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Thieves Steal $1 Million ‘Thrive’ Documentary Footage From Koby Stevens’s Car

Melbourne Police’s investigation into the smash-and-grab lacks clear CCTV leads following Stevens’s public appeal for the drive’s return.

Overview

  • The hard drive included hours of interviews and global footage capturing Stevens’s and other athletes’ concussion recovery journeys filmed over the past five years.
  • Eric Bana narrates Thrive, which explores experimental brain-healing treatments ranging from functional neurology to psychedelic-assisted therapy.
  • Although the footage is backed up elsewhere, Stevens warns that the original drive contains sensitive, irreplaceable material central to the documentary’s impact.
  • The smash-and-grab underscores risks to proprietary content during location shoots and equipment transit for in-production films.
  • Stevens has appealed for the drive’s anonymous return and remains committed to meeting the documentary’s late-2025 post-production schedule.