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1 form y separately published work icon Apple Cider Vinegar Samantha Strauss , Anya Beyersdorf , Angela Betzien , ( dir. Jeffrey Walker ) Australia : Netflix See Saw Films Picking Scabs , 2024 27303906 2024 series - publisher film/TV

'Apple Cider Vinegar takes place at the birth of social media and follows two young women – Belle and Milla – who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, motivating their growing online communities along the way. All of which would be inspiring if it were true.'

Source: Netflix.

1 form y separately published work icon Wizards! David Michôd , Australia United States of America (USA) : Plan B Entertainment See Saw Films , 2023 24598786 2023 single work film/TV

Two hapless beach-bar operators run into trouble when they stumble over stolen loot.

1 3 form y separately published work icon The Royal Hotel Kitty Green , Oscar Redding , ( dir. Kitty Green ) Australia : See Saw Films , 2023 24477579 2023 single work film/TV thriller

'Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Henwick) who are best friends backpacking in Australia. After they run out of money, Liv, looking for an adventure, convinces Hanna to take a temporary live-in job behind the bar of a pub called ‘The Royal Hotel’ in a remote Outback mining town. Bar Owner Billy (Weaving) and a host of locals give the girls a riotous introduction to Down Under drinking culture but things turn nasty when their jokes and behaviour cross the line. Soon Hanna and Liv find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.'

Source: Screen Australia press release.

1 form y separately published work icon I Wanna Go Home Kodie Bedford , ( dir. Tony Krawitz ) United Kingdom (UK) : AMC Studios See Saw Films , 2022 26405815 2022 single work film/TV
1 6 form y separately published work icon The Stranger Tom Wright , ( dir. Tom Wright ) South Australia : Anonymous Content See Saw Films , 2022 24377188 2022 single work film/TV thriller

'A friendship forms between two strangers. For Henry Teague (Sean Harris), worn down by a lifetime of physical labour, this is a dream come true. His new friend Mark (Joel Edgerton) becomes his saviour and ally. However, neither is who they appear to be, each carry secrets that threaten to ruin them – and in the background, one of the nation’s largest police operations is closing in.'

Source: See Saw Films.

1 4 form y separately published work icon Firebite Josh Sambono , Kodie Bedford , Brendan Fletcher , Davi Telfer , Warwick Thornton , ( dir. Tony Krawitz et. al. )agent 2021 United Kingdom (UK) : AMC Studios See Saw Films , 2021- 23597191 2021 series - publisher film/TV fantasy

'Following two Indigenous Australian hunters to battle the last colony of vampires in the South-Australian desert.' (Production summary)

1 17 form y separately published work icon The Power of the Dog Jane Campion , ( dir. Jane Campion ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See Saw Films , 2021 16508049 2021 single work film/TV

The relationship between two brothers working a large ranch in Montana is thrown into conflict when one secretly marries a local widow.

1 form y separately published work icon Shadow Boxing Christiaan Van Vuuren , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis ) Australia New Zealand : See Saw Films Jump Film & TV , 2020 20273414 2020 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Quest for Knowledge Connor Van Vuuren , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis ) Australia New Zealand : See Saw Films Jump Film & TV , 2020 20273361 2020 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon With Sparkles Samantha Strauss , ( dir. Jessica M. Thompson ) Australia United Kingdom (UK) : See Saw Films , 2020 20268939 2020 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Toxic Shock Syndrome Samantha Strauss , Australia United Kingdom (UK) : See Saw Films , 2020 16958791 2020 single work film/TV
1 2 form y separately published work icon The End Samantha Strauss , ( dir. Jessica M. Thompson et. al. )agent Australia United Kingdom (UK) : See Saw Films , 2020 16958739 2020 series - publisher film/TV

'In THE END, three generations of a family live with separate but intersecting obsessions – trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it all count.'

Source: Showtime.

1 2 form y separately published work icon The New Legends of Monkey Jacquelin Perske , Craig Irvin , Samantha Strauss , ( dir. Gerard Johnstone ) Australia New Zealand : See Saw Films Jump Film & TV , 2018-2020 11053700 2018 series - publisher film/TV fantasy historical fiction

An adaptation of 西遊記 (Journey to the West), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, The Legend of Monkey 'follows a teenage girl and a trio of fallen gods on a perilous journey as they attempt to bring an end to a demonic reign of chaos and restore balance to their world.'

Source: Media release (https://tv.press.abc.net.au/the-legend-of-monkey-comes-to-life-for-abc-tvnz-and-netflix). (Sighted: 20/04/2017)

1 form y separately published work icon Birthday Jane Campion , Gerard Lee , ( dir. Ariel Kleiman ) Australia : See Saw Films , 2017 13391721 2017 single work film/TV
1 26 form y separately published work icon Lion Saroo Brierley , Luke Davies , ( dir. Garth Davis ) Australia : Screen Australia See Saw Films Sunstar Entertainment The Weinstein Company , 2016 8160821 2016 single work film/TV

'A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 later, he sets out to find his lost family.' (Production summary)

1 3 form y separately published work icon Life Luke Davies , ( dir. Anton Corbijn ) United States of America (USA) United Kingdom (UK) : See Saw Films First Generation Films , 2015 7378537 2015 single work film/TV

'A freelance photographer hustling for the next job and a little-known but soon-to-be-immortal actor strike up an improbable friendship in the course of the cat-and-mouse game that is a photo assignment for Life Magazine.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 20/5/2014)

1 31 form y separately published work icon Tracks Robyn Davidson , Marion Nelson , ( dir. John Curran ) Australia : See Saw Films , 2013 Z1910218 2013 single work film/TV (taught in 2 units) 'The inspirational true story of Robyn Davidson's solo camel trek through the harsh centre of Australia, aided only by her faithful canine companion Diggity and the National Geographic photographer who chronicled this epic modern adventure.' (Source: Screen Australia website)
1 26 form y separately published work icon Top of the Lake Top of the Lake : China Girl Jane Campion , Gerard Lee , ( dir. Jane Campion et. al. )agent Sydney London : See Saw Films , 2013 Z1892891 2013 series - publisher film/TV detective crime (taught in 1 units)

Series one:

'A 12-year-old girl is found chest deep in the freezing waters of a South Island lake. She's five months pregnant and when asked who the father is she insists: "No one". Then she disappears. Detective Robin Griffin's obsessive search for Tui unravels both Robin and the compromised town of Laketop.' (Source: Screen Australia. Sighted: 13/6/2013)

Series two:

'Top of the Lake Season Two: China Girl is a crime mystery story concerning the unidentified body of an Asian girl that washes up on to Sydney's Bondi Beach. The case seems hopeless, until detective Robin Griffin discovers that China Girl didn't die alone.' (Source: Daily Life. Sighted: 24/3/2016)

1 form y separately published work icon Top of the Lake : Episode One Jane Campion , Gerard Lee , ( dir. Jane Campion ) Sydney London : See Saw Films , 2013 7224765 2013 single work film/TV

The opening episode of the series.

1 13 form y separately published work icon Dead Europe Louise Fox , ( dir. Tony Krawitz ) Australia : See Saw Films Porchlight Films , 2012 Z1859546 2012 single work film/TV

'Isaac, a Greek Australian in his late 20s, spirals out of control when he's forced to confront his own family's cursed legacy on his first trip to Europe - with the continent's haunted past and troubled present pressing in on him.'

Source: Inside Film website

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