About The Final Quarter Director Ian Darling Producers Mary Macrae & Ian Darling Editor Sally Fryer Executive Producer Malinda Wink Executive Producer Mark Monroe Executive Producers Mark Nelson & Will Vicars Archive Researcher Lindy Boylan Composer Paul Charlier Sound Designer Wes Chew Graphics Paul Ducco Edit Assistant Andrew Hall Media Director Jen McAsey Education Director Alex Shain Publicist Tracey Mair Adam Goodes was a champion AFL footballer and Indigenous leader. In the final three years of his playing career he became a lightning rod for a heated public debate and widespread media commentary that divided the nation. He publicly called out racism, was named Australian of the Year, was accused of staging for free kicks, and performed an on-field war dance celebration. The cheers became boos as football crowds turned on him. Using only archival footage aired at the time, THE FINAL QUARTER holds a mirror to Australia and is an opportunity to reconsider what happened on and off the football field. Ian Darling, the film’s director, says about THE FINAL QUARTER: “As a filmmaker, I’m drawn to strong characters and what their individual stories can tell us about who we are as Australians. I wanted to know more about why, and how, Goodes had come to be at the centre of this storm that had led to such heated debate and divided the nation.” Adam Goodes did not play a part in making THE FINAL QUARTER but supports the film. Adam Goodes says: “THE FINAL QUARTER is an independent film that tells the story of what happened during the last three years of my career, before I retired in 2015. “It’s made from archival sources and although I didn’t play a part in making it, I’ve given the film my support. “As confronting as I have found the film, I look forward to the conversation it will help generate.’’ THE FINAL QUARTER premiered at the Sydney Film Festival on June 7, 2019. It was later broadcast on Australian television (Channel 10) on July 18, 2019. Shark Island Institute has funded the production of THE FINAL QUARTER from internal sources and will be gifting the film for public use around the nation. Page 1..