A 4-part documentary on The Family Court Murders has received production funding from Screen Australia.
THE FAMILY COURT MURDERS (WORKING TITLE)
4 x 50 mins
Easy Tiger Productions in association with SAM Content
Director Sally Aitken
Producers Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Sally Aitken, Aline Jacques
Broadcaster Network 10
International Sales Fremantle International
Synopsis Examining a case of homegrown terrorism, domestic violence and the upsurge of conservative men’s rights groups in response to the progressive Family Courts, this powerful and engaging new series exposes a chapter of Australian life that has frightening relevance today.
However another 4-part documentary on the same topic was commissioned by the ABC in June, with different producers and different distributor.
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