and the problem of local weather change.
NITV News
Mondays to Thursdays at 6.30pm on NITV and SBS On Demand
The newest information from the oldest residing tradition, be part of Mudburra and Wagadagam lady Natalie Ahmat and the group of NITV journalists for tales from an Indigenous perspective.
Nula
Fridays at 3pm on SBS and 5.30pm on NITV. Also obtainable on SBS On Demand
Recapping the largest tales of the week, be part of Natalie Ahmat and the NITV News group on this half-hour program as they share the most recent information from an Indigenous perspective. The world nula means “right here, there, or in all places” within the Dharug language.
Dateline: The Sámi Voice
Premiering Tuesday 19 September at 9.30pm on SBS and simulcast on NITV. Also obtainable on SBS On Demand.
A weekly worldwide half-hour documentary program that invitations audiences to stroll within the sneakers of others in the hunt for the inspiration and shock in each world story, this episode of Dateline is visitor introduced by Karla Grant. Karla travels to Norway to study in regards to the Sámi and their Indigenous Parliament. As a proud Indigenous journalist, it is a story near Karla’s coronary heart.
Insight: Your Voice
Premiering Tuesday 10 October at 8.30pm on SBS, NITV and SBS On Demand.
Australia’s main discussion board for concepts, Insight includes a full of life debate on a single matter. This particular episode is introduced by Karla Grant, who facilitates a dialog about differing opinions on the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. As Australians resolve how they may vote, Insight brings collectively Australians of various ages from across the nation. Host Karla Grant asks them in the event that they’re planning to vote “Yes” or “No” and what discussions they’re having with buddies, household, colleagues and neighbours to try to sway others to their aspect.
SBS and NITV will share extra particulars about its programming for the day of the referendum, in addition to within the days following, as Australia reacts to a outcome, quickly.
