In 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney Australia, an Australian athlete Cathy Freeman won the 400-metre final. The first athlete of Aboriginal origins to win a competition at this level, she proudly declared herself Australian and Aboriginal... 20 years later the film tells us the story of this young woman, showing the grace, strength and beauty of these moments and culminating in the moment of unity of the Australian nation.

A film by Laurence BILLET
in collaboration with Stephen Page & Bangarra Dance Theatre

Australia, 2020, Documentary, 58 min

with Cathy Freeman, Lillian Banks

Origin : Australia
Language : English
Subtitle : French
Length : 58 min
Year: 2020

Producer: Laurence Billet

DIRECTED BY
LAURENCE BILLIET

WRITTEN BY
LAURENCE BILLIET

CO-DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
STEPHEN PAGE
​
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
HELEN PANCKHURST
​
ARCHIVE PRODUCER
CATHERINE PANCZAK
​
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JOANY SZE
​
EDITOR
DANIEL WIECKMANN
​
ASSEMBLY EDITOR
KATIE FLAXMAN
​
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
BONNIE ELLIOTT ACS
​
MUSIC COMPOSER
JAMES HENRY
​
SOUND DESIGN
BYRON SCULLIN
​
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
JACOB NASH
​
SCRIPT EDITOR
RACHAEL ANTONY
​
ASSISTANT EDITOR
STUART WILLIS


and featuring
CATHERINE FREEMAN
& DANCER
LILLIAN BANKS

A GENERAL STRIKE AND MATCHBOX PICTURES PRODUCTION

​IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE ABC
FILM VICTORIA


- Production
General Strike,
Matchbox Pictures

in association with
ABC and Film Victoria

ABC Commissioning Editor, Jo Chichester.

International sales are being handled by NBCU Distribution.

Streaming:
https://theeducationshop.com.au/streaming-content/freeman-lifetime-access/

World premiere
TV Broadcast: on Sunday, 13 September, 7.40pm on ABC and ABC iview
https://help.abc.net.au/hc/en-us/articles/360001745615-ABC-is-proud-to-present-the-world-premiere-of-FREEMAN-in-September-Relive-the-magic-of-the-Olympic-Gold-medal-win-that-united-the-nation-
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/freeman

2021 | 18th FIFO (Tahitian Festival of Oceanian Documentary Films) digital edition |broadcast from Papeete, Tahiti.
* won: Jury Special Prize
www.fifotahiti.com/movie/freeman-2/