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Lee Willis-Ardler is an experienced journalist and television documentary producer. He began his career when he applied for an Indigenous Television Training Course at the Sydney AFTRS in 1994 before going to Western Australia and enrolling in a drama and acting course. Following this Lee worked for the Sydney Theatre Company and later became the Workshop and Training Coordinator in the Kooemba Jdarra Aboriginal Theatre Company in Brisbane. In 1999 he worked for the Youth Suicide program at the South Western Sydney Area Health Services. Lee went on to work for the ABC's Message Stick division in 2001 as the Indigenous Production Assistant, before producing his own short films and documentaries. He is a strong advocate for social justice and has become a successful writer and director of many projects.