Anita Ondine

Anita Ondine Smith (born 16 March 1974) is an Australian-British filmmaker and transmedia storyteller. Born in Sydney, Australia, Anita is the daughter of Anka Makovec, a Slovene artist and Albert Arthur Smith, an Australian carpenter. After a short period living in the former Yugoslavia Anita and her mother moved to Tasmania, where they became deeply involved in the largest environmental battle in Australian history - the battle to save the Franklin River from being dammed. The Tasmanian Dam Case (Commonwealth v Tasmania), was a landmark decision in Australian constitutional law. After years of protests and grass roots action led by Dr Bob Brown (now Senator Brown, leader of the Australian Greens), the High Court of Australia decided...