• Two Japanese troops land in Malaya while aiming a rifle in front of a Rising Sun Flag
  • Close up of Australian troop in uniform in Malaysian Jungle
  • Young Australian soldier at camp in the Malaysian jungle in front of an open campfire holding rifle

Production Details

Director and Writer: Don Featherstone
DOP: Jim Frater
Editor: Lawrie Silvestrin
Executive Producers: Trevor Graham, Ned Lander & Andrew Ogilvie

Drama Documentary Series 2 x 52 minutes
An Electric Pictures Production 2013

The fall of Singapore in 1942 brought an empire to its knees, shattered myths, and saw the emergence of new global alignments

Singapore 1942 End of Empire tells the story of those early shocking days of the Pacific War when belief in security and comfort from empire collapsed. The momentous 20th century battle, and its equally dramatic aftermath, is told from a multi-national perspective, revealing new and challenging insights into a battle that turned our world upside down. Whilst the Japanese victory confirmed how useless it was for Australians to rely on Britain for their defence, post-war Australians looked to another great protective power – the United States – to align itself with. And Asian nations would rapidly determine their own destiny and seek a tumultuous independence.

Awards & Festivals

  • Nominated for Best Documentary Series, AACTA Awards 2013
  • Nominated for Best Sound in a Documentary, AACTA Awards 2013
  • Two Japanese troops land in Malaya while aiming a rifle in front of a Rising Sun Flag
  • Close up of Australian troop in uniform in Malaysian Jungle
  • Young Australian soldier at camp in the Malaysian jungle in front of an open campfire holding rifle

Production Details

Director and Writer: Don Featherstone
DOP: Jim Frater
Editor: Lawrie Silvestrin
Executive Producers: Trevor Graham, Ned Lander & Andrew Ogilvie

Drama Documentary Series 2 x 52 minutes
An Electric Pictures Production 2013

The fall of Singapore in 1942 brought an empire to its knees, shattered myths, and saw the emergence of new global alignments

Singapore 1942 End of Empire tells the story of those early shocking days of the Pacific War when belief in security and comfort from empire collapsed. The momentous 20th century battle, and its equally dramatic aftermath, is told from a multi-national perspective, revealing new and challenging insights into a battle that turned our world upside down. Whilst the Japanese victory confirmed how useless it was for Australians to rely on Britain for their defence, post-war Australians looked to another great protective power – the United States – to align itself with. And Asian nations would rapidly determine their own destiny and seek a tumultuous independence.

Awards & Festivals

  • Nominated for Best Documentary Series, AACTA Awards 2013
  • Nominated for Best Sound in a Documentary, AACTA Awards 2013