Voodoo Medics: Daily Telegraph’s 8-part documentary about combat medics wins New Media Film Festival award
The Daily Telegraph’s special 8-part documentary series on elite Australian military combat medics was won Best Documentary at the 10th Annual New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles.
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The Daily Telegraph’s special 8-part documentary series on combat medics in Afghanistan was won Best Documentary at the 10th Annual New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Voodoo Medics — written, directed and produced by journalist Kristin Shorten — was released last October during the Invictus Games in Sydney.
It is the No1 digital subscription series in Daily Telegraph history.
Voodoo Medics shines a light on the role combat medics play on the battlefield in Afghanistan, how they have saved lives in combat while under intense fire.
“I was just thrilled that Voodoo Medics was a finalist in the documentary category,” Shorten said.
“This was my first time directing, so to receive film industry recognition for this work — which really was a passion project — has exceeded my expectations.
“Creating this film was a real team effort so everyone involved should be really proud of contributing to something special.
“It was up against a couple of documentaries from the US, so it’s great to see that this Australian story really resonated with the judges.
“I’m just so happy that the story of Australia’s Voodoo Medics is getting additional exposure.
“This is a factual account of an aspect of our involvement in the Afghanistan conflict that I think the public needs to know more about.”
Voodoo Medics has also been named a finalist at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, where it will screen on July 21.
Originally published as Voodoo Medics: Daily Telegraph’s 8-part documentary about combat medics wins New Media Film Festival award
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