Hugh Piper
Hugh Piper is an Australian documentary filmmaker and writer/director. He is best known for his documentaries "Dancing With Dictators",[1][2] "Mr. Sin: The Abe Saffron Story"[3][4] and Submariners.[5]
Filmography
- Outback Coroner A multi-part series about mysterious and unexplained deaths in remote locations around Australia.
- "Dancing With Dictators", about Australian publisher Ross Dunkley and his struggles in Burma, set against the background of that country's first election in twenty years.[6]
- "Mr. Sin: The Abe Saffron Story", about the man who brought Sinatra, rock 'n roll, and organized crime to Australia.
- The Post, about Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post newspaper.
- Double Concerto, about classical music and politics.
- Australia's Outback, a year in the life of an outback cattle station (narrated by Mel Gibson).
- Cracking The Colour Code, a three-part French-Australian co-production taking a multi-disciplinary approach to examining the science, anthropology, history, and philosophy of colour.[7]
- Submariners, a six-part series about a three-month journey in a Collins-class submarine from Perth, Western Australia to Korea, Japan, and Hawaii.
- A Case For The Coroner, a six-part series examining the work of the Coroner's Court of New South Wales, State Coroner John Abernethy, and his search for the answers to unexplained deaths.
- Crime Scene Bangkok, about the work of flamboyant forensic scientist Pornthip Rojanasunand, who is fighting entrenched corruption to establish an effective forensic system in Thailand.
References
- Daniel, South East Asia correspondent Zoe (12 November 2010). "ABC doco crew arrested in Burma". ABC News. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- "Film-maker explains censorship in Burma". www.abc.net.au. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- McManus, Bridget (16 June 2010). "The real king of the Cross". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- Blundell, Graeme (24 June 2010). "Remarkable yarn of a top crook". The Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. p. 19.
- Meacham, Steve (19 December 2005). "Under pressure: Submariners documentary". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- Dancing With Dictators at IMDb
- Cracking the Colour Code at IMDb
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