And so it is also a film about the purpose and value of legacies. Andrew Bolt, Alan Jones and Sam Newman haunt Ian Darlings film like ranting apparitions. Students will gain an appreciation of the work of Shark Island Productions and the power of archival documentary to communicate public messages of importance. The cheers became boos as football crowds turned on him. 52 Victoria StreetPaddington, Sydney NSW 2021, Allens Linklaters and their invaluable pro bono legal support, This website was created with the support of. Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's production investment programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. 0000005976 00000 n [11] The booing of Goodes intensified in the months after the war dance. 0000081321 00000 n 0000008383 00000 n 0000062218 00000 n If teaching in a context with a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, it is imperative that guidance is sought from the Principal and Aboriginal Education Officer (or equivalent) prior to screening the film. 0000103450 00000 n Use these age-appropriate lessons to guide your students through the process of viewing the filmin its entirety. 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? H\]0+r9s1Mr`na>aVPxH9y^vFujf}:seVM[RY.tqxUs=,14ahz9pQjTM8F{u *M\o[6WuE?K2]Oj(tAIz"]3Cshm[SvYam bgYBv4P !f@sA[h5iiW 4$,I$apw9e:N\Y4||fEp1.3 gi.i4,,,9t:y.#;Gv(9Zt$i5DV90a$IY ~?'y?{}RG}xqLtcYUz~ 3l% endstream endobj 312 0 obj <> endobj 313 0 obj <>stream https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/30/the-final-quarter-review-exhilarating-adam-goodes-documentary-pulses-with-urgency. Retrieved fromhttps://thefinalquarterfilm.com.au/about/. Learn more about the film here. 0000067425 00000 n An Aboriginal player, and number 37 for the Sydney Swans, Adam Goodes was singled out for verbal abuse, booing and jeering by spectators from a range of clubs during the last three yea. Cool Australia has produced 52 lessons designed for Years 5-12 that investigate racism, privilege, truth-telling, cultural pride, resilience, values and dignity. They said: Adam, who represents so much that is good and unique about our game, was subject to treatment that drove him from football. By calling out racism, and by refusing to be put inside a box where the powers that be might have liked him to remain, Goodes unquestionably made life harder for himself. Given the content, it is also important for teachers to communicate with parents and guardians of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students before playing the film and/or engaging with the teaching and learning resources. Being independent means they are not owned by a major media company. Why might companies like Shark Island Productions be beneficial for the Australian media industry and Australian audiences in general? 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. Concrete Playground acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands where we live, work and play, and across the lands we travel through. Fire Up! This film explores the detrimental treatment of AFL star Adam Goodes and the media and community responses. 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. 0000009450 00000 n The filmmaker's sympathies are not in doubt, though his decision to avoid talking heads - relying instead on contemporaneous television coverage - makes his . [17] He did not attend the Grand Final, where retiring players traditionally take part in a parade, one of only a handful of players to decline this invitation since the parade for retiring players was established. The film 'The Final Quarter' looks at the final years of Adam Goodes' AFL career and the storm that followed. The Final Quarter is the best Australian documentary ever made, A powerful work that stirs deep emotions., It is brilliant work, and a must-watch., A compelling, often devastating, documentary, You dont have to care about football for this movie to hit home., Shark Island Institute acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of Country and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 0000008940 00000 n 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. They largely argue that he overreacted to being heckled by the crowd. One thing the film used was Mise en scene. Angles. 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. [33][34], The Western Bulldogs released their own statement about the documentary. Learning Through Film, Social Issues, Indigenous Education, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures (OI.9), The Final Quarter Assembling Archival Footage Media Arts Years 9 & 10, Editing Conventions Seed Discussion Posters, Editing Vocabulary And Archival Documentary Conventions Factsheet, Students understand how technical and symbolic codes are used by the director of. The statement also said that the football community "pledged to continue to fight all forms of racism and discrimination, on and off the field". (2019). In this lesson students will learn about archival documentary filmmaking conventions and apply their analytical skills to scenes from The Final Quarter. Documentary-maker Ian Darling relies chiefly on broadcast footage, as well as upon newspaper headlines splashed across the screen, in retracing his tale. Documentary Australia acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium introduce new concepts and facilitate discussions and activities. If it was hard to mount that fingers-in-the-ears argument back then, it seems almost impossible now though the peanut gallery of outspoken conservative commentators, who haunt this film like ranting apparitions (among them Andrew Bolt and Alan Jones), are hardly likely to show contrition any time soon. 0000095341 00000 n Director Ian Darlings film is crafted using only archival footage aired at the time, which has been expertly edited. Screen Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country. [23], The Final Quarter was shown to the 2019 playing group of Indigenous players in a preview screening in February 2019. "When you see the three years unfolding, we can now see this is what racism looks like and what it sounds like," says director Ian Darling. +: 410@ v[[J2s1nY(x1F?F^V,pnhpi|&N.]L*^{F\`\00-KPaoPJ00 @ n` endstream endobj 345 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[25 274]/Length 31/Size 299/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream Adam Goodes was Australian of the year in 2014. Production companies: Thirty Seven Films, Shark Island Productions [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. [8] Many clubs and players in the AFL supported Goodes in the week of his leave. Won numerous awards, including the Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Feature Documentary 2019 Winner, AACTA Award for Best Editing in a Documentary 2019 Winner, Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Documentary 2019 Winner, Had a total of four screenings on Network Ten and WIN to over one million audiences across the broadcast and 10Play Catch Up. 0000062114 00000 n Directors statement Shark Island Production. Darling also makes the point that we can always learn from history whether that history is found in an ancient scroll inside a museum, or via television footage from the old, dark, distant days of 2015. Check out the trailer for The Final Quarter below: The Final Quarter will release in Australian cinemas later this year. To help make planning easier you can access all the specialist units on this page. 0000001644 00000 n Director: Ian Darling The spectator, who turned out to be a 13-year-old girl, was promptly escorted from the stands by security, but in the aftermath Goodes was accused of victimizing and publicly humiliating a teenager. 0000006599 00000 n 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 This is what was heard. Feedback to date also confirms the transformative nature of the film for students, as well as the powerful capability of the film as a tool for teachers to help their students understand racism and discrimination. Tracy Bentin,Psychologist,MAPS; Grad Dip Applied Child Psych; BBSc (Hons). This is the time period captured in director Ian Darlings exhilarating and confronting documentary, which premieres at the Sydney film festival on 7 June and is intended to spark a reassessment of the national conversation at the centre of which Goodes found himself. [24] It had its World Premiere at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival. 299 48 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. 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. During the last three years of his career, Goodes was named Australian of the Year, accused of staging for free kicks, and performed an on-field war dance celebration. We have consulted with experts in human rights, reconciliation and psychology to ensure these lessons promote emotional safety and cultural awareness. 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. [27], Darling also announced that the film will be made freely available to schools and clubs across Australia. 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. 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. Request an update here. But he also created a narrative, if not a reason for being, far more important than any act of sporting prowess. Re-examines the incidents that marked the final 3 years of Indigenous footballer Adam Goodes' playing career. 0000003225 00000 n An in-depth look at casual racism and racial vilification in Australia. 0000062288 00000 n Documentarian Ian Darling, director of The Final Quarter. 'The Final Quarter': Film Review. 0 Qq endstream endobj 309 0 obj <> endobj 310 0 obj <> endobj 311 0 obj <>stream I am referring of course to the final quarter, as it were, in the career of Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes, who chalked up a whopping 372 games in total the most of any Indigenous player in history. 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. 0000004654 00000 n In this open discussion, Stephen and Fire Up! Below are some of the must-know techniques that are included in the glossaries of Matrix English Theory Books. Throughout 2019: worked through social media company 33 Creative to engage with an online audience, maximise positive engagement and manage racist or bullying interaction. Students understand the definition of archival documentary and the process of selection and omission to construct meaning for the audience. 0000003655 00000 n Looks at score and song writing, including analysing lyrics and musical elements. While we await new stock schools, please tap WATCHNOW, or others tap RENT/BUY for homeviewingoptions. He emerges before the fade-out as a thoughtful man, and not remotely strident, but one powerless to control snowballing events. In addition, 13,000 users accessed the educational resources on Cool Australia and 2,500 watched the film, and the AToM study guide was downloaded 3,507 times. Late 2019: Launched the educational strategy in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission, Reconciliation Australia and Cool Australia, including 46 lessons for years 5-12 on dignity, cultural pride, racism, truth-telling, respect, resilience, and mental health. Teachers are advised to use their discretion when deciding whether to show this film. 0000001825 00000 n The Final Quarter is a post-mortem of this dark period in Australian sporting and cultural history, comprised entirely of archival footage aired at the time. In April 2019, on the eve of the documentary's premiere, the AFL and all of its 18 clubs issued an unreserved apology for the sustained racism and events which drove Goodes out of the game. Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education (Reconciliation Australia). The cheers became boos as the crowds turned on him. Director's Statement. 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