Airdate: Apex Gang: Behind the Headlines

Next week SBS screens the special Apex Gang: Behind the Headlines which looks at the South Sudanese community in Melbourne, in the context of recent headlines.

This has been produced by Joined Up Films.

As Melbourne struggles with increased youth crime, one particular group have fallen under the spotlight. The so-called ‘Apex’ captured the attention of the press, the police, and the imagination of the public. But who are they? Are they a serious threat or just a bunch of kids demonised out of proportion to their activities? Apex Gang – Behind The Headlines seeks to look beyond the media hype at a community under intense scrutiny. Working closely with the South Sudanese community, this documentary goes to the heart of what it takes to make a multicultural society and gives pause to those who have forged a view of migrant communities based on stereotypes by separating myth from reality.

Wednesday, 1 November at 8.40pm on SBS