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  • Australiana Searching for the Tassie Tiger (Season 1, Episode 9)
  • TV Episode | 28 min | Documentary

Australiana

Searching for the Tassie Tiger (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 28 min | Documentary
Tassie tigers, otherwise known as thylacines, were thought to have become extinct after the last known specimen "Benjamin" died in a Hobart zoo in 1936. But new evidence and a growing civilian movement are challenging that belief, with the...See moreTassie tigers, otherwise known as thylacines, were thought to have become extinct after the last known specimen "Benjamin" died in a Hobart zoo in 1936. But new evidence and a growing civilian movement are challenging that belief, with the Thylacine Awareness Group of Australia (TAGOA) boasting 10,000 members Australia-wide. VICE embeds with its president, Neil Waters, a retired gardener who commits his life savings to an epic two year search for the ancient marsupial. As Neil edges closer to a tantalising 're-discovery', the search brings him hope and meaning, but we also learn the price of this obsession. See less
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Director
Naomi Ball
Producer
David Elliot-Jones (producer)
Composer
Patrick Grigg
Cinematographer
Louis Dai
Editor
Louis Dai
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Updated Oct 29, 2021
Release date
Oct 29, 2021 (Australia)

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