Ned Lander is an Australian

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

and former head of SBS Independent from

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. He has produced or commissioned many culturally significant programs, including the animated children's series ''Little J and Big Cuz'' (2017), ''

Last Cab to Darwin ''Last Cab to Darwin'' is a 2003 Australian drama/comedy stage play written by Reg Cribb and based upon the true story of taxi driver Max Bell who was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer in the early 1990s. The 2003 production was presented ...

'' (2015) and ''

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'' (1998). He is also known for directing ''

Wrong Side of the Road ''Wrong Side of the Road'' is a 1981 low-budget feature film made in South Australia. It is distinctive for being one of the first attempts to bring modern Australian Aboriginal music to a non- Indigenous audience, featuring all-Aboriginal roc ...

'' (1981), a drama-documentary about Aboriginal musicians which won the Jury Prize at the

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, and ''50 Years of Silence'' (1994), which won the

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for Best Documentary.

Filmography

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