It was directed and produced by Joao Dujon Pereira and premiered on 3 September 2015 at the Environmental Film Festival Australia in Melbourne.
[1] Interview subjects appearing in the film include Jonathan Moylan, an environmental activist responsible for the production and distribution of a fraudulent press release regarding the ANZ Bank's financial relationship with the coal mine in 2013.
[3] Following EFFA,[4] the film embarked on a limited release tour of Australian towns and cities in late 2015,[5][6][7][8][9][10] with further screenings scheduled for 2016.
Pereira commenced production on Black Hole in approximately April 2014, after being encouraged to visit the blockade at the Leard State Forest by a housemate.
He said of his approach to the production:"I want to capture the community’s opinions of both the positives and negatives of mining in the area and create a balanced piece.”[19]Joao Dujon Pereira is a first generation Australian and lives in the Victorian capital city of Melbourne.