Identity, belonging and passion: a working-class footy club and the people at its heart.
Port Adelaide Football Club is one of the world’s oldest and most successful sporting clubs, celebrating 150 years in 2020. Love it or hate it, the club has become an integral part of the history of Adelaide people. Share the passionate first-hand accounts from players and one-eyed supporters who bleed for the club. Local director Nicole Miller (mentored by Justin Kurzel) became immersed in the world of footy and the Port Adelaide Football Club. She recently directed a series The AFL Show explaining the sport to a Chinese audience and local production company 57 Films has been at the heart of Port’s ambitious push into China. 2020 brings unprecedented challenges, but the Port always rises to a challenge, and undying connection of the Port Adelaide community, passed down to each new generation, underpins the resilience that the club needs to adapt and survive. This is a universal story about belonging to your tribe and to something bigger than yourself. More than simply a football game, this is a story about what it means to belong. Like a hip-and-shoulder from Travis Boak, it will have a big impact on you. Go Port!
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller studied at Flinders University. She has worked as a producer and director at 57 Films for a number of years. She was selected for the [email protected] Internship with Pulse Films in London and was named as a 2017 Screen Producers Australia ‘One to Watch.’ Her credits include producing and directing The AFL Show, a 25-episode series introducing AFL to a Chinese audience, and Power Dreaming, which explored the power of football in Indigenous communities. She was a Producer on Chef Exchange [Season 2] (2018), screening across QTV in China, Discovery South East Asia and SBS Food, and recently directed a short documentary Deafinition (2019), in partnership with SAFC and SBS.
