They came for a photo op. The kids came for answers. In this darkly funny short-form series, three 11-year-olds take aim at a rotating cast of politicians, influencers and public figures as part of a documentary they’re making about homelessness. One by one, the grown-ups squirm — and the kids hold their feet to the fire.
Abeba, Harriet and Tron have persuaded six high-profile Australians to come to their classroom and be interviewed about the problem. Their guests see it as a chance to promote their own agendas. But the kids have other ideas.
Each episode we see them interview a leader from a different field – a disgraced footballer and his club president (Toby Derrick and Jane Allsop), a pair of millennial social entrepreneurs (Zenya Carmellotti and Milo Hartill), an embattled politician (Darren James), an influencer with a new side hustle (Emily Taheny), a cancelled popstar (Keegan Joyce) and a cashed-up Archbishop and his social media manager (Darren Gilshenan and Hannah Fredericksen). People with the means to make a difference, but often not the will.
One by one they’re asked a series of questions which they do their best to dodge, deflect or segue into a product they’re promoting or a cause they’re fronting. None of which have any relevance to the homelessness crisis. But the kids can smell bullshit a mile away. Hidden agendas are exposed and hollow platitudes are batted aside as our three young social warriors tackle our national disgrace head-on.
One issue. Six leaders. Three children. No bullshit.
7 x 10min comedy series.
Also available as 3 x 20mins.
Originally released on Facebook
Now also available on YouTube
Created by: Iain Crittenden
Writers: Amal Awad, Claire Christian, Iain Crittenden, Meg Mundell, Samuel Gebreselassie.
Directors: Victoria Thaine, Grace Feng Fang Juan
Executive Producers: Benjamin Law, Catherine Hill
Producer: Iain Crittenden
Director of Photography: Sarah Jo Fraser
Production & Costume Designer: Marc McIntyre
Editor: Greg Cooper
Composer: Keegan Joyce
Casting: Mullinars
Script Editor: Steve Kaplan
Script Producer: Meg Mundell
Story Consultants: Ayub Abdi-Barre, Gabriel Aleksandrs, Maurya Bourandanis, Rachel Kurzyp, Stephanie Dower
Cast: Jane Allsop, Zenya Carmellotti, Toby Derrick, Naomi Ejigu, Hannah Fredericksen, Darren Gilshenan, Milo Hartill, David James, Keegan Joyce, Lennox Lee, Amir Rahimzadeh, Emily Taheny, Mae White.
Principle Production Funding: Screen Australia
WINNER
Best Comedy, British Web Awards, 2024
Best Episode (The Archbishop), British Web Awards, 2024
Best Supporting Actor (Darren Gilshenan), British Web Awards, 2024
Outstanding Achievement in Writing (Amal Awad, Claire Christian, Iain Crittenden, Meg Mundell, Samuel Gebreselassie), NYC Web Fest, 2024
Best Web Series, IndieX Film Festival LA, March 2024
Best Actor (Darren Gilshenan), IndieX Film Festival LA, March 2024
NOMINEE
Best Comedy, LA WEB FEST, 2024
Best Screenplay (The Archbishop), British Web Awards, 2024
Best Concept, British Web Awards, 2024
Best Trio, British Web Awards, 2024
Best Web Series, NYC Web Fest, 2024
Special Guest Star (Darren Gilshenan), NYC Web Fest, 2024
Best Director (Victoria Thaine and Grace Feng Fang Juan), NYC Web Fest, 2024
Best Youth Performance (Mae White), NYC Web Fest, 2024
Best Ensemble Cast (Naomi Ejigu, Mae White, Lennox Lee, Amir Rahimzadeh), NYC Web Fest, 2024
Best Comedy Series, Rio Webfest, 2024
Best International Series, Rio Webfest, 2024
Best Cast (Comedy), Rio Webfest, 2024
Best Directing (Comedy) (Victoria Thaine and Grace Feng Fang Juan), Rio Webfest, 2024
Best Performance (Juvenile) for (Naomi Ejigu), Rio Webfest, 2024
Best Production Design (Marc McIntyre), Rio Webfest, 2024
Best Ensemble, Sydney Web Fest, 2024
Best Supporting Actor (Naomi Ejigu), Sydney Web Fest, 2024
Best Supporting Actor (Mae White), Sydney Web Fest, 2024
Best Supporting Actor (Lennox Lee), Sydney Web Fest, 2024
Best Original Score (Keegan Joyce), Sydney Web Fest, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION
British Web Awards
LA WEB FEST
NYC Web Fest
IndieX Film Festival LA
Rio Webfest
Melbourne WebFest
Melbourne Independent Film Festival
NZ Web Fest
Sydney Web Fest