A film project about the stories and faces behind the statistics.
THE PROBLEM
First Nations people in Australia are the most disproportionately incarcerated people in the world – making up 37% of the prison population while comprising only 3.8% of the total Australian population.
There have been at least 636 First Nations deaths in custody since the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody – with only one conviction made.
Many Australians have heard these statistics. Fewer understand the systemic issues behind them, or how they translate into human stories and experiences.
THE RESPONSE
Numbers don’t convince people. Stories do. Facing the Numbers puts Australians in the shoes of five First Nations people harmed by the legal system – grounded in truth-telling, and in the strength of people still protecting Country, culture and community despite it.
WATCH
Facing the Numbers is currently screening in Australia. Screening updates will be shared here.
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, 27 OCTOBER 2026
Facing the Numbers is having its New South Wales premiere at Sydney Opera House on Tuesday, 27 October.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Kieran Satour, director/cinematographer Tyson Perkins, and the storytellers.
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