Scattered People Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
WORKING TITLE SHORT SYNOPSIS Scattered People When Australian musicians go into a Brisbane detention centre to share music, they meet two Iranian musicians, PROJECT FORMAT Mas and Saha, who sing on their next album. 1 x 58min documentary and Social Impact campaign content. Missy Higgins, John Butler, Archie Roach, Dan Sultan, Harry James Angus, Robbie James (GANGgajang), Michael PROJECT GENRE Franti and others talk about the power of music, its ability Music/Arts/Humanitarian. to break through barriers, unite people and create shared experiences. LOGLINE When a band of Australian musicians share their What does the music we produce, sing and listen to tell us instruments with people seeking asylum, they discover about ourselves, our country and life experience? their music speaks louder than words, and builds bridges, Academics, psychologists and refugee specialists talk opens hearts, brings hope and has the power to restore lost about the role artistic expression plays in building personal human dignity. This is a story of a changing Australia. and national identity, and the healing power of creative expression and shared stories.
KEY CREATIVE TALENT John Swatland: Producer, Director, Director of Photography. Lizzi Swatland: Co-Producer, Interviewer and Assistant Everything Else. Lindi Harrison: Editor (Sanctuary, Wik vs Qld, I Am A Girl, Salt, The Cup, The Sum of Us). Richard Attieh: Executive Producer, Australian TV and Media Group. Produced television programs for Channel 7, 9, 10, SBS and WIN TV (Aus.), ITV2 and SKYTV (UK). Tracey Mair: Publicity (Ride Like a Girl, Top End Wedding, Lion, Sweet Country, Human Flow, Border Politics). Featuring: Interviews with Missy Higgins, John Butler, Harry James Angus (The Cat Empire), Michael Franti, Archie Roach, Dan Sultan, Robbie James. TONE Music: Robbie James (GANGgajang), Brian Procopis, Heartfelt, emotional journey, hopeful and ultimately uplifting Simon Monsour. and thought provoking.
ONE SENTENCE SYNOPSIS Two young musicians flee their homeland and seek asylum in Australia where in immigration detention they discover the Scattered People band and find community, hope and a Produced by John and Lizzi Swatland voice. John +61 409 426 039 | [email protected] Lizzi +61 409 426 036 | [email protected]
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