SBS commissions new documentaries
21 March 2013
SBS commissions two revealing documentaries
SBS continues to lead the way in quality documentary making with the commission of two new documentaries: Tales of the Unexpected and JFK: The Smoking Gun.
SBS Director of TV and Online Content Tony Iffland said: “SBS continues to lead the way in producing thought-provoking and innovative documentaries. These latest commissions demonstrate how we want to challenge and entertain viewers with compelling Australian-produced content.”
Tales of the Unexpected is three provocative, confronting and thoroughly entertaining science documentaries (3 x 60), produced by Emmy Award winning director Sonya Pemberton. Each documentary takes a contemporary, counter-intuitive and sometimes controversial approach, turning what is commonly known about a particular subject, upside down. Through science, each film presents a new take on old ideas, and reopens subjects usually considered closed.
JFK: The Smoking Gun (1 x 90) delves into the mystery surrounding the death America’s beloved President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and is produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder/Muse Entertainment.
22 November 2013 will mark 50 years since JFK was shot dead as he travelled slowly through the sunny streets of Dallas, Texas, surrounded by a throng of supporters and with his wife at his side. Half a century on, his assassination, and the verdict that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing him, continues to captivate. One of Australia’s most experienced investigative detectives, Colin McLaren, meticulously examines the controversial case revealing uncovered evidence of a disquieting truth, buried for so long.
Tales of the Unexpected and JFK: The Smoking Gun are both international co-productions and will be shown on SBS later this year.
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For more information please contact:
Katie Holyman
Media Communications Manager
T: 02 9430 3851
katie.holyman@sbs.com.au