Witness 19.2.42 - the secret history of the bombing of Darwin in February 1942. Exclusive new research uncovers the hidden background to the first attack by a foreign nation on Australian soil. The film shares the experiences of troops and civilians who witnessed the momentous event that changed the Australian psyche forever. The development of the Witness 19.2.42 production is receiving financial assistance from Screen ACT, the Australian capital's film development office.
Forgotten Anzacs - the story of the Australians and New Zealanders who fought Nazi aggression in Greece and who, against all odds, almost prised victory from the jaws of defeat. The climax to the fighting and the film's focus is the Battle of Crete - a Greek Gallipoli in terms of the rate of casualties sustained in the ten desperate days of fighting. Amid the carnage were incidents of courage and self-sacrifice, the equal of anything in the pantheon of Anzac bravery. Exclusive new research uncovers extraordinary new information on the battles, the bonds between soldiers and civilians, and the fallen. Forgotten Anzacs is also the story of how the troops came into contact with the Greek people on a large-scale for the first time, and created a relationship with an enduring legacy; their shared experience a signpost to the post-war immigration that turned Australian cities into centres for the Greek diaspora.
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