BONDI: 7 Minutes That Changed Australia to premiere on SBS – SBS will mark the first anniversary of the Bondi Beach attack with a feature documentary built around first-person testimony, previously unseen archive footage and exclusive audio recordings.
BONDI: 7 Minutes That Changed Australia premieres on Sunday 13 December at 7.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand. An encore will screen on SBS2 on Monday 14 December at 9.30pm.
The documentary arrives as SBS continues to use long-form factual programming for major national stories. Its focus is the human impact. Survivors tell their stories. Families speak about loss. First responders recall the day. The film also records acts of courage. It gives viewers a direct account. It also invites reflection. The program is intended for a broad audience. Its contributors lead the narrative.
Accounts from those affected
SBS says the film revisits the events of 14 December 2025. Two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach. Fifteen people were killed. More than 40 were injured. The documentary also considers the events that preceded the attack. It examines the rise in antisemitism. It considers the aftermath for Australia’s Jewish community.
Among the contributors are Ahmed al-Ahmed, two surf lifesavers and a Bondi paramedic. A Jewish survivor also appears. So does a 14-year-old from Chabad of Bondi. The film includes a cameraman who filmed events. A Brazilian couple and a psychologist also contribute.
SBS Head of Unscripted Joseph Maxwell said the film had a wider public purpose.
This event shattered so many lives and reverberated across the country, particularly within Australia’s Jewish community. It was a confronting reminder of the importance of social cohesion and the need to foster understanding and social connection between communities. This is central to SBS’s purpose. This documentary is a powerful record of this terrible moment in our nation’s history, while also encouraging reflection, understanding and meaningful conversation.
Joseph Maxwell, SBS Head of Unscripted
Mint Pictures production
Mint Pictures made the documentary for SBS. Screen Australia provided principal production funding. SBS worked with the producers on its development. Screen NSW also supported the production. TVF Media will handle international sales.
Mint Pictures Creative Director Dan Goldberg said the production sought to handle the story carefully.
We are honoured to partner with SBS to share a film that explores this tragic story with nuance, authenticity and sensitivity. This is a deeply human first-person account told by those who were there. It examines not only the events of that horrific day, but also the rise in antisemitism that preceded it and the profound impact it had on social cohesion across Australia.
Dan Goldberg, Mint Pictures Creative Director
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