Maya Newell

I Want To Be An American

Monteith McCollum, Maya Newell

In the spirit of the Surrealist parlor game of chance Exquisite Corpse, each filmmaker makes a documentary short film based on imagery forwarded on by the previous filmmaker in the chain. The composite story forms a global independent filmmaking experience.

In My Blood It Runs

Maya Newell

Carol Turner, Colin Mawson

The story of Dujuan, a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy living in Alice Springs, Australia, who is struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa upbringing with a state education.

Gayby Baby

Maya Newell

Ebony, Graham

Kids being raised by same-sex couples are growing in numbers worldwide. We are in a Gayby-Boom. But who are these kids? What do they think about having same-sex parents? And do they face different issues to other kids? At a time when the world is debating marriage equality, these questions are more pertinent than ever. Told from the perspective of the kids, Gayby Baby is intimate and sometimes humorous account of four children and their families.

Richard: the most interestingest person I’ve ever met

Maya Newell

A documentary about a small toy dealer who lives in his shop in NSW.