Tag Archive for: documentaries

What’s Next for Hillsong Churchgoers? Marc Fennell Investigates in ‘The Kingdom’

By: Laura Bennett

Sitting in what The Sydney Morning Herald described as “the season of the Hillsong documentary”, Christians looking on at accusations being made against the megachurch may feel a conflicting mix of wanting justice where it’s deserved and needing to defend the name of the faith the “scandal-plagued” church represents. Read more

John Farnham: Finding The Voice – Movie Review

By: Russ Matthews

The name John Farnham brings a multitude of songs to the minds of most Australians. Read more

‘My Mind & Me’: Selena Gomez Breaks Down Myth of Success

By: Laura Bennett

For a long time, our culture has defined “success” by our social status, paycheck and the prominence we acquire through our achievements. Read more

Chicken Salt on the Menu in New Documentary

By: 96five

Salt of the Earth, the story of the South Australian man who invented Chicken Salt, will have its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival October this October. Read more

Mr Eternity’s Story Explored in ‘Written in Chalk: The Echo of Arthur Stace’

By: Laura Bennett

In the year 2000, when the new millennium was celebrated with Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, the word “Eternity” glowed brilliantly across the Harbour Bridge. Read more

‘Sesame Street’ Doco Reveals the Power to Educate Children via TV

By: Laura Bennett

It’s incredible how nostalgic we can feel about the TV shows we watched as children. Just the mere mention of Big Ted, Mr. Squiggle or The Magic School Bus can send you back to a time where your imagination was coming alive and these characters (best friends) were taking you on adventures beyond your lounge room and teaching you about the big wide world. Read more

‘Hercules’ Actor Kevin Sorbo Joins Professor John Lennox on Faith Exploration

By: Laura Bennett

John Lennox is rare amongst his fellow career mathematicians. As a devoted Christian, he has debated on multiple stages with some of the greatest minds in atheism and science – Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Peter Atkins – about the existence of God, and how the arenas of faith and science relate to one another. Read more

David Attenborough Calls His New Documentary His ‘Witness Statement’ To The World

By: Laura Bennett

At 93, Sir David Attenborough has seen some stuff. Much of his life has been spent in the wild, as a broadcaster and natural historian, taking us into the worlds of some of the most extraordinary creatures – from leopards, to gorillas and whales. Read more

‘Unstoppable’: The ‘Soul Surfer’ Bethany Hamilton’s New Documentary

By: Laura Bennett

In 2003 pro-surfer Bethany Hamilton made headlines around the world. At just 13 years of age, the up-and-coming surfer was attacked by a 5m long Great White shark, which took her left arm and left her career in the ocean, in doubt. Read more