WATERBYRD FILMZ is an independent documentary production company. Our works include: Breakaway Femmes (2024, SBS), Phil Liggett: The Voice of Cycling (2020, Adelaide Film Festival), MAMIL: Middle Aged Men in Lycra (2017, Adelaide Film Festival), Pioneers, Soldiers & Renegades: A History of Australian Nursing (2016, Kanopy) Remembering the Man (2015, Adelaide Film Festival), Curtain Call (2014, Melbourne International Film Festival), Ballroom Rules (2011, ABC1), and Vivian Bullwinkel: An Australian Heroine (2007, ABC1).

MAMIL: Middle Aged Men in Lycra enjoyed international box office success in Australia, NZ, Canada, the UK and the USA. Distributed by Demand Film, MAMIL connected with audiences throughout the world. In Australia, MAMIL was the most successful theatrical documentary in its quarter and has been released on DVD and VOD through Madman Entertainment.

Remembering the Man won the Audience Award at the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival. Other accolades include the audience and jury prizes at Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival and Miami LGBT Film Festival; the ATOM award for Best Documentary (Biography); the Australian Screen Editors “Ellie Award” for best editing; and AACTA Award nominations for best editing and best feature length documentary.