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Australian documentary filmmaker Ian Darling re-examines the incidents that marked the final 3 years of Indigenous footballer Adam Goodes' playing career. Synopsis Unit: The Final Quarter - Watching The Film - Years 5-12 Activities for this Unit Tuning in About the Film Adam Goodes is a champion AFL footballer and Indigenous leader who became a lightning rod for an intense public debate and widespread media commentary that divided the nation. [21][22] The director's statement about the film states that he did not want to explicitly choose a side but instead wanted to present the footage and allow "the audience to see and hear for themselves what had happened, to ask their own questions and to come to their own conclusions". In the final three years of his playing career he became a lightning rod for a heated public debate and widespread media commentary that divided the nation. 0000003092 00000 n 0000091843 00000 n The Final Quarter is a 2019 Australian documentary, directed by Ian Darling and produced by Shark Island Productions, about the final stages of the Australian football career of Adam Goodes, during which he was the target of repeated booing by opposition fans. Being independent means they are not owned by a major media company. They protect and promote human rights in Australia and internationally. 0000008383 00000 n 0000010667 00000 n Documentary Australia acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. This film explores the detrimental treatment of AFL star Adam Goodes and the media and community responses. Just whose existence is being threatened, and by whom, is a subject canvassed by a procession of pundits once Goodes starts getting booed by fans of every stripe. The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory organisation, established by an act of Federal Parliament. The documentary intertwines media clips from Goodes' games, general AFL coverage, news stories, press conferences and interviews from the era to paint a heartbreaking picture of the ex-Swans captain's experiences. (2019), June 17). Explores Australias sporting culture with a focus on race relations and cultural expression. It received extensive media coverage, with over 200 articles and 330 pages of media appearing in all media outlets including The Age, SMH, Herald Sun, The Australian, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, ABC Insiders, etc. [35] The Hawthorn players all wore number 37, Goodes' jersey number, during their warm ups before their match against Sydney on 21 June 2019 in a gesture of support.[28]. Background [ edit] Below are some of the must-know techniques that are included in the glossaries of Matrix English Theory Books. understand the definition of archival documentary and the process of selection and omission to construct meaning for the audience. How did it come to this? Extraordinary media coverage and audience response across newspapers, radio and TV, largely praising the way the film objectively revealed the truth about the last three years of Adam Goodes career. Adam Goodes during the 2015 semi-final between the Sydney Swans and the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Cool Australias curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum. The director of the film, Ian Darling, led the production team in deciding what to omit and what to include from the many televised me-dia segments and newspaper stories available. The film 'The Final Quarter' looks at the final years of Adam Goodes' AFL career and the storm that followed. Director: Ian Darling H\Mj0>3ML(d F68*-g[v2wc S uUlqh\2opzqoMpgH*h8^vC.)>PzqC42DYQH_>atwmU#y{m}|,6L |,,BG Ian Darling recaps the years-long media cycle that drove Indigenous sportsman Adam Goodes out of the limelight in 'The Final Quarter.' By Harry Windsor. Directors statement Shark Island Production. Director Ian Darling joins us to discuss, ://fbiradio.com/ian-darling-yvonne-sampson-last-days-adam-goodes-career/, https://thefinalquarterfilm.com.au/about/. Despite much of the material being confronting, The Final Quarter is also inspiring, with a message that each of us will be remembered ultimately for two things: what we say and what we do. In addition, new educational resources will be released. Documentarian Ian Darling, director of The Final Quarter. Made entirely from archival footage, photos and interviews sourced from television, radio and newspapers, the film reviews the national conversation that took place over this period, and places it in a wider historical context. Unsurprisingly, it's also both moving in displaying the AFL champ's dignified response to such horrors, and infuriating in its thorough examination of his ordeal. When film-makers and critics refer to mise en scene, they are often referring to these 4 main elements on the screen: Setting including props and decor. Screen Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country. Explores how privilege operates in Australian society and encourages thinking about how to acknowledge and challenge white privilege to create a fairer society. Retired players such as Sam Newman, whose goblin-faced invective bookends the film, reassures Goodes hes being jeered not because hes black, but because hes a jerk. A supercharged current courses through it, Darling having created less a documentary than a kind of electric cine-essay, pulsing with energy and urgency. Why might companies like Shark Island Productions be beneficial for the Australian media industry and Australian audiences in general? The cheers became boos as football crowds turned on him. offsider Kris Gale chat with Ian and Yvonne about the film which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival, and which uses . This requires planning among multiple teachers and across specialist streams. [12] He returned the following week and played for the remainder of the season after an outpouring of support from fans, actors, politicians, celebrities and teammates, including two spontaneous standing ovations. The Final Quarter - Listening To Community - Years 7-9 Tracy Bentin is a Child and Adolescent Psychologist who has worked in the education sector since 1997. They evaluate how social, institutional and ethical issues influence the making and use of media artworks. Tracy is passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of young people and her training and approach incorporates cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), mindfulness skills, and interventions drawn from positive psychology research. [8] Many clubs and players in the AFL supported Goodes in the week of his leave. Screenwriters: Mark Monroe, Ian Darling Investigates different forms of racism and challenges us to interrogate and confront attitudes and behaviours. 0000004654 00000 n Lighting Costume and make-up Staging/blocking: movements and performance Note: Mise en scene is independent of the camera work or editing. THE FINAL QUARTER April 2019 PRODUCTION CREDITS Director Ian Darling Producers Mary Macrae & Ian Darling Editor Sally Fryer Executive Producer Malinda Wink Executive Producer Mark Monroe Executive Producers Mark Nelson & Will Vicars Archive Researcher Lindy Boylan Composer Paul Charlier Sound Designer Wes Chew Graphics Paul Ducco Edit Assistant The Final Quarter was made by Shark Island Productions, an independent film production company. Students will learn what an archival documentary is and examine archival documentary filmmaking conventions, particularly in relation to the film 'The Final Quarter'. Perhaps fed up with just that kind of dance, Goodes celebrates a goal with a traditional war jig that culminates in the throwing of an imaginary spear, and talkback radio again lights up. Goodes was christened Australian of the Year in 2014, and a telling moment sees him asked about Australia Day (or Invasion Day, per its detractors), the annual commemoration of the First Fleets arrival. Music, still images and diction-ary definitions have been added to heighten the message of The Final Quarter. Explores how to respectfully listen to and engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures. Using only archival footage aired at the time, the film holds a mirror to Australia and is an opportunity to reconsider what happened on and off the footballfield. Registration is fast and free. 0000003860 00000 n 0000001644 00000 n [18][19], The documentary uses only archival footage and newspaper headlines from the last few years of Goodes' career, with no new interviews or footage. Our game is about belonging. hbbf`b``3 j endstream endobj 300 0 obj <>/Metadata 23 0 R/Pages 22 0 R/StructTreeRoot 25 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 301 0 obj >/PageWidthList<0 595.276>>>>>>/Resources<>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 595.276 841.89]/Type/Page>> endobj 302 0 obj <> endobj 303 0 obj <> endobj 304 0 obj <> endobj 305 0 obj [341 0 R] endobj 306 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceRGB 110 335 0 R] endobj 307 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceRGB 44 334 0 R] endobj 308 0 obj <>stream An in-depth look at casual racism and racial vilification in Australia. Students will gain an appreciation of the work of Shark Island Productions and the power of archival documentary to communicate public messages of importance. Please update your location and try again, On the Way: Upcoming Brisbane Openings to Put in Your Diary for 2023 and Beyond, Oktoberfest Brisbane Is Saying Auf Wiedersehen After 15 Years of Steins, Schnitties and German Celebrations, Sydney's YCK Precinct Has Been Named Australia's First Purple Flag District for Its Vibrant and Safe Nightlife, Disney's 'Peter Pan & Wendy' Trailer Is Here with Your First Look at Jude Law as Captain Hook, The NGV Is Getting a World-Premiere Pierre Bonnard Exhibition with Scenography by Architect India Mahdavi, Parrtjima A Festival in Light Has Revealed the Full Lineup That'll Dazzle Alice Springs This Autumn, Splendour in the Grass Has Locked in the July 2023 Dates for Its Huge 21st-Birthday Festival, 'MAMMA MIA! The filmmakers sympathies are not in doubt, though his decision to avoid talking heads relying instead on contemporaneous television coverage makes his case stronger by giving all the fulminators enough rope to hang themselves. Uncomfortable, too, in the middle of a media storm he never saw coming, and which seems never to abate. He emerges before the fade-out as a thoughtful man, and not remotely strident, but one powerless to control snowballing events. Request an update here. "Callum Mills wins 2016 AFL Rising Star award", "Ejected teenage fan didn't know 'ape' was racist", "Adam Goodes' leave from AFL this weekend should fuel shame: Bartlett", "Man up? Addressing the media the day after famously being called an ape by a 13-year-old girl in the stands, for instance, Goodes rightly criticises the teenagers behaviour while calling for compassion insisting that its not her fault, that kids are innocent and we need to support her. We will not achieve this while racism and discrimination exists in our game We will stand strongly with all in the football community who experience racism or discrimination. Through the Narragunnawali platform, schools and early learning services can develop a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and teachers and educators can access professional learning and curriculum resources to support the implementation of reconciliation initiatives. 0000095341 00000 n [23], The Final Quarter was shown to the 2019 playing group of Indigenous players in a preview screening in February 2019. | Michael Safi", "Watching Goodes film was like a punch to the face", "Acclaimed Adam Goodes Doco 'The Final Quarter' Will Hit TV Screens Next Month", "Adam Goodes: The Final Quarter film set to air on Channel 10 in July", "The Final Quarter review exhilarating Adam Goodes documentary pulses with urgency", "The exhilarating Adam Goodes documentary The Final Quarter is a must-see", "goodes-documentary-a-film-for-all-including-those-who-booed-him-20190530-p51ssm.html", "syd-film-fest-review-the-final-quarter-records-shameful-treatment-of-adam-goodes-258190", "AFL apologises unreservedly for failures over racism faced by Adam Goodes", "Club statement: 'The Final Quarter' documentary", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Final_Quarter&oldid=1102231855, Documentary films about Australian rules football, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Short description is different from Wikidata, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 2019 Best Reporting of an Issue in Sport (Winner), 2019 Best Documentary Feature, Asian Academy Creative Awards: Grand Final winner (World) and Regional Winner (Australia and New Zealand), 2019 Best Editing in a Documentary - Sally Fryer (Winner), 2019 Best Editing in a Documentary Feature - Sally Fryer (Winner) Australian Screen Editors Ellie Awards, 2019 Best Sound in a Documentary (Nominee) Australian Screen Sound Guild, This page was last edited on 4 August 2022, at 01:34. The racially motivated vilification and unsympathetic voices from audience members and commentators increased to the point where he left the game on which he had built his career. To help make planning easier you can access all the specialist units on this page. [27] Luke Buckmaster, writing for The Guardian, called it "confronting" and "inspiring",[29] while Blake Howard, writing for Flicks, gave it five stars and called it exhilarating and powerful. The motivation for, and acceptability of, the booing generated wide public debate, which dominated media coverage from both sports and political commentators for weeks at a time. The first film, The Final Quarter, just launched at the Sydney Film Festival, premiering to a packed house on Friday, June 7 and receiving a standing ovation from the lively audience afterwards. As Darling astutely realised, the footage says it all. In this lesson students will learn about archival documentary filmmaking conventions and apply their analytical skills to scenes from The Final Quarter. Director Ian Darling wanted to explore what happened and why, and start the conversation about racism in Australia that Adam Goodes asked us to have. Being independent means they are not owned by a major media company. 0000067911 00000 n They specialise in creating documentaries that educate the public about important social issues. ay back in the distant dark ages of Australian history those atavistic times when the nation was young, barbaric and bigoted one of the greatest players in one of the countrys most cherished sports leagues ended his career not in fanfare, but as a figure at the centre of an ugly debate about racism. Third party web links are provided for your convenience only. 1. Students explore the way mood and message is created for the audience by the editor and director. Given that Adam Goodes retired in 2015, why do you think Shark Island Productions thought it important to share the Adam Goodes story with audiences four years later? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 0000062114 00000 n But he also created a narrative, if not a reason for being, far more important than any act of sporting prowess. Looks at score and song writing, including analysing lyrics and musical elements. With Adam Goodes. And so it is also a film about the purpose and value of legacies. 0000003225 00000 n Goodes, an Aboriginal Australian, was drafted by the Sydney Swans in the 1997 AFL Draft and went on to have a successful career with the Swans, featuring in their 2005 and 2012 premiership teams and being awarded a number of accolades for his performances including the AFL Rising Star award in 1999,[1] the Brownlow Medal (2003 and 2006),[2] the Bob Skilton Medal (2003, 2006 and 2011),[3] and All Australian selection (2003, 2006, 2009 and 2011). Cool Australia acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, learn and work, and pays respect to their Elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In this open discussion, Stephen and Fire Up! Throughout 2019: worked through social media company 33 Creative to engage with an online audience, maximise positive engagement and manage racist or bullying interaction. 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