Aboard the historic trading vessel “The Faile”, acclaimed explorers and film makers Andrew and Liz Wight accompanied by a group of marine scientists, sail south from the Australian mainland to Dangerous Reef. This area is a breeding ground for Australian sea lions and is renowned as being the home to the most dangerous predator in the ocean, the Great White Shark. With an array of planned experiments, including a mobile shark cage, the Wight’s experience and capture on film what is internationally accepted as the most dangerous human interaction with a Great White Shark.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311564
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic biology
Animals & Wildlife → Marine fauna
Animals & Wildlife → Predatory animals
Animals & Wildlife → Shark attacks
Animals & Wildlife → Sharks - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine fauna
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)