Small Screen Productions
Small Screen Productions crew filming on location in the Northern Territory

Independent documentary producers · Darwin, Australia

Extraordinary stories.
From the ground up.

People, place and the events that shape us. We develop and produce factual films with a Territory perspective and a wider Australian story to tell.

On location in the Northern Territory

Small Screen Productions

Close to the people.
Committed to the story.

Based in Darwin, we make documentaries about the people, history and communities of northern Australia.

Led by producer Jennifer Richards and director and cinematographer Ian Richards, we bring research, relationships and practical filmmaking experience together, from the first conversation to the finished film.

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History with a human heartbeat.

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Darwin harbour and city

In production · Current slate

The Territory Story

Fifty years of self-government. A story still being written.

A two-part documentary marking the Northern Territory’s 50th anniversary of self-government in 2028. Firsthand accounts connect the decisions of the past with the questions shaping the Territory’s future.

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A story worth bringing
to the screen.

For documentary development, commissioning, co-production and project enquiries, speak with Jennifer Richards.

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