Darwin-born producer Sarah Thomson spent four years at Universal Pictures working in acquisition and distribution before joining Passion Pictures in 2017 where she has worked alongside founder John Battsek contributing editorially across the documentary output as well as producing. The Australian Dream is the first feature documentary conceived and produced by Sarah and is her first APSA nomination. To make the film, Thomson made initial contact with subject Adam Goodes in 2016 and spearheaded the development and production of the project working alongside partners at Madman and Good Thing to secure the finance out of Australia as well as the UK.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
