The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation
2013•44m•Released
Documentary
To cool the heat on the asylum debate - the biggest 'hot potato' in Australian politics, we took a hot potato food van around the country in the lead up to the 2013 Federal Election. The mission? To see what Australia really thinks asylum seekers. This is an account of this journey.
Director
Timothy Gibbs
Writer
Ben Akers, Ben Peaccock
Languages
English
Studio
Republic of Everyone
Cast
Imogen Bailey
Herself
Julian Burnside
Wouter De Backer
Jana Favero
Jana Favero
Reg Roordink
Mark Seymour
Production
Company
Republic of Everyone
Producer
Alistair Pratten
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