‘Missing’ an SBS documentary
‘Missing’ is an SBS documentary about the abduction of a schoolgirl and the Pitjantjatjara trackers who searched for her. Collaborating with award-winning screenwriter Dr. Kylie Boltin and the talented team at SBS, I led the art direction and design for the project.
My Role:
Art Director
UX/UI Designer
Web Designer
Awards
PXN International prize
IDFA Official selection (Digital storytelling)
Walkley Award Finalist (Innovation)
Webby Awards Official Honoree (Best use of video or moving image)
FWA
Awwwards
CSS Design Awards Finalist (Website of the year)
“Just gave my first ‘It’s a masterpiece’ vote on @AWWWARDS”
@chriswhitsett on X
“This WebGL documentary is a 10/10”
@Latyr on X
Dual narrative storytelling
The documentary is told from two contrasting perspectives: Wendy, the missing schoolgirl, and Jimmy, the Pitjantjatjara tracker. We aimed to create distinct visual treatments to reflect each perspective.
Interaction design
Users navigated the experience by aligning the fragmented landscape to reconstruct the story, much like a Pitjantjatjara tracker would. To create this unique experience, we employed some creative coding and a technique called anamorphic optical illusions.
