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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce

The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce follows the final days of the Irish convict’s life as he awaits execution. The year is 1824 and the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land is little more than a living hell. Chained to a wall in the darkness of a cell under Hobart Gaol, Pearce is visited by Father Connolly, the parish priest of the fledgling colony and fellow Irishman. The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce draws a visceral and compelling picture of a hell on earth and tells how one man endured the unimaginable by doing the unthinkable.

The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce is an Essential Media & Entertainment film presented by Screen Australia and Screen Tasmania, in association with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and RADIO TELEFIS EIREANN

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Portrait of a Distant Land

Portrait of a Distant Land is a two half-hour documentary series about Tasmanian Aboriginal photographer Ricky Maynard and his journey to reveal his people’s true history. For the first time, internationally acclaimed Maynard embarks on a journey across Tasmania as he seeks to document through his photographs, the ‘true’ story of his people.

Funded by Screen Tasmania and commissioned by ABC, Portrait of a Distant Land will be screened in two episodes as part of the ABC’s ‘Message Stick’ program on the following dates:

Part One
28 Sep 1.30pm on ABC1
3 Oct 6pm on ABC 1 (R)
6 Oct 5pm on ABC2 (R)

Part Two
5 Oct 1.30pm on ABC1
10 Oct 6pm on ABC1 (R)
13 Oct 5pm on ABC2 (R)

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Alive and Kicking

Four half hour documentaries tracking the off and on-field drama played out on the gravel and grass of Tasmania's rural communities in a season of 'country footy'.

Funded by Screen Tasmania and commissioned by SBS, 'Alive and Kicking' will be screened form 27 August 2008 over four weeks as part of SBS' 'Inside Australia' series.

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Freefall

Kate is a young single mother trapped in the grind of everyday life. With each day pulling them further apart, she struggles to provide emotionally for her withdrawn son Peter until a series of mysterious and magical events challenge her to see Peter for who he truly is.

Freefall was developed in 2006 through the Short Fuse programme operated by Screen Tasmania and AFTRS. The programme assists local filmmakers with their professional development.  Following a competitive pitching process, two scripts were selected to proceed to the next phase of professional script editing before each film received a grant for production.

Production was completed in March 2008.

Freefall crew prepare to shoot a scene on location




Oscar Batchelor as Peter in a scene from Freefall




Sally Davis as Kate in a scene from Freefall

The Passionate Apprentices

Down in Tasmania there’s a little valley under Sleeping Beauty Mountain where no-one goes cold or hungry... how’s it work for heaven’s sake?

This new film by Roger Scholes and Lynda House tells the story of a network of families living in the small towns and forests under Sleeping Beauty Mountain in the Huon Valley in Southern Tasmania. These people come from across the globe. Traditional practices continue alongside blended experience. Family craft secrets are traded. Passions are passed on. It’s not a fixed ideology, it’s a loose way of living.

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