Factory 2020: New Talent

The FACTory 2020 New Talent Pitch showcases the brightest new nonfiction screen talent to decision makers and production companies from all over the world, giving directors and producers a unique platform to present their first major documentary work.

This event is open to Gold Pass, All Access Pass and Tuesday Pass holders only. 

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PROJECTS

 

Laura’s Choice 

Three generations of women come to terms with a radical approach to dying.

Director, Producer, Writer: Sam Lara, Cathy Henkel

(Australia, Austria, Switzerland)

 

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Life After Juvie

Against the torrent of ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric, young people caught in the sticky web of the juvenile justice system find their voice.

Writer, Director, Producer: Charby Ibrahim

Producers: Britt Arthur, Mish Armstrong

(Australia)

 

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Lighten My Load

A young man donates sperm to a lesbian couple and finds himself on a journey to make amends for his father’s adoptive past.

Director: Ned Speldewinde

Producer: Claudia Nankervis

Executive Producers: Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope

(Australia)

 

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Queens of  Concrete

A true life journey of discovery as three girls wrestle adolescence in pursuit of Olympic history.

Director: Eliza Cox

Producer: Gena Lida Riess

Executive Producer: Anna Kaplan

(Australia, USA, Japan)

 

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