David Jowsey
This list shows all the titles currently on australianscreen that include David Jowsey in a principal role. It is not a comprehensive filmography.
In a production role:
Marn Grook (1996) — executive producer
Marn Grook details Indigenous involvement in AFL since the game’s beginning.
Desert Tracks (1997) — producer, director
A film that speaks about the Pitjantjatjara people’s efforts to preserve vital cultural information in order to care for land by turning to tourism.
Message Stick – Bill’s Wake (2001) — executive producer
Bill Neidjie decided to have a wake while he was alive, rather than waiting until his death, to hear what everyone would say about him.
Message Stick – Wathaurong Glass (2003) — executive producer
The Wathaurong community of Geelong began a glass business in order to provide employment for their people.
Message Stick – Child Artists of Carrolup (2003) — executive producer
During the 1950s children from Carrolup mission in Western Australia, south of Perth, became artists under the instruction of Mr White, but after leaving the mission many of…
Message Stick – Arafura Pearl (2003) — executive producer
Cathleen Mills (nee McGuiness) is a respected Indigenous elder of Darwin, mother of eight, and mother to the singing group The Mills Sisters.
Compass – Fly on the Wall Messiah (2004) — executive producer
Every year, 700 amateur singers come together to perform Handel’s Messiah at the Sydney Town Hall. It’s a Christmas tradition. They have nine rehearsals only and getting ready…
Compass – Embracing the Enemy (2005) — executive producer
Turkish immigrants to Australia in the 1970s immediately felt connected through the Anzac Day marches but found they were forbidden to march with the Australians. Thus began a…
Compass – Islam on Parade (2005) — executive producer
There are 250,000 Muslims living in Australia from vastly different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In the wake of the terrorist bombings around the world, a young and dynamic…
Compass – Broken Open (2005) — executive producer
Craig Hamilton was a very successful sports commentator who suffered a nervous breakdown at the peak of his career. He was about to take up a job at…
Compass – The Cardinal’s Cousin (2005) — executive producer
Monica is a lesbian and a former nun. She rose to prominence in 2004 when she published a letter she’d sent to her cousin, Cardinal George Pell, the…
Message Stick – Babinda Boulders (2005) — executive producer
Young men fall victim to a waterhole that, according to Aboriginal legend, is a sacred place where the spirit of an Aboriginal woman dwells.
Message Stick – Koori Court (2005) — executive producer
The Koori Court in Victoria was set up to reduce high imprisonment rates by combining Aboriginal beliefs with the white legal system.
Message Stick – Scotty Martin, Rodeo Boy, Don’t Say Sorry (2005) — executive producer
A story about songman Scotty Martin, who inherited the role of composer of songs. This episode also features rodeo boy Bowman Button, a four-year-old cowboy, and a short…
Message Stick – Wayne’s World (2005) — executive producer
An episode that introduces us to award-winning filmmaker and actor Wayne Blair.
Message Stick – Black Olive (2005) — executive producer
Mark Olive (aka the Black Olive) uses native ingredients to prepare cuisine with a local flavour.
Message Stick – The Long-grassers (2005) — executive producer
An exposé on the homeless Aboriginal people of Darwin, known as ‘long-grassers’.
Compass – Pregnant Pause (2006) — executive producer
Four women talk about their experiences with unwanted pregnancies in the fifties, an era before abortion was readily available. One of the women already had two children, was…
