Have a DocPlay account but don’t know what to watch? Our January highlights guide is here to help!
1 Jan
Bromley: Light After Dark
A profile of Australian painter David Bromley and his wife Yuge, and a rousing exploration of life, love and creativity.
Read: Artist David Bromley on mental health, Bromley: Light After Dark documentary
15 Jan
Room 999
David Cronenberg, Baz Luhrmann and Claire Denis, alongside a host of prominent directors, discuss cinema’s future in this riveting sequel to Wim Wenders’s 1982 classic Room 666.
22 Jan
Citizen Ashe
Experience the story of sports legend and social activist Arthur Ashe, who rose to prominence after he became the first African American to win the US Open.
25 Jan
The Australian Wars
This three-part documentary series from Blackfella Films investigates the frontier conflicts between 1788 and 1928 and their impact, and asks Australians who we are, and what we want to become.
Araatika: Rise Up!
A group of NRL greats get together to create a pre-game ceremony to celebrate Aboriginal cultures, respond to the Maori Haka, and counter racism in rugby league.
29 Jan
Corners of the Earth – Kamchatka
Filmmakers Spencer Frost and Guy Williment and surfers Letty Mortenson and Fraser Dovell journey to Kamchatka in the far east of Russia in search of new waves along the frozen, unexplored coastline.
