Media
IID supports the production of films and documentaries which raise the awareness and the commitment of the public in international development or social issues. A selection is below.
The Fund invested in an educational documentary on a one day seminar conducted by the South Australian Law Society on the land mark series of court actions including an appeal to the Privy Council and a royal commission associated with the Max Stuart case in the 1950’s that divided Adelaide and indirectly lead to the end of the death penalty. The Adelaide News was an active participant in the press actions of the day that were instrumental in the appeals royal commission etc and the News Corporation were a co-investor in the documentary. The seminar was chaired by The Hon. Justice Kirby AC CMG, then Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia with the assistance of Geoffrey Robinson QC and representatives of the press, aboriginal legal aid, criminologists and descendants of the community from Ceduna in South Australia where the crimes took place. The documentary made use of material from the Film BLACK AND WHITE produced by an associate of IID, Ms Helen Leake, a well known film producer, see also below.
The Fund invested in an educational documentary on a one day seminar conducted by the South Australian Law Society on the land mark series of court actions including an appeal to the Privy Council and a royal commission associated with the Max Stuart case in the 1950’s that divided Adelaide and indirectly lead to the end of the death penalty. The Adelaide News was an active participant in the press actions of the day that were instrumental in the appeals royal commission etc and the News Corporation were a co-investor in the documentary. The seminar was chaired by The Hon. Justice Kirby AC CMG, then Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia with the assistance of Geoffrey Robinson QC and representatives of the press, aboriginal legal aid, criminologists and descendants of the community from Ceduna in South Australia where the crimes took place. The documentary made use of material from the Film BLACK AND WHITE produced by an associate of IID, Ms Helen Leake, a well known film producer, see also below.
