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1 3 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 25 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 29 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 25 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

1 27 form y separately published work icon The King's Speech David Seidler , ( dir. Tom Hooper ) United Kingdom (UK) : See Saw Films , 2010 Z1740823 2010 single work film/TV
1 19 form y separately published work icon The Kings of Mykonos Nick Giannopoulos , Chris Anastassiades , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis ) Australia : G. O. Films See Saw Films , 2010 Z1617130 2010 single work film/TV humour

Steve 'The Wog Boy' Karamitsis inherits a beach on the resort island of Mykonos from an uncle he's never met. When he goes to Greece to reclaim the inheritance, he is accompanied by his best mate Frank, whose seduction powers seem to be fading. During the course of their adventures, Steve and Frank find love and go up against Steve's ambitious cousin who is out to claim the inheritance for himself.

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