Small World Documentaries

08/06/2026

Naawww. This time 3 years ago we were walking the red carpets with our film screening at Sydney Film Festival! So much fun.

06/05/2026

We get to work on some fun projects with the bestest clients. Thanks to The Australia Institute and the legends who made this banger.

28/04/2026

We’ve been filming a lot of wildlife at the moment and it reminded me of this film about David and his love and care of Tawny Frogmouths director Lara van Raay made for the ABC a few years back.
Carers are like angels.
Thanks Dave. He’s no longer with us but his story lives on.

16/04/2026

One of the most beautiful realisations we have had recently, is the work of the rehearsal and backstage. Every production needs the many, many skills of preparing and rehearsing to then offer the public facing “show”.
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The backstage, unseen time is just as important as “the show”.
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There are so many beautiful backstage moments happening at Small World Documentaries at the moment. We are loving every part of it.
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03/03/2026

Our Small World Documetaries editor extraordinaire, Bettina Otterbeck, has just edited this important story for Channel 9.
Well done Bettina Otterbeck - we are so proud of your work.
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Following the bombshell release of new damning evidence, Tara Brown investigates the powerful people in Jeffrey Epstein's network, as those who knew him spea...

25/02/2026

We have been busy shooting and editing loads of shorts for clients across Australia. Get in touch if you need to cut through with your next video.
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“Lara, the team are blown away and send their thanks and congratulations 🥂, seconded by me 🙂 it was great working with you - thx for your patience and flexibility. I learnt so much.” - Paul

16/02/2026

We made this short with Environment Tasmania recently highlighting the pressures on our seabirds. Warming waters means that the birds need to go further out to deeper waters to find the cold water loving fish that they rely on. This means that they get exhausted and sometimes don’t make it back to feed their chicks on land.
And this fishery wants to deplete the fish that the penguins feed on.
This isn’t going to get better for our seabirds as the waters continue to warm.
This has a deeply clear outcome.

12/02/2026

Last year we teamed up with Environment Tasmania to shoot a doco about the proposed sardine fishery off the north coast of Tasmania.
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This small bite for socials is part of a bigger impact documentary that will screen around Tasmania soon.

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07/02/2026

SHORT DOCO - Jude Lennox is one of Tasmania's most experienced wildlife carers. Caring for endangered devils and quolls and knowing how deeply precious every little life is, Jude is hoping to inspire others in our community to become carers too.
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A film by Betty (Aged 13) as part of the filmmaking workshops run by Small World Documentaries mentored by Lara van Raay.
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An initiative supported by the Youth Climate Action Fund of City of Hobart.

05/02/2026

SHORT DOCO: Kate Fletcher is a self confessed bowerbird. An expert in slow fashion and natural fibre dying.
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A film by Jo Lucas as part of the filmmaking workshops run by Small World Documentaries mentored by Lara van Raay.
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Follow Kate and her amazing work.
https://www.instagram.com/warriorsofcloth/