Australian documentary investigates suspicious deaths of. The true story behind the deepwater horizon movie time. Disturbing gang assaults were being carried out on coastal cliffs around sydney, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as. The story dramatizes robert bilotts case against the chemical manufacturing corporation dupont after they contaminated a town with unregulated chemicals. In fact, this is the place where this water originates. The film sheds new light on these hate crimes, and the institutional corruption that cost many men their lives. Deep water the real story airs on sbs on sunday 16 october at 8. Its a story that asks how much a life is worth, which lives are the most valuable, of heartbroken families, of searing grievance.
No movie is flawless and, as far as films based on true events go, deepwater horizon is pretty good. Oct 01, 2016 a new documentary deep water the real storyabout to air on sbs unravels the stories of a city in the grips of homophobia as gangs stalked sydneys eastern suburbs seeking out vulnerable victims. The real story presents the full account of the gay hate crimes that bloodied sydneys coastline. Dark waters and the true story of lawyer mark bilott time. For the first time deep water the real story presents the full account of the gay hate crime epidemic that bloodied sydneys coastline. Disturbing gang assaults were being carried out on coastal cliffs around sydney, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as suicide, disappearance and misadventure. The dark waters true story behind characters played by mark ruffalo, anne hathaway and other stars in the environmental legal thriller directed by todd haynes.
Have you ever spotted a bottle of fiji water in your stores. This is the story of how a wave of vicious crime engulfed a community but was invisible to most. It stirs up old cases in the hope that new evidence will. Tom and eileen had just recently returned from two years with the peace corps on a small south pacific island when they had decided to join a scubadiving tour off the great barrier reef of australia on january 25, 1998. The real story a compelling documentary feature presenting firsthand accounts of sydneys gay hate killings in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 1980s and 1990s, a murderous epidemic targeting gay men bloodied sydneys coastline. Sponsored by the sunday times of london, the muchballyhooed event attracted a field of nine, including amateur sailor donald crowhurst, who set out to circumnavigate the globe in late 1968. The real story 2016 documentary in the 1980s and 1990s a wave of murders bloodied the idyllic coastline of sydneys eastern suburbs in australia. Dark waters is a 2019 american legal thriller film directed by todd haynes and written by mario correa and matthew michael carnahan. A miniseries inspired by real events and a true crime documentary anchor an ambitious, multifaceted sbs investigation. For the first time, deep water the real story presents the full account of the gay hate crime epidemic that bloodied sydneys coastline. This documentary unravels the stories of a society in the grips of homophobia as gangs stalked vulnerable victims on the coastline cliffs, brutal gay bashings were carried out, and lives. The documentary presents an account of the gay hate crime epidemic that hit sydney in the 1980s and 1990s. The film was a tv programme, but it is of a very good documentary standard.
Deep water, a 2019 british tv series starring anna friel deep water, an episode of the tv series deadwooddeep water, 2020 erotic thriller starring ben affleck. A powerful documentary about the sheer amount of visceral hate that exists in this world. It stirs up old cases in the hope that new evidence will rise to the surface and maybe, after all these years, there will be peace for the dead and justice for their loved ones. The real story presents the full account of the gay hate. The real story is a documentary about the gay hate crimes that plagued sydney in the 1980s and 1990s.
A documentary opens this week telling the true story of how a diver became stranded at the bottom of the north sea after losing his lifeline to air, heat and communications. I dont understand how someone can hate people they dont know this. This mans story is the basis for the movie the mercy starring colin firth as donald. Dec 17, 2006 deep water is an engrossing documentary about the tragic donald crowhurst, the nautical instrumentmaker who entered the sunday timessponsored nonstop, singlehanded round the world yacht race. Deep water is sbss first crossgenre, crossplatform event which includes a thrilling fourpart fictional crime drama, a compelling feature documentary based. Deep water documentary world willow mixed media tobe carey. In fact, deepwater horizon blowout is the second such deep water blowout in less than a year. Deep water is a great sailing documentary about a spectacular race, a true story that is captivating even though it is suicide.
The drama is based on the historical, unsolved hate murders of possibly 30 to 80 gay men in sydneys eastern suburbs and beaches in the 1980s and 90s. A documentary about the disastrous 1968 round the world yacht race. The real story is a stunning featurelength documentary premiering sunday october 16 at 8. Its quite a story, t involving cows with green organs, decades of burying knowledge and chemicals, and a reveal with longlasting and dire consequences. Sydney is a great city, but these events are a shameful part of sydney history. Nov 19, 2017 the descent of a man into an ocean of despair this video is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. The real story behind dark waters film school rejects. A miniseries inspired by real events and a truecrime documentary. It is good this doco was made because many people have forgotten what happened. Aug 24, 2007 deep water, a fascinating documentary about the first singlehanded aroundtheworld sailing race, begins like a boys own adventure tale but ends up more akin to tragedy. Film screening and discussion february 2, 2017 as part of the carr centers a.
Engineers and oil men at the heart of the operation talk for the first time about the colossal engineering challenges they faced and how they had to improvise. The real story is an 87minute documentary produced by blackfella films. The real story is a 90 minute feature presenting firsthand accounts of sydneys gay hate killings in the 1980s and 1990s. Deep water is mainly the story of one inexperienced hopeful, donald crowhurst, whose life ended in the race, presumably by his own choice. Deep water, a 2019 british tv series starring anna friel deep water, an episode of the tv series deadwood. Deep water is an upcoming erotic thriller film directed by adrian lyne, story by nick dash based on the novel of the same name by patricia highsmith, from a screenplay by zach helm and sam levinson. The real story october 4th, 2016 1 comment sbs documentary explores a spate of hate crimes against gay men in the 80s and 90s, which in turn inspired a new 4 part miniseries. Australian documentary investigates suspicious deaths of 88.
It stars mark wahlberg, kurt russell, john malkovich, gina rodriguez, dylan obrien, and kate hudson. Jun 05, 2016 the epic quest for oil, money and power has shaped the modern world and the intrigue, dealmaking and human drama behind it remains as influential as it is largely unknown want to watch more. Peter berg directed it from a screenplay by matthew michael carnahan and matthew sand. I loved this film, thought it was a powerful film from start to finish. Sep 28, 2016 the fourpart deep water drama premieres on wednesday 5 october on sbs. Deep water is sbss first crossgenre, crossplatform event which includes a thrilling fourpart fictional crime drama, a compelling feature documentary based on crimes that took place in the.
Sep 30, 2016 deep water the real story will air on sunday, october 16th. Sep 22, 2019 the real story behind dark waters the new film from todd haynes focuses on robert bilott, an attorney who took on the goliath chemical company dupont. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. Horizon reveals the untold story of the 87day battle to kill the deepwater horizon oil blowout a mile beneath the waves a crisis that became americas worst environmental disaster. After five attempts and 10 weeks a relief well was drilled and the blowout flow, which was much smaller than deepwater horizon blowout flow, was stemmed. Deep water the real story is a featurelength documentary premiering sunday october 16 at 8.
The twist is that the perpetrators have a vague connection to law enforcement. Mar 16, 2016 the story of open water was taken from the real life events of tom and eileen lonergan. Nov 25, 2019 the todd haynesdirected movie dark waters, now playing in theaters, tells the story of how the lawyer, played by mark ruffalo, switched allegiances. Deep water the real story documentary premieres october 6. The real storyamanda blue aus 2016 documentary 87 min english european premiere3. Up to 80 murders, 30 unsolved cases, thousands of assaults. Dec 15, 2006 directed by louise osmond, jerry rothwell. The real story 2016 in this stunning featurelength documentary, individual stories are woven together to explore a spate of violence and crime, which bloodied sydneys coastline in the 1980s and 1990s. Sbs broadcast a documentary of these events, deep water. It stars mark ruffalo as bilott, along with anne hathaway, tim robbins, bill camp, victor garber, mare. A true crime documentary or a film basedon a true crime. The 45minute documentary celebrates the history of the catskill water system with rare archival film footage and historic photographs.
In the 1980s and 1990s a murderous epidemic grips sydney. With david mcmahon, sue thompson, peter russell, ted russell. October 14th, 2016 by david knox 5 comments filed under. Deep water is an australian crime drama series screened on sbs from 5 october 2016. Through reenactments and interviews with family and friends, the film. With tilda swinton, donald crowhurst, jean badin, simon russell beale. Just eight months ago, the bop failed on a deep water well in the timor sea, northwest of australia. Deep water the real story documentary premieres october. It is not a mistake to link the name of this water to the islands of fiji. Deep water documentary world willow mixed media tobe. The film was a tv programme, but it is of a very good documentary.
It is adapted from the december 25, 2010 the new york times article deepwater. So this film is very focused on one segment of murders and serious assaults since decriminalization, as there is a clear legal line since then and, one would think, the culture. In this stunning featurelength documentary, individual stories are woven together to explore a spate of violence and crime, which bloodied sydneys coastline in the 1980s and 1990s. This fourpart miniseries is a blackfella films production, directed by shawn seet with director of photography bruce young the drama is based on the historical, unsolved hate murders of possibly 30 to 80 gay men in sydneys eastern suburbs and beaches in the 1980s and 90s.
The real story 2016, in conjunction with the miniseries. Directed by amanda blue, deep water the real story is a 90 minute feature presenting. Find out where deep water is streaming, if deep water is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. I remember hearing about this in brisbane about 19901991. Deep water the real story 2016 the screen guide screen. Dark waters tells the chilling true story of dupont.
Documentary deep water the real story explores a spate of violence and crime which bloodied sydneys coastline in the 1980s and 1990s. Reviews, top stories, a few weeks ago tv audiences were hooked on the true life mystery of a us child pageant queen murdered 20 years ago, with bumper ratings and watercooler buzz. Deepwater horizon is a 2016 american disaster film based on the deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. An isolated gang of toughs go about terrorizing a gay area of a small park. Apr 21, 2017 let me show you the real truth about fiji water. I must admit that my reactions were sadness and bafflement. Deep water is the stunning true story of the first solo, nonstop, roundtheworld boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. In one sense it could be called a historical documentary, however the issues this documentary raises are very universal and relevant to our world today. Deep water uses donald crowhursts original 16mm films and tape recordings to reconstruct his extraordinary journey.
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