Airdate: Tampa: The Turning PointThe 3 part doco series on 2001 international incident features interviews with refugees, the Tampa ship captain and former PM John Howard. To mark the 25 years since the Tampa crisis this month, the ABC presents Tampa: The Turning Point. The 3 part documentary series is directed by Kriv Stenders and features interviews with key players including refugees, the Tampa captain and former PM John Howard. Twenty-five years later, the series examines how the Tampa crisis transformed the treatment of asylum-seekers worldwide and continues to shape immigration policies across the globe. Production Credits: Tampa: The Turning Point is a Mint Pictures production for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.