Don Featherstone and Andrew Ogilvie: The War That Changed Us

WA-based Electric Picture have been involved in numerous historically-based films in the past, including Jandamarra’s War, Desert War and Surviving Mumbai. They began working on a concept document for a World War I documentary series around a year before the ABC put out the tender for a major series to commemorate the centenary. The ABC were keen to make a show which was unashamedly Australian and didn’t want to enter an international co-production on it. They chose The War that Changed Us. The series was funded by Screen Australia, ScreenWest, Lottery West and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in association with the ABC.