2007- FULL MOVIE

The Jammed 

 “The best Australian film of the year” David Stratton. At The Movies
“Welcome to the best Australian film of the year” Jim Schembri. The Age.

"Revelatory & powerful…superbly delivered” George Palathingal. SMH.
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Dee began her career in South Africa, where she created and directed the multi-award-winning adventure series Solo Ascent, the 13-part Soweto action-drama Steelman, and Silent Hunter, which received a Gold Award at the New York Film Festival. Her television work also includes directing episodes of Season Two of the acclaimed prison drama Wentworth.

In addition to her feature and television work, Dee has directed numerous documentaries, including A Doctor’s Life, which received a Silver Dolphin at the 2012 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, as well as Everest – The Promise, the African episode of Tipping points, and Mystery of the Pharaohs.

Beyond filmmaking, Dee is also an author, journalist, and publisher. She has written a series of children's books and authored several non-fiction works, including The Truth in Journalism and The Child Protection Racket. Her writing explores media integrity, government accountability, civil liberties, and child protection issues.

In 2013, she founded Gumshoe News, an independent news and commentary platform that has since published more than 4,000 articles from a diverse range of contributors. Through her journalism and advocacy work, she has investigated issues spanning child protection, family law, media ethics, government transparency, and human rights.

Jammed Clips (2007)

We posted several clips on YouTube 19 years ago. The one clip reached 132K views. How the world of viral content has advanced in the last two decades. It is encouraging to know that we live in a time now where a movie can explode across the world with minimal spend.

Publicity - Andrea Buck

As a producer and executive producer, Andrea was instrumental in the films success. She promoted the film to about 40 NGOs such as World Vision. 

With regard to HOSTAGE OF THE STATE, "We've done this all before - and this was before viral social media. Our advertising spend was a few thousand dollars yet our reach was so extensive that we impacted Canberra and even the United Nations. The film was screened at the United Nations in New York by the Australian ambassador and was shown in about dozen film festivals.

Publicity - John L Simpson

John L. Simpson discovered the film at the Dungog Film Festival NSW. Following its release on a single screen at Melbourne’s Nova Cinema, the film achieved what was reportedly the highest per-screen average ever recorded for an Australian feature film, grossing approximately $48,000 per week on a single screen in its opening week. The extraordinary performance generated significant industry attention and established the film as one of the most successful Australian independent films of its time.

Our Capacity to be Cruel

Greg Moore, an experienced counsellor, worked closely with the producers and actors during the making of The Jammed, helping guide the cast and crew through the emotional challenges posed by the film's confronting subject matter. In this brief clip, Moore reflects on society's reluctance to confront its darker realities. He suggests that people often prefer to look away from humanity's enduring capacity for cruelty. These themes lie at the heart of both The Jammed and Hostage of the State.