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incarceration nation more than gold
Indigenous Australians comprise only 3.3% of the This film is the candid and inspirational story of five time
population, yet they make up 29% of the prison Olympian, double Olympic gold medallist, Tongan/
population. Indigenous people are 13-16 times more New Zealander Dame Valerie Adams; one of the
likely to be imprisoned. The trauma for families and world’s most celebrated athletes. It is also the story of
communities is unimaginable. ‘Incarceration Nation’ a mother, a daughter, a sister, and a survivor. Many
connects the relentless government intervention New Zealanders believe they know Dame Valerie
since colonisation to the trauma and disadvantage Adams, but in a ‘sports’ documentary like no other
experienced by Indigenous Australians still today she shares her story with honesty and vulnerability
- which are two key drivers of incarceration. We’re exposing herself in a way few sports people dare.
in the midst of an internationally recognised human More Than Gold speaks to anyone who has faced
rights catastrophe... and it’s time for change. hardship, lost someone they loved, or held onto a
dream,where winning means more than gold.
genre: people & culture / feature doc genre: people & culture / feature doc
format: 1 x 90’ / HD / 2021 format: 1 x 60’ or 1 x 90’ / HD / 2022
credits: Bacon Factory Films / Brent3land Productions credits: Eight Productions / New Zealand Film
Commission / NZ Screen Production
Recovery Fund
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