TAKING CONTROL
A group of young people set sail for an adventure of growth and discovery on the Leeuwin. This 16 minute audio documentary was produced by Barking Wolf in 2019 to promote messages of diversity and inclusion for people with vision impairment. Made in partnership with Leeuwin Ocean Adventures and VisAbility.
CULTURALLY PECULIAR
AS HOUSING PRICES IN OUR MAJOR CITIES CONTINUE TO CLIMB, THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM OF OWNING A SUBURBAN HOME BECOMES AN EVEN BIGGER MOUNTAIN TO CONQUER. BUT IS IT WORTH THE HIKE?
This sound-based documentary questions the Australian ideal of home ownership and the history behind Perth’s peculiar housing obsession. From urban planning experts, to those living without a home, this documentary foregrounds stories of the human side of housing, opening new conversations around Perth’s urban living conditions and the future aspirations of its residents.
Produced by Barking Wolf in response to visual artist, Dan McCabe’s Shadows on the Hill project.
UNTOLD STORIES OF PERTH
A three-part audio series based on new and existing oral history interviews in the City of Perth's Cultural Collections. Produced by Barking Wolf and Elsa Silberstein for the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
Episode 1 - White City & The Perth Prohibited Area
Listen to the extraordinary story of the people's park - White City in Perth, Western Australia, in the 1920s. Everyone was welcome, the attractions were dodgy, and Aboriginal people excelled in the competitions. It couldn't last.
Episode 2 - The Coolbaroo Club
Banned from the Perth city centre without permits, Aboriginal people responded to discrimination by setting up their own club outside city limits. Hear how dance and politics combined at the Coolbaroo Club in the move towards self determination.
Episode 3 - Chinese & Italian Legacies
How did Northbridge develop from being the 'wrong side of the tracks’ where immigrants struggled to thrive, to Perth’s multicultural heart? Listen to the post-WWII stories of the European and Chinese arrivals and how they adapted their heritage and developed their networks in their new home.