On a blazing New Years Day, the keepers of Mogo Wildlife Park are suddenly faced with a life-threatening decision. Leave on the evacuation order? Or risk their own lives to save the animals they love and care for...
On a scorching New Year’s Day, the keepers of Mogo Wildlife Park face the unthinkable. As a catastrophic fire bears down - the evacuation order is clear: leave now or risk your lives. But for these keepers, the animals aren’t just exhibits. They’re family, friends, confidants - and in some ways, their kin. With no help coming, they must make an impossible choice: flee to safety or stay behind to protect the creatures they love. THE DAY WE SAVE THE ZOO asks - how far would you go to save an animal?
Madeleine Hetherton-Miau is a multi-awarded director and producer with a track record in creating programs that captivate, inspire and surprise global audiences. Inspired by the adage ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ her documentary filmmaking has taken her around the world from diamond diving in Africa to wildlife trafficking in Burma and through the remote Australian outback. In 2012 she co-founded the independent production company Media Stockade with Rebecca Barry. She is a key creative on a wide range of programs which have broadcast across National Geographic, Netflix, ABC, BBC, Discovery, Hulu, Al Jazeera and more. Recent work includes show running the award winning 8 part series ‘The Surgery Ship’ for National Geographic Channel, Producing the true crimes series ‘Debi Marshall Investigates’ for FOXTEL and ‘Back to Nature’ for the ABC. She is currently directing 'The Day We Saved the Zoo' and is driving Media Stockade’s expansion into formats and series, finding new ways to tell great stories. www.mediastockade.com
Australian Broadcast ABC - 2025
Nominated Best Short Form production - Screen Producers Association Australia
Participant - Chad Staples
