
Franklinrecountstheepicseven-yearcampaigntosaveTasmania’sWorldHeritage-listedFranklinRiverfrombeingdrownedbytheconstructionofahydroelectricprojectintheearly1980s.The‘FranklinCampaign’remainsthemostsignificantenvironmentalprotestinAustralianhistory,adefinitiveexampleofthepowerofnon-violentdirectaction,andisconsideredgroundzerofor‘Green’politicsworldwide.Thestoryistoldthroughtheeyesof8thgenerationTasmanian,OliverCassidy,ashefollowsinhisactivistfather’sfootstepsandembarksonasoloraftingpilgrimagedowntheFranklin.Intheprocess,heretracesthecampaign,exploringwhyitwassosuccessfulwhenothershavefailed,andwhatlessonscanbeappliedtoothernon-violentmovementstoday.Allthiswhilebeingphysicallychallengedbeyondanythinghehaseverknown,inaremoteandextraordinarylandscapemostpeoplewon’tevergettoexperience…untilnow.
