SBS s award winning series Go Back to Where You Came From returns
16/06/2015
8.30pm Tuesday 28 July on SBS
News Release
Six ordinary Australians will challenge their strongly held beliefs about refugees and asylum seekers on an immersive, reverse journey in which they will retrace the steps of those seeking asylum to some of the most dangerous places in the world.
Much has changed in the three years since Go Back To Where You Came From season two got the nation talking back in 2012. But with the introduction of the Federal Government's Stop the Boats' policies, controversy surrounding detainee treatment in detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island, and a growing public awareness of stateless' asylum seekers, the issues are as important and divisive as ever.
Meet the six Australians who will embark on a journey to see the world through the eyes of refugees, including a former refugee, two sisters with opposing opinions, a Nauru and Manus Island whistle-blower, a tough talking teacher, and a Stop the Boats' campaigner:
Davy - Former refugee
I just think that they want to explore maybe the economic opportunities that Australia offers. To me they're not genuine refugees.
Davy was born in Vietnam. In 1980, when Davy was a young boy, his family put him on a boat to Australia. The trip was a traumatic experience that he has struggled to come to terms with. Davy has since become a proud Aussie and he's critical of resettled refugees who do not embrace the Australian way of life'.
Kim - Stop the Boats' Facebook campaigner
Australia is under attack. We already have the terrorists here. We are already living amongst the enemy.
Kim believes the Rudd and Gillard governments were disastrous' for Australia. She is a voracious supporter of the Federal Government's current border protection policies and administers a Stop The Boats' Facebook page.
Nicole - Detention centre whistle blower
If we don't shut the detention centres, I think there'll be more deaths in custody.
Nicole's life changed when she accepted a job with the Salvation Army at Nauru Detention Centre. Within 24 hours she asked to be airlifted out, but soon after decided to stay to help detainees who she thought were being treated appallingly. Nicole spoke about conditions on Manus and Nauru before a Senate hearing and now campaigns for the dismantling of the off shore processing system.
Jodi and Renee - Two sisters with opposing views
We'll just be overrun with people from other countries -Jodi
They're not here to take jobs, they're here to make our society better -Renee
Jodi and her younger sister Renee disagree about asylum seeker issues. Jodi is a strong supporter of the Federal Government's border protection policies and believes Renee's expectations for a generous response to refugees are unrealistic and unaffordable.
Renee works as a cultural support worker for a not for profit organisation that assists, educates and houses refugees. She specialises in looking after unaccompanied minors who come to Australia by boat.
Andrew - Tough talking school teacher
If you let people settle here, more boats will come. It will happen. It has happened.
Primary school teacher Andrew strongly supports the Federal Government's policies on refugees. He believes if Australia lets more refugees seek asylum, their vastly different upbringings and backgrounds may put Australian culture in jeopardy.
SBS Managing Director Michael Ebeid said:
The refugee and asylum seeker debate is one of the most complex and divisive for our modern multicultural Australian society, and the time is right to continue the conversation now with this third series of SBS's landmark documentary Go Back to Where You Came From.
The previous Go Back series are among SBS's proudest achievements. They stimulated important national discussion around the issue, and we hope this next series, which explores new angles and issues, will do the same.
CJZ Creative Director and Executive Producer of Go Back To Where You Came From Michael Cordell said:
The latest series of Go Back is more relevant than ever. Wherever people stand, all we've tried to do is put a human face to a pressing global problem. And there's no better way to do it than have six gutsy Australians undertake an extraordinary journey to better understand the issues themselves. The impact is profound and often deeply moving.
We're immensely proud of Go Back and hope it contributes to an intelligent and informed conversation. It's a challenging series to make and we thank SBS for backing us a third time around.
Australia's renowned academic on refugees, Dr David Corlett, will again oversee the unique social experiment, taking the six participants on a dangerous journey to experience life as a refugee firsthand. Eyes will be opened. Preconceptions will be challenged. Opinions will be changed.
Where will the participants travel to and who will they meet? More details will be revealed in coming weeks. In the meantime, here's a sneak peek at what to expect from the third instalment of Go Back To Where You Came From: youtu.be/e1x9u00h6MM
Go Back to Where You Came From is a special television event screening across three consecutive nights on Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 July, at 8.30pm on SBS.
The series will be followed by a special forum episode of The Feed at 9.30pm, Thursday 30 July on SBS 2, hosted by Marc Fennell.
Go Back to Where You Came From was produced by CJZ for SBS. The previous seasons have won multiple awards, including two Logie awards for Most Outstanding Factual Program, a Golden Rose (Rose d'Or) award and an International Emmy Award for non-scripted Entertainment.
Go Back to the Classroom - teachers and students can join the journey
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