Under a Bamboo Sky

Under a Bamboo Sky uses cutting-edge technology to resurrect an untold chapter of Australian soldiers held prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II. Drawing on the soldiers' own words and voices, the film weaves the recollections of more than sixty former POWs with newly colourised archival material and fresh on-location footage to deliver a moving, revelatory first-hand account of their experiences. Captured during the Japanese offensive and imprisoned in Singapore's Changi Barracks, the film traces the soldiers' years-long journey across four countries. After bearing witness to some of World War II's defining events, they recount returning home to families, wives and sweethearts, and the price they paid for the trauma they endured. Shining through the horrors of war is the spirit of these men and an enduring human capacity to find beauty in their surroundings and to hold onto hope in the worst of circumstances.