Pivoting With Purpose: The Next Phase for GIDII Advocacy

At GIDII Advocacy, our mission has always been clear: name the harm, demand accountability, and push for systems that care.

It has taken time to define where we can contribute most effectively, and we certainly don’t claim to have all the answers. But with each step, we’ve learned, refined, and built the clarity needed to take the next phase forward.

In line with our philosophy of offering products, not services, we are now pivoting to deliver leadership-focused products across three core streams:

• Education for Leaders

• Documentary Films for Leadership Insight

• Healing for Leaders and Systems

Each product is designed to equip leaders to transform the systems where harm is most entrenched health, finance, and government into systems that truly care.

While advocacy remains at our foundation, our focus is shifting toward building and scaling products that create meaningful, lasting change.

On the documentary film front, we currently have two projects underway:

• One in post-production, Shattered, with a further development funding submission in progress.

• Another in pre-production, where we are working with a distributor to secure an international co-production.

We are also exploring the optioning of a third story, focused on health and aligned with the U.S. market.

We are not a corporate content production company. We are documentary filmmakers. At GIDII, we go deep, letting the story reveal the core issues at heart.

To strengthen this pathway, Kathie will begin a Masters in Screen Business. The courses she has already undertaken at the Australian Film Television and Radio School have been invaluable, and they’ve also shown how much more there is to learn.

This next step is about deepening expertise while working alongside seasoned, tier-one professionals who bring the craft and experience required for international impact.

Film is a demanding medium, and it takes time to cultivate powerful stories that make an impact. We are committed to the long process required to nurture these stories into life through the right collaborations. We have learnt this requires partnering with tier one writers at the highest level to ensure these projects deliver the change they are intended to spark. We are about to host our first writers' room collaboration which we are very excited about.

One of the lessons we’ve learned is that the film industry rarely provides trauma support during production a gap that totally surprised us and one we hope to help shift within the film industry itself. We’ve also seen the importance of setting clear expectations: documentary filmmaking is a long journey, and not everyone is part of every stage. Many different people contribute along the way before a project reaches its final form. To strengthen this process, we are now working with a Film Coach to identify the best ways to nurture freelance talent and support collaboration.

In parallel, we are building momentum toward the launch of The Healing Lens, a suite of leadership products designed to support the full cycle of transformation from systemic change to personal and collective healing.

Our work in moral injury will be embedded into this approach, shaping how leaders and organizations define and deliver healing.

The future of GIDII Advocacy is strategic, humble in its learning, and committed to leadership-driven transformation. Our website is currently being updated to reflect this direction, check back soon to see what’s next.