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25.01.2022 ANNOUNCED: Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story: A feature documentary from In Films about tennis star Jelena Djokic, who overcame extraordinary odds of poverty, bullying and the brutality of her father to become a champion. This project will be written and directed by acclaimed director Wayne Blair and produced by Ivan OMahoney. RoadshowFilms are on board as the Australian/New Zealand distributor with worldwide rights. ... Screen Australia

24.01.2022 LISTEN - The Signal Podcast with Sarah Ferguson.

24.01.2022 Revelation just won the 2020 The Walkley Foundation Documentary Award! Congratulations to everyone involved in front of and behind the camera. #RevelationABC

24.01.2022 Stephen Blacker was only nine years old when he was raped by Father Gerald Ridsdale in the small Victorian town of Mortlake. In 2016, the Royal Commission hear...d the Catholic Church in Victoria knew of Ridsdales offending and moved him from parish to parish. Ridsdale, who is currently in prison, is one of Australias most notorious paedophile priests and has been convicted of multiple counts of sexual abuse of 65 children over 40 years. In February 2018, in a landmark civil case, Stephen sued the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and two former bishops for negligence, alleging they had breached their duty of care to him by allowing Ridsdale, a prolific child abuser, to move to the parish of Mortlake. Despite fighting Stephen on every point, the Diocese of Ballarat finally admitted the Church knew Ridsdale was abusing children as far back as 1975 and was forced to pay more than $1 million dollars in a landmark settlement. Stephens lawyer Judy Courtin told the ABC What is really significant is that finally, finally, we have proper accountability and some form of proper justice for Stephen. With all these changes, the bravery of all victims and survivors and their families, weve got this turning of the tables. Stephen Blacker refused to be silenced. His courage is beyond measure. #RevelationABC

24.01.2022 Over the last two years, we have been filming across Australia for a ground-breaking ABC documentary series on the criminal priests and brothers of the Catholic... Church, their crimes laid bare for the first time in their own words. We are still deep in the edit on the final episode but heres a first look at Revelation... Abuse was not a failure of the system. It was the system. #RevelationABC

23.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS - Revelation won Best Documentary Series at the Asian Academy Creative Awards last night. Sarah accepted the award on behalf of our team and dedicated it to the thousands of children abused by Catholic priests, nuns and religious brothers across Australia. Children who broke their silence and tore down the system. Children who have finally been seen, heard and believed. This is for them. #RevelationABC

22.01.2022 WATCH - Revelation is still available to watch on iView but not for much longer. Please tag friends, family and colleagues in the comments below and help them find the series. Abuse was not a failure of the system. It was the system. #RevelationABC

21.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS - Delighted to announce our latest film FIRESTARTER is opening the 2020 Byron Bay Film Festival. Tickets are available now https://biff.com.au/event/firestarter-the-story-of-bangarra/

21.01.2022 AWARDS - Last night our friend and cinematographer Aaron Smith received a Gold Award from the Australian Cinematographers Society for his masterful work on ‘Gol...iath’ - Revelation Episode 3. This was a truly monumental undertaking, with months on the road, away from family and often under challenging and confronting circumstances. If you have to go to the heart of darkness, try and bring Aaron with you. He is one of the good guys and a master of his craft. Congratulations mate. #RevelationABC

21.01.2022 Abuse was not a failure of the system. It was the system. The searing, compelling and jaw-dropping Revelation screens this week on ABC TV + iview over two unm...issable nights. Episode 2 - Tuesday, 8.30pm Episode 3 - Thursday, 8.30pm Join the conversation #RevelationABC

20.01.2022 Revelation is the National Winner for Documentary Series at the 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards. Congratulations to the team! #RevelationABC

20.01.2022 The explosive first episode of Sarah Fergusons remarkable new series is available now on ABC TV + iview. #RevelationABC

17.01.2022 NEWS - Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin’s ‘Firestarter’ continues winning streak #firestarter Bangarra Dance Theatre

17.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS - Revelation is now available to download or stream on Apple TV. All three episodes of the ground-breaking documentary series are available in HD. Please share the link and tag anyone who needs to watch in the comments below. #RevelationSeries

16.01.2022 NEWS - Revelation won The Walkley Foundation Documentary Award. Congratulations to everyone involved but especially those brave survivors who broke their silence and found the courage to share their stories. The Walkley Judges' citation: This haunting documentary broke new ground on an issue already well covered by the media and investigated by police and the Royal Commission alike. The extraordinary access to some of the Catholic Church’s most notorious perpetrators of sexu...al abuse against children, as well as the insight it gave viewers into court proceedings, showed just how powerful journalistic documentary-making can be. #RevelationABC

16.01.2022 NEWS: We are delighted to announce two major new projects for ABC TV and ABC Arts, with investment from Screen Australia. Revelation: A three-part documentary series that unites an experienced, multi-award winning creative team including Gold Walkley-winning journalist Sarah Ferguson (Trump/Russia), director Deb Masters (The Killing Season), In Films producer Nial Fulton (Hitting Home) and executive producer Ivan OMahoney (The Queen & Zak Grieve). After years of resistan...ce, The Royal Commission finally broke the silence of the Catholic Church and unveiled the legacy of abuse of those in its care. In Revelation, Ferguson will piece together the forces at play in one of the most profound stories in Australias history and the extraordinary drama that brought it to light. This project has been commissioned by ABC TV. and Firestarter The Story Of Bangarra: A feature documentary co-written and co-directed by Nel Minchin (Making Muriel, Matilda & Me) and Wayne Blair (Cleverman, The Sapphires) alongside multi-award winning producer Ivan OMahoney (Hitting Home, The Queen & Zak Grieve) of In Films and executive producer Nial Fulton (Hitting Home). Marking Bangarras 30th anniversary next year, Firestarter will tell the story of one of Australias most iconic performing arts company: Bangarra Dance Theatre. Through the eyes of its celebrated artistic director, Stephen Page, it tells a tale of unparalleled success in the face of adversity and pain. Interweaving exclusive and intimate behind-the-scenes footage, Firestarter uncovers the roots of Pages artistic activism and the socio-political context from which he and Bangarra have grown. This project has been commissioned by ABC Arts.

16.01.2022 The third and final explosive episode of Revelation drops tonight. Please share far and wide. You dont want to miss this one... Abuse was not a failure of the ...system. It was the system. #RevelationABC

15.01.2022 For those people asking about Episode 3, you can now watch all three episodes on iView for free. And a big thank you to everyone sharing and posting on the page.... Keep up the good work and keep spreading the word! And for those who are interested, you can listen to presenter Sarah Ferguson, producer Nial Fulton and writer Tony Jones chat about how they made the series in the Revelation podcast. #RevelationABC

14.01.2022 WATCH - Don’t miss the exciting world premiere of Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra as it screens across all BIFF 2020 venues. Details below https://biff.com.au/event/closing-night-film-celebration/... https://biff.com.au/event/firestarter-the-story-of-bangarra/

14.01.2022 Investigative reporter Sarah Ferguson shares the deep outrage and inner turmoil she felt when she came face to face with convicted paedophiles for her shocking ...new ABC TV series, Revelation. Abuse was not a failure of the system. It was the system. #RevelationABC

14.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who watched Revelation. Please know your kind words and support mean the world to the survivors, their families and the entire production ...team. We are over a thousand followers in just a few days but please keep sharing, posting and dont forget to use #RevelationABC. Some big news coming very soon...

13.01.2022 NEWS - Revelation has been longlisted for the Walkley documentary award. Congrulations to all involved and deserved recognition for the courageous survivors who shared their stories. #RevelationABC

12.01.2022 We see you. We hear you. We believe you. #RevelationABC

11.01.2022 The critically acclaimed ABC series Revelation now has its own facebook page

10.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS - Our latest film Firestarter took out the Best Feature Documentary Award at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival last night. Congratulations to directors Nel Minchin and Wayne Blair and everyone at Bangarra Dance Theatre. #firestarter #adelaideFilmFestival

09.01.2022 What a study in raw courage. Devastating. A searing documentary series. Astounding television. Hauntingly poetic, compelling, harrowing television. Ja...w-dropping Revelation is extraordinary... #RevelationABC

09.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS - Delighted to announce Revelation has been shortlisted for the 2020 The Walkley Foundation Documentary Award and Cinematographer Aaron Smith has been nominated for his masterful work on the series. Congratulations to everyone involved in the production and especially those lion-hearted men who shared their stories with us. #RevelationABC

08.01.2022 REVIEWS - Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra is vivid and important * * * *

07.01.2022 #RevelationABC premieres tonight at 8.30pm on ABC TV + iview.

07.01.2022 Sarah Ferguson spends her working life wading through murky waters, tackling difficult, confronting and harrowing stories but none has tested her like the proje...ct that consumed her for the past year: Revelation a three-part documentary investigation into child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, in which she comes face to face with two of Australias most notorious serial paedophiles... #RevelationABC Tuesday, 17th March 8.30pm

07.01.2022 Firestarter wins best feature documentary at Adelaide Film Festival. #firestarter

07.01.2022 In Revelation we go to the dark heart of the child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, filming criminal trials of paedophile priests and religious brot...hers. We interview them in their homes and in maximum security prisons and confront those responsible for concealing their crimes. And we listen to remarkable men who survived against all odds, their lives torn apart by these same sexual predators. Told over three feature length episodes, I promise you wont have seen anything like this before... Abuse was not a failure of the system. It was the system. #RevelationABC 17 March ABC TV + iview

07.01.2022 Presenter Sarah Ferguson, producer Nial Fulton and writer Tony Jones talk about how they made Revelation. Listen to the Revelation podcast here. #RevelationABC

07.01.2022 LISTEN - The original soundtrack to Revelation was scored by one of Australia's most talented young composers. The extraordinarily talented Helena Czajka produced a truly astonishing soundscape that elevated our series to another level. You can listen to Helena's soundtrack here. Let us know what you think in the comments below...... #RevelationABC

07.01.2022 A Dangerous Place To Be A Child The jaw-dropping second episode of the ground-breaking ABC TV + iview series Revelation drops Tuesday 24 March at 8.30pm. Abuse was not a failure of the system. ... It was the system. Join the conversation #RevelationABC

06.01.2022 SFF’s Summer Season is heating up. Don’t miss FIRESTARTER THE STORY OF BANGARRA at the State Theatre, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 January. : bit.ly/3q1Zin8

06.01.2022 WATCH - A reminder that Revelation is available to watch now on iView. It wont be up there for much longer so please keep sharing and posting. You can also tag anyone you think should watch in the comments below. #RevelationABC

05.01.2022 PODCAST How do you get a convicted priest to talk to you? And how do you prepare survivors for the prospect of appearing in the same episode as their abuser? Jo...urnalist Tony Jones interviews presenter Sarah Ferguson and producer Nial Fulton REVELATION PODCAST - Episode 1 #RevelationABC

04.01.2022 LONG READ - Brother Gregory Joseph Sutton was arrested in the United States in 1995. With the help of his religious order, the Marist Brothers, he managed to ev...ade police investigations for years. Sutton is one of Australias most prolific child sex abusers, sexually abusing boys and girls over twenty years. In 1996 he pleaded guilty to 67 offences against 15 students. Sutton was one of two Marist Brothers paedophiles examined in Case Study 13 of the Royal Commission. Suttons victims were provided with pseudonyms by the Royal Commission. We have used those pseudonyms here. The Revelation producers located Gregory Sutton in NSW. Following lengthy discussions, he refused our request for an interview. WARNING - This story contains descriptions of child sexual abuse. Gregory Sutton was born 19 March 1951 and joined the Marist Brothers as a 15-year-old. His younger brother Robert also joined the Order and would later become principal of the notorious Marist Brothers School in Hamilton. Gregory took his final vows in 1970. Sutton commenced teaching in January 1973 at Marist Brothers Primary School, North Queensland. The Marist Brothers have made payments to at least two victims who alleged Sutton abused them at this school. Another boy, ADO, was sexually abused by Sutton at this school. The principal, Brother John Holdsworth, told the Royal Commission that Sutton appeared effervescent and had a happy disposition. He also recalled seeing Sutton mowing a football field with a young boy sitting on his lap. Another teacher at the school, Brother Denis Doherty, told the Royal Commission that throughout 1973, he grew increasingly concerned about Suttons interactions with pupils. Doherty alleged that Sutton selected two or three children as his pets and groomed them. Doherty observed Sutton wrestling with young boys from Grade 4, taking children in the his car. Sutton had requested permission to take children to a holiday house at Mission Beach, Queensland. Doherty refused but Holdsworth agreed to allow Sutton to go with the children unaccompanied, but the next time ...he will have to take fathers. In 1975, Doherty wrote to Provincial Brother Howard. I am suspicious about Brother Gregory Sutton. I fear that he may be interfering with children. Howard replied, telling Doherty Dont worry too much about the Greg situation. We will be able to handle that for the next year. In 1976, Sutton was transferred to Marist Sacred Heart Primary School in Mosman, where he taught for three years. A lay teacher approached Brother Kevin Hopson, the Superior of the Mosman Marist Community and said it would be a good idea if Sutton wasnt left alone in the sports hall with children. Sutton would later be convicted of child sexual abuse against four boys from this school. In January 1978, Sutton was again transferred to Marist Brothers Primary School in Eastwood. Brother John Callaghan said Suttons behaviour was immature but didnt raise suspicions at the time. Callaghan observed Sutton taking young boys for drives in his car. Callaghan told the Royal Commission that Sutton kept his classroom door locked during class time. Sutton would later be convicted of offences against four students, all aged 10 or 11 at the time of their abuse. By January 1980, Sutton was transferred to Marist College Junior School, Canberra. No convictions have been recorded against Sutton but during civil proceedings brought against the Marist Brothers, eight former students have alleged Sutton sexually abused them. All eight have received compensation from the Marist Brothers. Sutton taught at St Thomas More Primary School, Campbelltown between 1983 and 1984. Two of his victims gave evidence at the Royal Commission, detailing their rape and indecent assault by Sutton when they pupils in his Year 5 class. In 1985, Sutton commenced teaching in Lismore at St Carthages Primary School. The school was run by the Presentation Sisters and the teachers came from the Marist Brothers. Sutton lived in the Monastery adjacent to the school, with five other Marist Brothers. Sutton was a train enthusiast and collected model trains. He had a large train set set up at the rear of the monastery. Brother Hunt gave evidence to the Royal Commission that he had observed Sutton bring groups of children to play with his trains. Sutton would sexually abuse several children after inviting them to play with his train-set. A lay teacher, Mrs Jan OGrady observed groups of children hanging around Sutton in the playground and throughout 1985, other teachers raised concerns about Suttons behaviour. In February, a mother complained that Sutton had been touching and rubbling her child on the upper thigh. The complaint reached the principal, Sister Julia OSullivan, who confronted Sutton. OSullivan warned Sutton about his behaviour and he reassured her it wouldnt happen again. He didnt deny the allegation. But more complaints emerged around Suttons sexual overtones with students. The school executive gave Sutton the following extraordinary written advice: 1) No children are to be in your classroom before or after school. 2) No child is to be taken from the school premises for any reason during school hours. 3) No physical contact is to be used as a way of social interaction with students, particularly female students. Brother Turton travelled to Lismore to deal with Sutton. At this stage, Sutton had sexually abused at least 24 other children and the Marist Brothers had received a significant number of allegations and complaints regarding Suttons behaviour. Turton would later tell the Royal Commission that he wasnt sure in 1986, an adult touching a child on her vagina was a crime. Brother Hunt, then Superior of the Marist Community in Lismore and deputy principal of St Carthages, gave evidence to the Royal Commission including an admission that like Brother Turton, he wasnt sure he was aware sexual assault of children was a crime in the 1980s. When Sutton was caught laying about taking an afternoon off school, Jan OGrady looked at his diary, left open on his desk. In it, Sutton had written Picked up (name of girl). What an afternoon. She is magnificent. OGrady called the Catholic Education Office, who suggested Sutton should take a month off work. OGrady then contacted John Kelly, director of Catholic Education for Lismore. In November 1986, the Marist Brothers sent Sutton to New Zealand to participate in a personal renewal course. Brother Hunt gave evidence that he understood Sutton was sent to New Zealand to address concerns that were being raisedpointing in the direction of child sexual abuse. On 30 April 1987, Sutton was finally removed from the school and placed in an administrative role in Drummoyne. He was then moved to a Marist Brothers residence on Mary Street, Hunters Hill. There were no restrictions placed on Sutton, despite the fact he was now living beside St Josephs College. In may 1987, Sutton was sent to see a psychologist in Melbourne. After several sessions, the psychologist advised the Marist Brothers there was no point continuing as Sutton was immature and unable to express his feelings. In early 1989, another victim from St Thomas More Primary School told her boyfriend what Sutton had done to her. The girl gave a statement to the police, alleging that Sutton had been sexually abusing her and her friend over a period of 12 months in 1984. In April 1989, Brother John Holdsworth became aware of the suicide of ADO, the man abused by Sutton during his first teaching role in north Queensland. A few months after the ADOs death, his father approached Holdsworth and said that before he died, ADO had confided in his brother that he had been a victim of Brother Gregory Sutton. The father asked Holdsworth to accompany him to confront Sutton at his residence in Hunters Hill. ADOs father spoke to Sutton in his bedroom and asked him if it was true and Sutton admitted that he had abused his son. Holdsworth reported the confrontation to his superior, Brother Alexis Turton and explained that ADOs father didnt want the matter reported to the police. He also noted that Sutton had threatened to jump off a bridge. Turton spoke to Sutton, who acknowledged he had sexually abused ADO. Sutton agreed he required professional help. Neither Holdsworth or Turton contacted the police following Suttons admission of child abuse against ADO. At the same time, the NSW Police were attempting to locate Sutton in relation to other allegations of child abuse. The Marist Brothers told the police Sutton had gone overseas and they could not find him. Now aware of the police investigation, Turton directed Sutton to leave the country immediately. Turton had already been in communication with the Southdown Institute in Canada, a treatment facility for paedophile clergy and the Marist Brothers decided to move Sutton to this facility. Turton was also communicating with Father Brian Lucas in relation to child sexual abuse amongst the Marist Brothers. Dr Ruth Droege, Director of the Assessment Program at Southdown, wrote to Sutton on 15 August 1989, confining he had been accepted into their program. In her file note, Droege wrote Greg was referred to Southdown because of sexual abuse of children, 5 boys and 3 girls, ages 10-13 from 1975 to 1986. In evidence to the Royal Commission, Turton denied spiriting Sutton out of Australia to avoid the police investigation and scandal. At Southdown, Sutton was diagnosed as suffering from paedophilia and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Turton received clinical reports on Sutton, including this note on 7 December 1989 ...shortly before Greg came for assessment in September of this year, investigations began to surface regarding his sexual activities with children some five years earlier. No one from Southdown Institute or the Marist Brothers ever contacted the police, despite clear knowledge of ongoing investigations and Suttons many admissions of child sexual abuse. The Marist Brothers produced a document to the Royal Commission entitled Confidential Information Regarding Father Bartholomew for Tony Carroll of Carroll and ODea This document set out the career of Bart as a Marist Brother and teacher since 1969. Turton agreed in evidence that the subject of this memo was definitely Gregory Sutton. The Marist Brothers were found to have attempted to conceal the true identify of Sutton and hide their knowledge that they had known about significant allegations and complaints over time. Sutton crossed into the United States in 1991 and joined an elementary school as a lay teacher. In early 1992, Turton called Sutton and notified him that issued an arrest warrant for him. In July 1991, Sutton requested dispensation from the Order and Turton advised him on due process. Turton denies this was part of renewed police investigations. Sutton gave evidence to the Royal Commission that Brother Turton had told him to ...stay there and live your life. On 12 December 1991, school counsellor Timothy OReilly gave a statement to Detective Constable Donna Tipping at the Child Mistreatment Unit in Lismore. A pupil, ACU, had disclosed to him that she had been sexually abused on multiple occasions by Brother Sutton when she was 10 years old. Sutton raped the young girl in the television room of his residence, abused her in the swimming pool and on a beach. By now, the net was closing in on the paedophile. NSW Police had notified the US authorities, who were tracking Sutton. In October 1992, Sutton married his former psychiatrist, a nun called Barbara and he eventually became the administrative non-teaching principal of St Dismas Elementary School, Missouri. In August 1995, Detective Sergeant Wayne Magann, who had been investigating Suttons sexual abuse for four years, was notified that Sutton had been located in St Louis. An extradition process commenced and on 15 August 1995, Sutton was arrested in his home by two US Federal Marshals on 24 charges of sexual abuse against seven children in Australia. Sutton, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, appeared before a Judge three days later and was finally extradited on 29 April 1996. His wife Barbara accompanied him to Australia. Magann and Detective Lawrence met Sutton at Sydney airport and interviewed him the next day. He was charged and bail refused. On 26 May 1996, Magann and DEA Agent Robert North interviewed Sutton in Long Bay Prison, where he was charged with 39 additional offences. During the interview, Sutton confessed to all charges and revealed a further 39 sexual offences against nine other children. Gregory Sutton pleaded guilty to a total of 67 child sex offences and was sentenced on 8 November 1996 to 18 years with a minimum term of 13 years. The charges included: 1. 13 counts of rape of a child under 16 years 2. 53 counts of indecent assault or an act of indecency 3. one count of gross indecency A non-publication order was ordered and remained in place until Sutton was called to give evidence at the Royal Commission in 2014. On the stand, Sutton accused Turton and the Marist Brothers of covering up his abuse. He claimed Turton had spirited him out of the country to avoid arrest and scandal. The Marist Brothers also produced an internal report documenting an allegations of child sexual abuse made against their members between 1980 to 2015. Under cross examination, Brother Turton told the Royal Commission at least 10 brothers had admitted abusing children to him. Of the nearly 154 alleged or confirmed sex offenders on the Marist Brothers report, Turton had interviewed 52 brothers over a period of 17 years. In 2016, Sutton was charged with offences committed when he was teaching at Marist College, Canberra in the 1980s. On 7 February 2016, he pleaded guilty to the offences and was given a suspended sentence of two years and nine months. The Marist Brothers paid out $1,817,811 in out-of-court settlements relating to Suttons child sexual abuse. The legal costs of the Catholic Church defending Sutton was $250,888. Despite overwhelming evidence, Brother Alexis Turton has not been charged for his concealment of the crimes of paedophile Marist Brothers in Australia. #RevelationABC

03.01.2022 #RevelationABC available to watch on ABC TV + iview now...

03.01.2022 Difficult, confronting and harrowing stories are all in a days work for Ferguson but the project that has consumed her for most of this year, Revelation, has tested her like never before. Promising worldwide television firsts, the series (due to air next year) brings Ferguson face-to-face with church paedophiles who agreed to be interviewed and, with unprecedented access granted by the courts, for their trials to be filmed. "Its extraordinarily intense," Ferguson says. ... "Im used to intense projects but this one has been more intense and more challenging than anything I have ever done and part of that is the nature of the material but also the production team has set the bar very high in terms of a television event." #Revelation

02.01.2022 WATCH - A reminder that the Walkley winning series Revelation is still available to watch on iView! Please keep sharing far and wide. #RevelationABC

02.01.2022 We are delighted Revelation is currently one of the most watched series on iView. Please keep sharing the link with your friends, family and colleagues. These ...voices deserve to be heard by every Australian. Episode 3 will come back online shortly. Watch this space... Join the conversation here #RevelationABC

02.01.2022 Searing...compelling...hauntingly poetic... Watch the jaw-dropping second episode of the critically acclaimed ABC TV + iview series Revelation. Tuesday 31st March - 8.30pm ... Abuse was not a failure of the system. It was the system. #RevelationABC

01.01.2022 Fermanagh born producers major Australian series