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KANGAROO

By Kate WOODS

Family - Pre-Production 2023

KANGAROO is a heart-warming story of an unlikely friendship between two strangers who will find a much-needed sense of family, community, and purpose as they work together to rescue orphaned baby kangaroos. This feel-good family comedy highlights the importance of preserving our natural environment.

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Family
- Countries
- AUSTRALIA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Director(s)
- Kate WOODS
- Writer(s)
- Harry CRIPPS
- Synopsis
- When disgraced Australian TV celebrity, Chris Masterson, gets stranded in a small Outback town,
  he crosses paths with Charlie, an 11-year-old Indigenous girl with a deep love for animals. The pair
  form an unlikely friendship and team to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned joeys (baby kangaroos),
  an endeavour that proves to be life-changing for them both.
  
  KANGAROO is inspired by the real-life story of The Kangaroo Sanctuary founder Chris ‘Brolga’ Barns, who has been saving and raising baby kangaroos in Central Australia since 2005.