The Beach (TV series)

The Beach is an Australian television documentary series on SBS TV and NITV. The six-part documentary series first screened as a special three-hour TV event on 29 May 2020. It was created, directed by Aboriginal filmmaker Warwick Thornton who also stars in it and is filmed by his son Dylan River for Exile Productions.^[1]

The Beach
Genre	Miniseries, Documentary
Directed by	Warwick Thornton
Starring	Warwick Thornton
Composers	Megan Washington Kristin Rule
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Warwick Thornton Ben Nott
Producers	Michelle Parker Mitchell Stanley Tanith Glynn-Maloney
Cinematography	Dylan River
Editor	Andrea Lang
Running time	24-27 minutes
Production company	World Wide Mind
Original release
Network	NITV and SBS
Release	29 May 2020 (2020-05-29)

Filmed in Jilirr, Dampier Peninsula, on the north-west coast of Western Australia, The Beach was filmed over a month at a lone beachside shack that was constructed for the documentary.^[2] The series has a focus on food^[3] and place^[4].Thornton forages and fishes around his camp, using an ancient Toyota Jeep (which earlier appeared in an episode of Mystery Road^[5]). It is an example of slow television.^[6]

The series was shot using a Panavision DXL2 camera.^[7]

Awards

• Winner, Best Cinematography in a Documentary to Dylan River, 11th AACTA Awards, 2021
• Nominee, Best Original Music Score in a Documentary to Megan Washington & Kristin Rule, 11th AACTA Awards, 2021

Episodes

Story	No. in series	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Too Mad Too Shy"	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
2	2	"Grow You Little Bastard"	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
3	3	"Survived Another Day"	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
4	4	"Coconut Killer"	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
5	5	"Are You Here For Me"	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
6	6	"Don't be a D...."	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)

See also

• River Cottage