Film
The Great Australian Fly
2014 · 57m · Documentary
How a national nuisance helped shape Australia and its people.
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Overview
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLY looks at how a national nuisance has shaped Australia and its people, confounding our scientists, influencing our lifestyle and defining the way we speak. But is its value misunderstood? The one-hour documentary explores how this much-maligned spoiler of the Australian summer is in fact a crime solver, healer, pollinator and street sweeper. We'd miss them if they were gone, yet we put huge amounts of energy into wiping them out. Is it time to call a truce? Directed by Tosca Looby and produced by Sally Ingleton, the amusing and intriguing film pays homage to a much-maligned invertebrate and the influence it has had on our world.
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Crew
- Tosca LoobyDirector
- Sally IngletonProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 25, 2014
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genres
- Documentary
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