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The Family Law

Produced by Matchbox Pictures

Executive Producers: Tony Ayres, Debbie Lee
Producers: Julie Eckersley, Sophie Miller
Co-Producer: Andrew Walker
Writers: Benjamin Law, Marieke Hardy; Kirsty Fisher, Lawrence Leung
Director: Jonathan Brough; Ben Chessell, Sophie Miller

Aired: 2016-2019 (SBS)

A six-part series created by critically acclaimed writer Benjamin Law and adapted from his hit 2010 memoir of the same name. This is the story of a quirky Chinese-Australian family on the Sunshine Coast over the course of a long hot summer, as told by 14-year old Benjamin, slightly self-obsessed with aspirations to be famous despite his severe lack of talent. For the Law family, all communication can lead to misunderstanding and unlikely comedy stems from tragedy. This is a show about sabotaged expectations, growing pains, finding your place in the world, and the strange embarrassment we feel towards the people we're supposed to love the most: our family. (18x30min)