Escape From Saudi

A shocking exposé of the plight of women fleeing Saudi Arabia

When eighteen-year-old Rahaf Al Qunun decided to renounce Islam, an action that is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia, fleeing the country became her only option. As her family slept, she planned her route to Australia. After being stopped in transit in Bangkok, she barricaded herself into a hotel room for several days, making headlines around the world as she shared her plight on social media. ABC Four Corners' Sophie McNeill was the only journalist to join Rahaf in the hotel room she refused to leave without asylum. Exposing the most intimate moments of Rahaf's terrifying journey, along with other women's equally treacherous stories, this dramatic investigation reveals the immense dangers Saudi women face when fighting one of the world's most conservative societies.

Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Cyber Attacks

The shocking story of the Ashley Madison hacking scandal

In July 2015, Ashley Madison, 'The Original Extramarital Affairs Site', was hacked. Pandemonium ensued when the names, details, and fetishes of its members were revealed to the world. Families were torn apart, and some people were even driven to suicide. But the leak also uncovered the true sprawl of the Ashley Madison empire, and the fragile and fraudulent foundations upon which it was built.

Free Men

Love and Art on Death Row

Aged just 18, Kenneth Reams was sentenced to death as an accomplice in a botched robbery that resulted in the death of a white man named Gary Turner. On death row for 25 years, Kenneth has become a well-known poet, painter, and non-profit organiser, using his art to appeal against the inhumanity of the death sentence. Told through Kenneth's voice, this doc is a powerful portrait of human resilience.

Keepers of the Magic

Seeing through the eyes of the world's best cinematographers

How do cinematographers capture the perfect shots? From natural light's limitations to the importance of director-cinematographer relationships, Keepers of the Magic foregrounds a unique discussion with a seamless amalgamation of cinema's most iconic sequences. Featuring interviews and analysis from the masterminds behind them, including Gordon Willis (The Godfather), Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) and Sam Mendes (American Beauty), this doc is as much a tribute to their work as a thoughtful and intelligent expose into cinema's world-class visionaries.

Pani: Women, Drugs and Kathmandu

Living with addiction in Kathmandu

In Kathmandu, life for female opioid addicts is hard. Shunned by society and with limited access to rehabilitation services, many turn to sex work and petty crime to survive. Living in the shadows, they endure a cycle of abuse at the hands of clients, drug dealers and corrupt officials. This powerful and intimate doc offers unique access into the lives of eight brave women, charting their struggles to live on and recover against the odds.

God Children

India's deified children born with birth defects

In rural villages of India, children born with a specific birth defect may be transformed overnight into a Hindu God, becoming an incarnation and a beacon of hope to the people around them. One boy never wished to be seen as a Hindu God, while the other only knows how to live as a symbol of hope to his village. Both were never given the choice.

Unquiet Graves

Uncovering Britain's Death Squads

Between 1972 and 1978, the Glenanne Gang were involved in the brutal murders of 120 innocent civilians. Since, shocking evidence has come to light exposing the involvement of a British Army regiment in the Gang’s six-year campaign of terror. Targeting society’s most vulnerable, the group of killers rampaged through Counties Tyrone and Armagh and across into the Irish Republic assassinating farmers, shopkeepers, publicans and other civilians. This gritty examination reveals the scale of collusion between the British government and loyalist death squads, and calls for truth and justice for those affected.

Los Viejos (The Oldies)

A timeless look at music, love and beauty in Cuba

In the city of Santa Clara, Cuba, three elderly musicians drift between present and memory to relate their undying passion for what keeps them alive: music. Zaida sings her tired heart out, Bringuez struggles to play the saxophone again, and Cándido, with an impressively athletic form, uses old photographs and magazine clippings to convey his tireless love for life. An insight into the daily work and will of those who were once at the heart of Cuba's rich musical scene, The Oldies uncovers the young souls of the artists who shaped the country's culture and offers an intimate and compassionate perspective on life in old age.

Of Fish and Foe

A surprising look at contemporary eco-activism on the Scottish Seas

The Pullars are one of the last families using traditional methods to fish for wild Atlantic salmon off the coast of Scotland. When these methods involve killing seals, the salmon’s natural predators, conflict erupts. Animal activist groups Sea Shepherd and Hunt Saboteurs oppose the Pullars at every turn, despite the legality of the fishermen’s actions and the consequences to their livelihood. Challenging preconceptions, this ambiguous doc puts modern environmentalism under the microscope.