Shadow Trackers
Inkey Media & WildBear Entertainment
NITV/SBS
Documentary Series
Duration 4x30mins
Released 2016
Shadow Trackers, Zac James and Hunter Page-Lochard encounter local storytellers and elders as they attempt to discover the truth behind the scary stories that petrify us, guide us and teach us life's lessons. Join the brave duo as they hunt the lands where traditional spirits and legends roam. This series will have you laughing one minute and scared the next as the Shadow Trackers crisscross the continent illuminating Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders spiritual history, so sit back as Zac and Hunter investigate on the ground and in the dark finding evidence - and maybe even the spirit itself.
Episode 1 - Returning Boomerang
In South Australia, host Phil Breslin, weapon maker Moogy Sumner and our team of experts unpack the science of Australia's most iconic and scientifically complex weapon - the Returning Boomerang.
Episode 2 - Amerr
Host Phil Breslin observes senior weapon makers as they craft the Amerr. Experts reveal the scientific principles, followed by a challenge of speed and skill highlighting how the weapon was once one of the fastest on earth.
Episode 3 - Leangle and Parrying Shield
Host Phil Breslin and weapon makers Brendan Kennedy and Trevor Kirby unpack the Leangle and Parrying Shield before honouring Aboriginal Cricketer Dick-a-Dick's crowd-pleasing demonstrations from 1868.
Episode 4 - Kodj
Phil Breslin joins weapon maker Larry Blight in Albany, WA, to discover the Kodj. Our experts unpack the science of this versatile weapon before Phil, Larry and a champion axeman face off in a showdown of speed and skill.
Episode 5 - Long Spear
Weapon maker Dave mangenner Gough shows host Phil Breslin how to craft and use the Allener. He then joins our experts to unpack the intricate scientific principles behind this extraordinary spear.
Episode 6 - Wartilykirri
Australia's most lethal boomerang, the Wartilykirri. Host Phil Breslin and weapon maker Joseph Williams unpack this non-returning boomerang and witness its manoeuvrability and force in a medieval battle.