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Conquering
Breast Cancer
New documentary film about breast cancer, in cinemas now.
About Moonshine Agency
Moonshine Agency and renowned documentary filmmakers Sue Collins and Mike Hill, harnesses the power of screen stories to create and share compelling global health narratives. With a steadfast commitment to making a positive impact on society, their mission is to craft unforgettable films that strengthen movements and contribute to creating a better world.
About Conquering Cancer Campaign
Cancer is the primary global cause of death, but there is a worldwide effort to eradicate it. Moonshine Agency has created the Conquering Cancer Campaign, a campaign which dares us to imagine the seemingly unthinkable - what if we could conquer cancer?
There are three film series part of the documentary series, each featuring inspiring medical professionals and researchers championing the global push to eliminate cancer; the policymakers who are bringing prevention programs to their regions and calling on worldwide action; and the people who have faced cancer head-on and have emerged furiously and are ready to act against this devastating disease.
- Conquering Cervical cancer (2024) – the first film series raises awareness of the role vaccination, screening and treatment plays in the global to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer worldwide.
- Conquering Skin cancer (2024) - the second film series showcases the preventable nature of this disease highlighting the solution lies in long-term investment in national prevention programs, emphasising public awareness, regular self-examination, screening, early detection, and treatment.
- Conquering Breast cancer (2026) - the latest film series in highlighting the global effort to prevent, detect and treat breast cancer with ambitious aim to reduce the prevalence of breast cancer for women worldwide.
About the Conquering Breast Cancer film
The film examines the latest advances in breast cancer screening, prevention and treatment while asking a critical question - can Australia rise to the challenge of conquering breast cancer?
At National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) we believe we can. We are proud to back the ideas, innovation and the people who will help us achieve what once felt impossible – Zero Deaths from breast cancer.
We are getting closer to achieving this vision thanks to the collective efforts of many, and investment in world-class breast cancer research funded by NBCF, including the AllClear program featured in the Conquering Breast Cancer film.
AllClear Program
An exceptional local and international collaboration led by Associate Professor Christine Chaffer at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research was funded by NBCF through our first Collaborative Research Accelerator (CRA) Grant.
AllClear brings together nearly 60 researchers across seven leading institutes including Yale and Washington University and 11 hospitals to understand why some breast cancer cells spread to places like the bone, lie dormant for years, and then reawaken as metastatic disease.
AllClear was funded through NBCFs inaugural CRA Grant; a landmark $25 million investment and the largest in our history.
The CRA grant marks a transformative turning point in breast cancer research – targeting one of the most urgent and unsolved challenges in breast cancer: how to stop the recurrence of breast cancer.
NBCF is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of this film alongside Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) and to have our CEO, Dr Cleola Anderiesz featured in it. NBCF is connected with many people featured in the film:
NBCF-funded researchers
- Endowed Chair, Professor Sherene Loi
- Professor Bruce Mann, Subject Expert, The Royal Women’s Hospital
- Professor Kelly-Anne Phillips, Subject Expert, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- Professor Geoff Lindeman, Subject Expert, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
- Professor Jane Visvader, Subject Expert, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
AllClear researchers
- Associate Professor Christine Chaffer, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
- Professor Peter Croucher, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
- Associate Professor Smita Krishnaswamy, Co-Investigator, Yale University
- Dr Katherine Weilbaecher, Washington University
- Celeste Couke, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Iman Zakhary, breast cancer consumer advocate
Other people featured in the film:
- Sue Collins, Presenter
- BCNA CEO Kirten Pilatti
- BCNA Director, Policy, Advocacy & Support Services, Vicki Durston
- Danielle Napoli, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Pratika Lal, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Sarah Powell, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Rachel Chappell, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Sandra Sturgess, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Kristal Kinsela, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Dr Charlotte Tottman, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Luan Lawrenson-Woods, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Raelene Boyle, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Lyn Swinburne, breast cancer consumer advocate
- Paul Maley, Male breast cancer consumer advocate
- Dyna Eldiaf, breast cancer prevention advocate
- Donna Eldiaf, breast cancer prevention advocate
- Rachel Sandler, breast cancer prevention advocate
- Professor Shom Goel, Subject Expert, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- Professor Mark Shackelton, Subject Expert, Alfred Health
- Jenny Gilchrist NP, Subject Expert, Macquarie University
- Professor John Boyages, Subject Expert, Icon Cancer Centre
- Mr Dean Trotter, Subject Expert, Royal Melbourne Hospital
For more information including which cinemas are screening the Conquering Breast Cancer film, see here.
Silver sponsors:
