Hot Docs: Australian films set anywhere but the city

In a lovely moment, thirteen Australian docs go to Hot Docs this year as part of a special focus. But there is one very odd thing about the selection...

1 Apr 2016 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: Chasing Asylum

The eight feature documentaries going to Hot Docs in Toronto this year are probably a fair sample of the projects recently completed and attracting artistic interest.

As Screen Australia has pointed out, Australian producer and director Eva Orner has come home with an international perspective to dump a bucket on our asylum policies with Chasing Asylum.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.