A documentary profiling the humanitarian work of Professor Fred Hollows (1929-1993), a New Zealand born, Australian based eye specialist who saved the sight of thousands of underprivileged people in Australia, Eritrea, Nepal and Vietnam through a mix of common-sense and temerity. The "intellectual with the wharfie's manner" became an Australian folk hero and was named Australian of the Year in 1990. Producer John Harris went on to found Greenstone Pictures, along with Director Tony Manson, who later became a Senior Commissioner for TVNZ.
glaucoma, specialist, charity, eye doctor, surgery, eyesight, hero, humanitarian, blindness, ophthalmologist
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2010
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