(top) Dramatisation aftermath of the battle for Buna airstrip.
(middle) Dramatisation 39th militia battalion soldier on the top of the Owen Stanley range.
(lower) Director Don Featherstone and DP Paul Ree
NEWS
Don is currently directing the 2 x 55 min drama documentary series ‘Singapore 1942’ for Electric Pictures with pre-sales to SBS TV, BBC Scotland and Discovery Asia. It will be screened on the 10th and 17th February, 2012.
DP Jim Frater and Sound Recordist Siah shooting dramatization of Australian soldier at Kranji.
Don and Jimmmy jib on the esplanade in Singapore
Kokoda is now screening on Qantas and Erimates in-flight entertainment. Sales of Kokoda DVDs have exceeded 20,000 since May 2010. They are available at your local ABC shop. Otherwise contact us.
KOKODA’- NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
'Kokoda' - a 2x55 min. documentary series offering the first major re-evaluation of Australia’s most important military campaign after Gallipoli – the brutal battle for the Kokoda Track and the desperate struggle to keep New Guinea from falling to the Japanese during the darkest days of World War II..
From the corridors of power to the blood-stained battlefields of the Papua New Guinea highlands, Kokoda tells the story of the brutal World War II military campaign fought between Australia and Japan. From day one of the Kokoda campaign the fighting was politicised, mismanaged, mythologised and venerated. Kokoda delves behind the myths of war to tell the story from both sides of the conflict. It provides an authentic and comprehensive account of the desperate confusion of war, the intricate connections between the frontline soldiers and military high command, and the political agendas that influenced the campaign and continue to percolate through contemporary Australian society.
The series is produced by Pericles Films in association with Featherstone Productions, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Veterans Affairs and ABC TV. Director/Writer Don Featherstone, Producer and Co-Writer Andrew Wiseman, Sales and DistributionScreen Australia Promotions and Distribution, and ABC Shop.