The Day that Changed My Life

Honest, raw emotion and openness is a pretty powerful thing... Very humanising. You couldn’t help but empathise with these people, many of whom had been so courageous. You could put yourself in their shoes and shake your head in disbelief. In a 'there but for the grace of God go I' kind of way.

– Director Chris Dudman

Once I dried my eyes I was left with an overwhelming feeling of admiration and respect for the people who had been through such a traumatic event, and were able to talk about it so eloquently and also often with touches of humour.

– Producer Polly Fryer on watching the original video interviews

Moving and enlightening ... it's the still, quiet moments of listening to individuals tell their stories that really stick here .

– Pattie Pegler in a Stuff review, 24 February 2015