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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Alex Crowe

'You cannot underestimate the power of film': Netflix shows Namadgi to the world

The team filmed more than 300 hours of footage to capture the story of Mala. Picture: Supplied

Through the pandemic most filmmakers had to simply put up with huge delays to filming caused by lockdowns and border closures. But when the on-screen star was a joey who could quickly enough be having joeys of her own, the story just wouldn't allow that kind of delay.

That was the challenge faced by the Los Angeles based film crew behind the Netflix documentary, Kangaroo Valley, shot in Namadgi National Park at the height of the pandemic.

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