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Australia prides itself on being a multicultural nation. We’ve crowned “We Are Australian”, our unofficial anthem, and at pubs and parties across Australia, everyone sings along to the chorus “we are one, but we are many, and from all the lands on earth we come”. The reality of Australian life as a person of colour is very different. The country continues to grapple with its colonial history, and struggles to create a culture that’s representative of our diverse culture and history. This is true for Australia’s Pacific Islander community, who are portrayed and perceived by many Australians in only three ways – as footballers, fruit pickers, and future criminals.
This tension is exacerbated in Sydney’s western suburbs, where a large Pacific Islander community is routinely marginalised, and treated with suspicion by default by the police. They’re provided with few pathways out from a self-fulfilling cycle of confrontation with the law, and even fewer opportunities for representation and self determination. Out of this environment rose ONEFOUR, a drill and rap music group, who found meteoric success – and unprecedented police profiling and mainstream media criticism.
Shot over four years, ONEFOUR: Against All Odds tells the story of ONEFOUR as they create Australia’s drill scene from scratch, run into endless opposition from police, and challenge the very foundations of Australian cultural expectations.
Director Gabriel Gasparitos details the tension between the street groups, police, mainstream media and the fans of ONEFOUR, creating a must-watch documentary that cuts to the core of modern Australian culture.
By capturing interviews with Australian investigative reporters, the most senior members of NSW’s police and ONEFOUR themselves, which are paired with archival footage, music videos, and fan content, Gasparitos crafts a story with pace and real impact - both on the viewer, and on the discourse about censorship in Australia and beyond.
Through the story of ONEFOUR, the documentary also unpicks the story of Pacific Islanders and other people of colour in Australia, their past and future as cultural contributors, and the changing face of Australia - from Chris Hemsworth and Steve Irwin to J Emz and Spenny.
230M global impressions on social.
Triggered a reckoning with police powers in NSW.
Started a conversation – in Australia and beyond – about what it means to be Australian.
Reached #2 in Australia, and #3 in NZ on Netflix.