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Whispering in Our Hearts (2001)
A documentary depicting the 1918 massacre of Aboriginal people at Mowla Bluff, Western Australia. The story of the massacre is told in interviews with surviving Nyikina, Mangala and Karajarri peoples, as well as through dramatised reenactments of the testimonials of ... [read more]
The words of the prophet (2007)
Niaz (Niaz Khan Shinwari) visits a refugee community and asks an artist, Agha Jaan (Agha Jaan), to read him a letter from his cousin Anousha in Peshawar. Agha Jaan comments on Niaz’s inability to read, quoting the words of the ... [read more]
A world away (2005)
It’s a period of eager anticipation. John Stephenson from South Yorkshire and his 12-year-old son Tyler are learning survival skills that they hope to apply when they are living in the Australian bush. The Irish and English families are asked ... [read more]
The Tasmanian Tiger (1960)
This partly dramatised documentary is a brief look at Tasmania’s animals and birds. A young couple go looking for the elusive Tasmanian tiger. They interview experts and look at animals and birds in captivity. [read more]
A chemical imbalance (1985)
Col Turner (Chris Haywood) enjoys a beach walk with his wife Lorraine (Jennifer Cluff). They arrive home as the neighbour’s child, Kathy (Marion Chirgwin), breaks bottles on their driveway. Col hands her over to her father, Craig (Peter Kowitz). After ... [read more]
The Archive Project (2006)
An old suitcase filled with film remnants sparks a search for the history of Melbourne’s Realist Film Unit. Filmmaker John Hughes tracks down surviving members of the group to piece together their story and find missing films. We learn that ... [read more]
‘Sacrifice, while there is still time’ (1941)
Grace (Dorothy Dickson) has received a letter from her soldier boyfriend Jim, who has been blinded while fighting overseas. Filled with inspiration from his letter, Grace reads it to her co-workers at the munitions factory. The letter urges her and ... [read more]
The Tightrope Dancer (1989)
The Tightrope Dancer is about Vali Myers, a beguiling and eccentric artist who lived a provocative, thoughtful, fearless, humorous and passionate life. In 1989, Myers straddles life in a 14th century cottage in an isolated valley near Positano, Italy with ... [read more]
Sherlock is missing (2000)
Lauren (Jasmine Ellis) is horrified to discover that the nelf Horace (Frank Gallacher) has tricked her. Max’s (Jordan White) dog Sherlock has been sent to the animal shelter instead of the nelves. [read more]
The Good, The Bad and The Ugg Boot (2006)
This is an account of a David and Goliath conflict between two small businesses – one in Australia, the other in the US – and an American giant. In 2003 the Deckers Outdoor Corporation acquired the trademark for 'Ugg’, the ... [read more]
Beating About the Bush (1993)
The rock band Djaambi goes on tour in the Northern Territory visiting remote communities on the way and finishing in Darwin. The Melbourne band is made up of five white and four Indigenous Australians. The wet conditions make progress ... [read more]
The week before the wedding (1973)
A garden party is organised by Sandra’s bridesmaids and old friends in the week before the wedding. It’s quite a society event. Sandra is very aware of the responsibilities attached to her new life, but will she be able to ... [read more]
The war is the news (1988)
The slowly disintegrating Goddard family are watching the news. They are painfully aware that their son, Phil (Nicholas Eadie) is in Vietnam as a conscript. The evening news shows the terrible and soon to become iconic photo of the South ... [read more]
Lessons in policing (1975)
Sergeant Simmonds (Peter Cummins) and Constable Ross (John Hargreaves) wait for their lunch in a café booth. The sergeant taunts the new recruit with his lack of knowledge about real police work. When the hamburgers are ready, the older policeman ... [read more]
The Long Yard (2000)
An elderly man hits a bullock whilst driving at night on a country road in the Northern Territory. His four-wheel drive vehicle runs off the road and he is knocked unconscious. He crawls up the embankment and attempts to wave ... [read more]
The Boys (1998)
Brett Sprague (David Wenham) returns to his mother’s suburban Sydney house after a year in jail. His younger brother Glenn (John Polson) has moved out with his girlfriend Jackie (Jeanette Cronin); youngest brother Stevie (Anthony Hayes) has been staying in ... [read more]
The sailors part two (1927)
The Sailors is a recorded version of a theatrical comedy routine by vaudeville performers Stiffy (Nat Phillips) and Mo (Roy Rene). You can listen to part two of The Sailors here in its entirety. Part two is the second side ... [read more]
With the Dardanelles Expedition (c1915)
During July, August and September of 1915, English war correspondent Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett shot scenes of the allied troops on Gallipoli. The first section, entitled ‘Scenes of Anzac’, shows Watson’s Pier at Anzac Cove, including MacLaurin’s Hill and Bridges Road, leading ... [read more]
Mabo: An Address to the Nation (1993)
On 15 November 1993, Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating addresses the nation on his government’s response to the High Court Mabo decision which recognised native title for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Outlining the history of the Mabo court case ... [read more]
In Search of Anna (1978)
Tony (Richard Moir) hits the road from Melbourne, hitching north in search of an old girlfriend. He has just done six years in Pentridge, during which his mother committed suicide. He has a dog named Billy, a sawn off shotgun ... [read more]
