Acclaimed biographical documentary series broadcast continuously on ABC TV since 1996. Australian Story is known for its narratorless story telling style where the subject tells their own story in their own words. The program has featured both famous and previously unknown Australians from all walks of life and won numerous awards including Logies, Walklies, Golden Tripods and Ellies.
SERIES INFO Genre: Documentary Stars: - Series Plot: Australian Story is a weekly biography program, produced and broadcast on ABC Television. Australian Story has covered many people from diverse backgrounds and reputations. Examples include Ivan Milat, Dick Smith, Wayne Bennett and Hazem El Masri.
The stories are 'narrated' by the profile subjects and other individuals such as friends and family members. The program aims to present a varied and contrasting picture of contemporary Australia and Australians, both known and unknown.
EPISODE INFO Title: The Invisible Man Airdate: 2019-04-01 Episode plot: The extraordinary story of Behrouz Boochani, the man who won Australia’s richest literary award but remains unable to set foot in this country.
The stateless refugee, who’s in detention on Manus Island, smuggled out his entire book text by text on a smuggled mobile phone.
In January, No Friend But the Mountains won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature,
Born during the Iran-Iraq war and suffering persecution as a Kurd in his homeland, Boochani fled Iran, seeking refuge in Australia.
Arriving on Christmas Island four days after the government toughened its stance on refugees arriving by boat, he was taken to Manus Island where he has remained for five years.
This is the story of determination to celebrate life, even when virtually all hope of escaping a hellish situation has been dashed.
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