Unheard

Heartbreaking stories told so beautifully. The right amount of truth, honesty, facts and candour threaded through six visually poetic episodes. A must-see!

Each episode of Unheard shows real first-hand accounts racism in Australia, and how it destroys lives, and about the systems in place that sustainably hold down Indigenous Australians, people of colour, refugees, and ethnic and religious minorities.

I feel this doco just lays out the truth, it is how it is, it doesn't overdramatise or exaggerate it... it's just real stories from real people. However it does it in an artful way, with nice shots, and cool animation throughout.

While it's often a hard watch full of extremely uncomfortable truths about Australia, I do believe every Australian should hear these stories, told by the people who live with this deeply engrained racial inequality every day. The brave individuals who have shared these stories should feel very proud. Hopefully their stories will make people think twice before discriminating against innocent people.

It's an intense watch, but Australia desperately needs to hear these stories. I think if every Australian gave this a watch, our society would be a nicer place to live for all.

There isn't much (if any) media coverage of these tragedies, or ones like them. For this reason alone this documentary is hugely important, as it educates us and spreads awareness of the issues. We can't become a more inclusive society without coming to terms with stories like these.

I really hope this documentary is shown in schools. They've truly captured how racism diminishes us as a society. Captivating from start to finish. Can't recommend this enough!

Difficult stories are brought to life with honesty, compassion and creativity so that you just can't turn away. The rawness of individual experiences shines through while experts contextualise to equally expose important themes of overt, violent and everyday, casual racism. Many people deny that this exists in Australia but through each episode covering a different ethnic group it is undeniable.

Really enjoyable watch despite the difficult subject matter.