Moonbird
TX: 2025 on NITV, SBS On Demand and SBS Viceland
Number of Episodes: 6 x 10 mins
Set on a remote Tasmanian island, a recently sober father tries to reconnect with his son through a traditional muttonbirding season, only to face cultural and personal crises that threaten their relationship and force them to confront their family’s disturbing history.
Proud palawa creatives, Nathan Maynard and Adam Thompson, lead with their company Kutikina Productions: the first-ever Tasmanian Aboriginal screen production company.
Moonbird is a co-production between Kutikina Productions and Sheoak Films. Maynard (director and writer) and Thompson (writer and producer) are joined by Catherine Pettman (producer) as creatives on this project. Principal production funding from
Screen Australia in association with SBS, with development and production support from Screen Tasmania. Developed with assistance of Screen Australia and SBS.
Note - for NITV and Viceland