Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra
Directed by
Written by
Produced byIvan O'Mahoney
Starring
Cinematography
  • Andy Taylor
  • Aaron Smith
  • Tyson Perkins
Edited by
  • Nick Meyers
  • Karen Johnson
Production
company
Release date
  • 2020 (2020)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra is a 2020 Australian documentary film directed by Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin. It tells the story of the three Page brothers' – Stephen, David and Russell – and their role in the development of Bangarra Dance Theatre.[1]

Firestarter was produced by In Films and premiered on 11 October 2020 at the Brisbane International Film Festival. It received critical and audience acclaim and won the AACTA Best Documentary Award (2021), the Rose d'Or Award for Best Arts Program (2021), the Most Outstanding Documentary Logie Award (2022) and the Walkley Documentary Award (2021).[2]

  1. ^ "Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra on ABC". Bangarra. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.walkleys.com/awards/walkleys/the-walkley-documentary-award/