LIKE MY BROTHER is a documentary about four young indigenous women from the Tiwi Islands who dare to dream of playing elite football down south.
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Documentary Australia
Like My Brother – Documentary Project
GOAL
$30,000
australia > NT > regional
01/06/2018 > 01/08/2024
FIELD OF INTEREST
- Social inclusion and justice
- Indigenous communities
TARGET POPULATION
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- General population
PROJECT SUMMARY
LIKE MY BROTHER is a documentary about four young indigenous women from the Tiwi Islands who dare to dream of playing elite football down south.
Indigenous girls living in remote communities face numerous barriers when it comes to full and equal participation in sport. Harnessing the full potential of women in sport creates positive social change; with benefits for both individuals and communities. The concept here is sport, for non-sporting outcomes. Australian girls say the inequality they experience in life is most profound in sport (Goodsports.org.au). This needs to change.
By sharing a universal coming of age story of personal growth against the odds, we aim to shed light on the mostly inequitable path for Indigenous people to achieve success – affected by factors such as remoteness and race. LIKE MY BROTHER aims to influence a global audience to place pressure on those who have power (sporting clubs, Government, not-for-profits), to support create and offer active, realistic and respectful pathways into sport that set girls up for success.
Funds will be used to complete the massive post-production work. The final longitudinal film (400 hours over 5 years) is being edited down to a 90 min theatrical and TV documentary.
PROJECT OUTCOMES
On a local level, Like My Brother aims to inspire future generations of young Tiwi girls to be brave and follow their dreams. Since taking part in the documentary, these talented girls are stepping up as role models for better health, education and empowering choices.
Local indigenous community screenings of Like My Brother will inspire and influence kids to play sport. The ripple effect of sport on confidence, healthy living and social cohesion cannot be underestimated in vulnerable and remote indigenous communities.
Importantly, the film aims to inform the wider Australian community about indigenous sporting talent and culture and the need for resources and support systems to be in place to enable indigenous girls in remote Australia to have equitable access to supported pathways to the AFLW and other codes of sport.
A Like My Brother study guide produced by the Australian Teachers of Media Inc. (ATOM) will be produced for use in Australian secondary schools. The guides* help teachers and students to explore contemporary curriculum related issues with film as one of the tools.
The Tiwi Islands community is lacking in employment opportunities. The making of Like My Brother has already provided up-skilling opportunities for three Tiwi Island people who are working as producers on the film. Also, Tiwi Island musicians and singers have had the opportunity to be mentored by a composer from Melbourne, to help develop music and songs for the soundtrack of the film.
Documentary Australia
NOTE: Grant application is for the documentary film, Like My Brother however Documentary Australia is the auspice body that receives the donation, provides the tax deductibility status and forwards the donation on to the designated documentary – in this case, Like My Brother.
Documentary Australia’s mission & objectives:
Documentary Australia is a unique not-for-profit that supports powerful stories for social change. Since 2008, we have supported hundreds of filmmakers to tell important stories through documentary across seven key areas: Environment, Health & Wellbeing, Human Rights & Social Justice, Women & Girls, Indigenous, Youth & Education and The Arts.
We provide approved projects with access to our Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status, allowing independent filmmakers to access philanthropic funding and enabling donors to tax effectively support the issues they care about.
We amplify the reach of these documentaries by supporting their impact strategies and guiding filmmakers, philanthropists and communities on how to use documentaries to further their advocacy and impact goals.
BUDGET BREAKDOWN
TOTAL BUDGET: $1,069,647
FUNDING
| Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Mushroom Pictures (confirmed) | $30,000 |
| Documentary Australia (donations) (confirmed) | $314,449 |
| Paul Wiegard (confirmed) | $60,000 |
| Producer Offset (confirmed) | $406,466 |
| Producer (confirmed) | $63,732 |
| VicScreen (confirmed) | $15,000 |
| VicScreen (unconfirmed) | $35,000 |
| Donors (unconfirmed) | $15,000 |
| Funding gap (unconfirmed) | $30,000 |
| Private donors (confirmed) | $100,000 |
EXPENSES
| Expense item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Development | $54,285 |
| Production | $568,493 |
| Post Production | $446,869 |
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