David Adams
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Biography
David Adams is an Australian filmmaker and photojournalist, well known for his investigative work. Over the past 20 years he has researched, written, directed and produced numerous documentary films, most notably Journeys to the Ends of the Earth, a 13 part documentary series made for the Discovery network. David’s passion for archaeology, anthropology and history continues to take him to exotic locations worldwide including Afghanistan, Iran, Siberia, central Asia, the Pacific Rim, Northern and Central Africa in search of indigenous peoples and their disappearing cultures. In addition to his adventures in documentary filmmaking, David is a widely published photojournalist with articles appearing in over fifty countries. David has also acted as a war correspondent in Afghanistan and Georgia. His career has seen a long term association with the Sydney Morning Herald as well as other popular Australian periodicals and television networks, including the ABC and SBS. During his career David has worked with a series of diverse organisations such as UNHCR, ISAF, the HALO Trust, The MacArthur Foundation and Melbourne & Taronga Zoos.
Known For
Journeys to the Ends of the Earth is a 1999 television series commissioned by the Discovery Channel. Its two year production made it the most expensive adventure travel series ever commissioned in Australia. The series was co-produced by David Adams. It was nominated for Best Documentary Series by the Australian Logie Awards.
Journeys to the Ends of the Earth
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Understanding The Georgian Republic
In End of Empire Australian Historian David Adams crosses Europe and Asia as he investigates the warrior kings who created vast empires only for their families to later dismember the empire as they fight over the spoils. In a real "Game of Thrones" the dysfunctional families of Attila the Hun; Timur (Tamerlane the Great); Edgar, King of the English and Charlemagne manage to lose it all.
End of Empire: The Rise and Fall of Dynasties
Following the course of the River Oxus (Amu Darya) for the first time, David Adams takes viewers on an extraordinary 1,500-mile (2400 km) journey through war-torn Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Alexander's Lost World
Burma's Open Road explores the lives of every day Burmese intertwined with the fortunes of the reconstruction of the Burma Road through Asia's last great wilderness. Guided by the insights of a Buddhist monk, the film offers unprecedented access into Myanmar and the plight of opium growers, soldiers, villagers, poachers and prospectors, each connected by the reconstruction of an ancient road and is impact on their environment.