I’m Wanita is the story of a renegade country music singer from Tamworth, Australia, hellbent on realising her childhood dreams of stardom. Self-crowned as ‘Australia’s Queen Of Honky Tonk’, Wanita is still waiting for the recognition she knows she deserves. Wanita embarks on a quest to record an album in the country music Mecca of Nashville, but her inability to toe the line threatens to derail her plans – can she keep her date with destiny? Director: Matthew Walker | Producer: Carolina Sorensen, Clare Lewis, Tait Brady

And this story, it’s about me. And no one else can do the life of me, it’s only me. I can do the life about me. David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu. Director: Molly Reynolds | Producer: Peter Djigirr, David Gulpilil, Rolf de Heer, Molly Reynolds  

BRAZEN HUSSIES shows us how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo, demand equality and create profound social change – contributing to one of the greatest social movements of the 20th Century. The film interweaves freshly uncovered archival footage, personal photographs, memorabilia and lively accounts from the bold women who reignited the feminist movement in Australia, at times at great personal cost. Director: Catherine Dwyer | Producers: Andrea Foxworthy & Philippa Campey

At a time when African Australians are increasingly made to feel that they don’t belong in this country, journalist and author Santilla Chingaipe unearths Australia’s forgotten African history and reveals the central role people of African ancestry have played in events that shaped our nation – from the First Fleet to the Eureka Rebellion and beyond. Although their stories have largely been overlooked, Santilla discovers men and women of African descent who left an indelible mark on Australia – becoming bushrangers, feminists, freedom fighters, war heroes and sports stars. She sets out to write them back into our national narrative. Producers: Santilla Chingaipe, Tony Jackson, David Collins 

It takes an average of 25.7 years for males to disclose their experience of childhood sexual abuse. Many never tell anyone what was done to them, or reveal the lifelong impacts. Why? STRONGER explores the personal stories of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their families, and bears witness to the resilience which carries them through their ongoing recovery. Featuring insights from allies in psychology, social work and criminal justice, plus observations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, STRONGER builds compassionate understanding around childhood sexual abuse and its unique impacts upon males. Creative Producer: Felicity Blake

This is the story of the British Empire but told through the objects that were looted during its reign. Each episode hones in on an artifact sitting in a museum and he takes you on the wild, sound-rich, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic mystery of how it got there. There are heists gone wrong, acts of genocide, heroism, justice, and even reconciliation. Like it or not, there are traces of the British Empire in everything, from our borders to education, medicine, and laws. This isn’t really a series about the past. It’s about making sense of the world we have today. Director: Marc Fennell | Producer: Zoe Ferguson

David began his long association with the screen industry as an educational script writer with the South Australian Film Corporation in 1973. This led to an eventful career in educational programs, documentary, script editing and screen funding, before his recruitment as the editor of ScreenHub in 2005. Since then, he has written extensively on changing trends, policy issues and market developments in reams of sharp, fast and playful investigative journalism. A tireless champion of documentary and factual production, and one of our most passionate grassroots commentators on the screen business, David has long been a singular voice in the Australia media. Now freed from the disciplines of daily journalism, he remains completely infused with the spirit of documentary.