Pointe: Dancing on a Knife’s Edge

Editor & Story Producer: Nicholas Dunlop

Writers: Nicholas Dunlop & Dawn Jackson

Director and Producer: Dawn Jackson
Feature Documentary
Program Length: 78 mins

A captivating and moving documentary about Australian dancer Floeur Alder, daughter of ballet luminaries Lucette Aldous, AC and Alan Alder.

At 22, about to embark on her European dance career, she survives a brutal stabbing by a stranger outside her home.

While the physical wounds heal, the trauma stirs turbulent memories from her past, sparking a quest to find her place in the dance world.

POINTE is a poetic, unflinching portrait of this courageous artist, her remarkable family and the power of creativity to heal even the deepest wounds.

Corals Last Stand – The Fight to Save Scott Reef

Editor, Colourist, Sound Designer: Nicholas Dunlop

Writers: Nicholas Dunlop & Jane Hammond

Director and Producer: Jane Hammond
Program Length: 28 mins

Campaign documentary produced by Fremantle Freelance for the Conservation Council of Western Australia. Perched on the edge of the continental shelf, 300km from the Australian mainland lies Scott Reef. Featuring Tim Winton and John Butler. Narrated by Kelton Pell.

Our Law Seasons 1 & 2

Editor, Co-Writer (four episodes): Nicholas Dunlop

Directed by: Perun Bonser

Broadcaster: SBS
Program Length: 30min x 6

Watch on SBS OnDemand.

Observational documentary series produced by Periscope Pictures for NITV (Australia). On the frontline of the world’s largest police jurisdiction, First Nations police officers and cadets attempt to change the system from within. Narrated by Deborah Mailman.

Maggie Beer’s Big Mission

Editor Eps 1 & 3: Nicholas Dunlop

Broadcaster: ABC
Program Length: 3 x 60 min

Watch on ABC iView

Factual series produced by Artemis Media for ABC TV. Australia’s food icon, Maggie Beer, leads an ambitious world first social experiment to transform the meals and dining experience at an aged care home.

Australia’s Health Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley

Editor Eps 1 & 3 : Nicholas Dunlop
Broadcaster: SBS
Program Length: 3 x 57 mins

Watch on SBS OnDemand

Michael Mosley works with Indigenous exercise physiologist Ray Kelly to take on Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease: type 2 diabetes. They try to help eight Australians to reverse their type 2 diabetes.

Produced by Artemis Media for SBS Australia.

Rob Rinder’s Interrogation Secrets

Editor Ep 1: Nicholas Dunlop
Directed by: Steve Jones
Post Director: Gillian Bancroft
Broadcaster: A&E
Program Length: 12 x 42 mins

True crime docuseries. Produced by Zig Zag (UK), Mago Films and Sandbox (Australia) for A+E Network (US/UK).

Laura’s Choice

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop

Produced and Directed by: Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel

Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Program Length: 82 mins (feature), 2 x 57min (TV version)

Watch on ABC iView.

Winner: 2021 DocEdge (NZ) Best/Fearless Matatoa Award
Winner: 2020 WA Screen Culture Award for Innovation in Feature Documentary/Non-Fiction

Laura Henkel is eccentric, feisty, outspoken, and 90 years old. She has decided she wants to end her life on her own terms. Her daughter Cathy and granddaughter Sam, both filmmakers, capture this intensely personal story.

Thalu

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop (Episodes 5, 6, 10)

Director: Tyson Mowarin
Producer: Robyn Marais

Broadcaster: NITV and Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A childrens’ action adventure series produced by Weerianna Street Media.

Watch on ABC iView.

Comic Book Heroes

Writer/Director/Editor: Nicholas Dunlop
Producers: Nicholas Dunlop and Veronica Fury
Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Program Length: 2 x broadcast half hour
WA Screen Awards: Best Director, Best Editing, Best Television Factual, Best Original Music Longform

Two ambitious Australian comic book publishers struggle to conquer the American market at the almighty San Diego Comic-Con.

FEATURING:
Kevin Smith, Director “Clerks” // Oscar®-winner Shaun Tan // Verne Troyer (“Mini-Me”) // Natalia Tena (“Game of Thrones”) and Stan Lee (creator of Marvel comics).

Comic Book Heroes is produced by Little Star Productions and Wild Fury with the Assistance of ScreenWest and LotteryWest, Screen Queensland and Produced and Developed with the Assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Storm in a Teacup

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop

Director: Nia Pericles

Producer: Celia Tait

Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

An intimate portrait of Western Australian Artist Leon Pericles as he embarks on his biggest challenge yet – a full retrospective exhibition of a lifetime of artworks at a time when he has least support. An intimate story of love and loss, told through the eyes of his daughter Nia.

Media

Screenhub: Storm in a Teacup – craft, love and dementia

The Dreamhouse

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop (episodes 1, 3 & 5)
Producer: Artemis International
Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Program Length: 6 x half hour

In this refreshing series three young adults with intellectual disabilities fly the nest and move into a new home for 10 weeks. Experiencing life away from parents and learning to live more independently is a dream for all of them. And if it works out, they can stay on and call The Dreamhouse home.

Bursting with humour, conflict and tenderness, The Dreamhouse provides a bold insight into a world not seen before on television.

Undiscovered Country

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop

Writer/Director: Tyson Mowarin

Producer: Robyn Marais

Program Length: 20 minutes

Winner: Australian Short Screenplay Award Sydney Film Festival

Filmed against the majestic backdrop of Western Australia’s remote Pilbara Region, this parable of youthful rebellion and coming-of-age features the final screen performance by legendary Indigenous Australian actor, the late Tom Lewis.
Winner of the Australian Short Screenplay Award at the Sydney Film Festival.

Gallipoli Submarine

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop
Producers: Electric Pictures (Australia) & Mallinson Sadler Productions (UK)
Broadcasters: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, ITV, ZDF, NatGeo
Program Length: 1 x 52 mins (Aust), 2 x 30 mins (UK)

The incredible true story of an Australian World War 1 submarine, lost in the Dardanelles for nearly 100 years, is told with dramatic re-enactment accompanied by modern day footage of a daring rescue expedition to save it from the murky depths.

Caught in the crossfire

Editor & Colour Grade: Nicholas Dunlop

Director: James Bogle

Director of Photography: Michael McDermott

Song performed by: Ralway Bell

A melancholy hit from alt-country five-piece Ralway Bell, shot in the world’s widest screen ratio (4:1).

Don’t Stop the Music

Series Editor: Nicholas Dunlop

Director: Steve Westh

Post Director: Ruth Cullen

Producer: Celia Tait

Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Series Length: 3 x 1 hour

Winner: 2019 Ellie Award for Best Editing Factual Entertainment, Nicholas Dunlop and Lawrie Silvestrin ASE

The science is in – children who play a musical instrument do better academically and socially. But most Australian kids are missing out on this vital part of their education. At Challis Community Primary School, in a disadvantaged suburb of Perth, Principal Lee Musumeci wants to introduce a state of the art singing and instrument program that she hopes will level the playing field.

Angela’s Rules

Producer/Editor: Nicholas Dunlop
Broadcaster: NITV
Program Length: 28 mins

Angela Rule is a rising Noongar singer and songwriter whose talent has been fuelled by her family of eight sisters and the tragic passing of their beloved father ten years ago.

Produced by Metamorflix in association with ScreenWest & Lotterywest and National Indigenous Television.

Fighter

Producer: Nicholas Dunlop
Broadcaster: National Indigenous Television
Program Length: 28 mins

The moving story of an Indigenous wrestler, Neil Coyne, who must face up to strong emotions as he relives the traumatic death of his mother and their troubled history together.

Produced by Metamorflix in association with ScreenWest & Lotterywest and National Indigenous Television.

Candidate Games

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop
Producer: Periscope Pictures
Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Program Length: 28 mins

Two Gen Y candidates challenge for the position of Perth Lord Mayor in what turns out to be a very controversial election. Questions of ethics and transparency in government take centre stage.

Play to Win

Editors: Nicholas Dunlop with Lindi Harrison
Producer: Michael Angus
Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Program Length: 1 hour

Video games have gone from being something kids play to big business. Play to Win explores the rapid rise of Halfbrick Studios, developers of the smash hit mobile game Fruit Ninja, from creative dreamers to gaming superpower.

Who Flew First: Challenging the Wright Brothers

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop
Director: Tilman Remme
Producer: Brian Beaton
Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ZDF-Arte
Program Length: 1 x broadcast hour

History books tell us that the Wright Brothers flew first in December 1903. But Australian aviation expert John Brown claims that the German-born immigrant to the US, Gustave Whitehead, flew 2 years earlier in 1901 and he has evidence to back his case. History may not be as certain as we thought.

Collision Course

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop
Producer: Australian Dance Theatre & CM Film Productions
Program Length: 40 minutes

A high definition art installation showing human bodies colliding. Super slow motion footage shot using high speed cameras @ 1500fps.

Quickies in my Kitchen

Series Editor (Eps 1-13): Nicholas Dunlop
Producer: Mago Films
Broadcaster: Lifestyle Channel
Program Length: 13 x broadcast half hour

Super cook Anna Gare (Junior Masterchef judge) is back in the kitchen showing viewers the food she loves to cook for her friends and family. Here is a highlights reel from across the whole series, featuring guests Fiona O’loughlin, David Wirrpanda, Raelene Boyle, Lucky Oceans, Manuela Darling-Gansser, Dr. Fiona Wood, Nick Sheppard.

Bridge Between Two Worlds

Editor: Nicholas Dunlop
Producer: Artemis International & Inavision Films
Broadcaster: SBS-1 (Destination Australia Series)
Program Length: 1 broadcast hour

Bridge Between Two Worlds charts the remarkable story of three newly arrived refugee children as they make their way through the last six months of an intensive English course at the Highgate Primary School, in Perth, Western Australia.

The documentary tells these stories from the children’s own perspective and allows an audience unique access into their emotional world. It provides a beautifully intimate portrait of their struggles and their triumphs marked by laughter, tantrums and tears.

Stylistically Bridge Between Two Worlds is a rich tapestry. Observational documentary is interwoven with: animation; the children’s photography, artwork, songs and storytelling; and evocative exploration.

Courtesy Artemis International and Inavision Films.

Comic Book Heros

A 2-part documentary series for ABC-TV.

Nicholas Dunlop:

Writer, Editor, Director

Broadcaster:

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Awards:

Best Director, Best Editing, Best Television Production Factual, Best Original Music Longform.