Underplayed Gems

A Matter of Chance

A Matter of Chance poster
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Australian documentary series has six episodes about the lives of disabled people. The creator lets them tell their own stories without sensationalism.

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What happens

A Matter of Chance was an Australian documentary series created by Anne Deveson and broadcast by the ABC in 1981. It was a six part series about the plight of the disabled. Garrie Hutchinson of the Age praise the series writing "The special quality of this programme is that Anne Deveson allows people to speak for themselves, and without hysteria, tell chilling stories in half an hour. It is a model of what television documentaries can be like." Brian Courtis, also of the Age, called it an excellent series noting Deveson's confidence in going where other reporters will not. The series won the Logie for Best documentary series at the Logie Awards of 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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