Airdate: Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land

Documentary Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land screens tonight on SBS.

This comes from Aussie filmmaker Shane McLachlan, who served as writer, director, editor, and cinematographer.

In 2019, into 2020, Australia experienced a catastrophic bush fire season -on of the worst on record.

This documentary focuses not only on the fires and their devastating effect on Australia’s unique wildlife and ecosystem, but whether climate change played a role, why the fires were so random and merciless, and whether this horrific event represents an inevitable future for Australia if action is not taken now.

8:30pm Sunday November 7 on SBS.