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Laurence Billiet & Rachael Antony
AU 2023 90' 113'
⚬ Green ⚬ Queer
The intertwined fate of trees and humans is captured in this portrait of environmental folk hero and gay icon Bob Brown. THE GIANTS explores how ecology politics was taken from the fringes to the centre of power. The story of Bob’s activism is interwoven with the extraordinary life cycle of Australia’s giant trees. A look at some of the tallest and oldest in the world ignites an urgent conversation about the rights of the forest. Breathtaking cinematography and spellbinding animations make for an immersive cinematic experience.
"inspiring and beautiful" - The Guardian
"I loved THE GIANTS. I was inspired by the beauty of the forests…and moved by this intimate portrait of a man who simply did not give up." - Director Jane Campion
Directors & Producers | Laurence Billiet & Rachael Antony |
Executive Producers | Helen Panckhurst, Paul Wiegard |
Production Company | General Strike |
Co-Production Company | Matchbox Pictures |
Cinematography | Sherwin Akbarzadeh |
Writers | Rachael Antony & Laurence Billiet |
Editor | Daniel Wieckmann |
Music | James Henry |
Sound | Thom Kellar |
Animation | Alex Le Guillou |
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary 2024 | |
Young Audience Award | Pordenone Docs Fest 2024 |
Green Award | Pordenone Docs Fest 2024 |
Best Documentary | Riviera International Film Festival 2024 |
Green Warsaw Award | Millennium Docs Against Gravity FF 2024 |
Best Film, Environment | BANFF 2024 |
Best Film Of Festival | ALT EFF 2024 |
Audience Award | Sudbury Outdoor Adventure Reels FF 2024 |
Adelaide Film Festival 2022 |
Perth Film Festival 2023 |
Screenwave International Film Festival 2023 |
New Zealand International Film Festival 2023 |
Millennium Docs Against Gravity FF 2024 |
Festival Do Rio 2024 |
BANFF 2024 |
Runtime | 90' 113' |
Production Country | Australia |
Spoken Languages | English, Palawa Kani |
Laurence Billiet (she/her) is a co-founder of production company General Strike. In 2001 she founded Lonely Planet Television and executive produced dozens of TV including Lonely Planet Six Degrees for Discovery. She was the first Producer ever to secure original commissions from US digital platform Hulu and Al Gore's Current TV. Laurence also executive produced hundreds of online videos for Vice, i-D, Hulu, Babelgum, Facebook Live and Youtube. After several years overseas, Laurence moved back to Melbourne to establish General Strike and pivoted to directing the films she produces. The first full-length film she directed, FREEMAN, which premiered on the ABC TV, was the most watched documentary of 2020 on Australian TV. Laurence is the recipient of the prestigious 2021 Betty Roland Award for Scriptwriting at the NSW Premier Literary Awards and the 2021 Australian Directors Guild Award for Best Direction in a Documentary one-hour.
Rachael Antony (she/her) is a co-founder of General Strike and the studio’s head writer. Rachael has over 20 years’ experience as a writer and journalist, having written for television, online and print. She has worked as a writer/researcher for television series, such as Lonely Planet Six Degrees (SBS, Discovery) and Family Footsteps (ABC). She has scripted and produced around 100 short form videos including the Webby award-winning series Freewheelers. She spent several years in Paris where she oversaw editorial and community for Silicon Valley news app Flipboard and curated news coverage of events such as the Paris terrorist attacks, the World Cup and COP 21. Most recently she acted as Script Editor for FREEMAN (ABC TV).
