Run Girl

Run Girl fromTamil-Australian Filmmaker Renny Wijeyamohan

SBS VICELAND and NITV have announced the broadcast release of TV documentary RUN GIRL which will release as part of the Curious Australia series – a new strand of seven half-hour documentaries that innovatively explore issues relevant to contemporary Australia.

Premiering Thursday 18 August at 8:30pm, RUN GIRL follows Australian Olympic athlete and refugee, Bendere Oboya, on her search for identity as she switches events from the 400m track to the 800m track in pursuit of becoming the world's best. After starting athletics as an escape, the Ethiopian-born 21-year-old is determined to show that no matter your beginnings, anything is possible.

After a disappointing Olympic Games at Tokyo, RUN GIRL picks up Bendere's story as she moves away from her family to Melbourne to begin the gruelling training for the 800m. Now coached by Justin Rinaldi and training alongside elite Australian 800m runner athlete Peter Bol - will she be able to make the dramatic transition from the 400m to the 800m successfully? And find out where she belongs along the way?

Written and directed by Renny Wijeyamohan with co-writer Zufan Emerson, the documentary is executive produced by Nicholas Searle and Madeleine Hetherton-Miau.

Following its official TX release the documentary will be available to stream on SBS On Demand with subtitles in five languages including Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean, allowing more Australians to engage with the powerful story.

SEE RUN GIRL ON SBS VICELAND AND NITV ON THURSDAY 18 AUGUST, 8.30PM

WATCH THE TRAILER