Catherine Scott is an Australian director, writer and producer with a long career in documentary for television. The Backtrack Boys is Scott's latest feature - Winner of the Audience Award at the Sydney Film Festival 2018. The film is a deeply moving study of three Aussie boys who join an extraordinary outback program as a way of staying out of jail.
Read MoreFatherhood - Issues at Stronger Than Fiction
When programming the festival, we strive to bring both the best documentaries, and most compelling films that bring out issues for discussion This year, one recurring theme through our films is that of fatherhood - what it means to be a father, what our fatherly relationships look like, and how this plays across the breadth of human experience.
Read MoreAdina Pintilie - Women at Stronger Than Fiction
Continuing our showcase of female directors, Adina Pintilie is a Romanian-born writer/director. Her latest film is the cutting edge and controversial Touch Me Not, screening at Stronger Than Fiction this year.
This is Adina’s first full-length feature and it won her the Golden Bear at Berlin in February this year, one of the biggest prizes in the film world.
Read MoreChristy Garland - Women at Stronger Than Fiction
We're particularly proud of the role that women directors play in this extraordinary selection of documentaries this year.
Christy Garland is an acclaimed Canadian director. Thanks to the High Commission of Canada, we are thrilled that Garland will be joining us for a Q and A screening of What Walaa Wants.
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