We had an amazing time at last Sunday’s online Q&A for The Australian Dream, hosted by talkSPORT’s Andy Goldstein. He was joined by sporting legend Adam Goodes, director Daniel Gordon and screenwriter Stan Grant. Check out some highlights below, and watch the full accessible recording from our Youtube channel. The Australian Dream is now available on demand in the UK & Ireland on all digital platforms.
“You’re definitely one of life’s superheroes”
Andy Goldstein (to Adam Goodes)
“I need for our world to make a change, to keep telling stories, to help people have a conversation, and to learn from each other. And once we start to learn from each other, we start asking question and challenging each other on certain things for us to create a world where we can all be equal.”
Adam Goodes
“Storytelling is the key to understanding. I don’t think we should look to politicians. I think politicians respond to us, they respond to culture, and storytelling is at the heart of culture. Storytelling is at the essence of what it means to be human.”
Stan Grant
“I thin people’s interest in truth is what drives them to documentaries, people’s interest in seeing something about something they didn’t know about. I feel embarrassed and ashamed that I came to this documentary knowing nothing, despite going to Australia so many times, about the history, and about the particular British involvement in that history. I go on a learning journey on every film that I make.”
Daniel Gordon
Exposing one of the most shocking events in sporting history, The Australian Dream charts the remarkable and inspirational story of sporting hero Adam Goodes, as the prism through which to tell a deeper and more powerful story about race, identity and belonging. Walkley award-winning writer Stan Grant and BAFTA award-winning director Daniel Gordon join forces to tell this remarkable story of one of the most decorated and celebrated players in global sports. A man who remains a cultural hero; the very epitome of resilience and survival, who continues to fight for equality and reconciliation in a society where discrimination and racism prevail now more than ever.