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Cutting across the vein (1996)
The rehearsals have gone underground, after the hospital administrator, Mr Kerner, has sacked Lewis (Ben Mendelsohn). The actors now meet in secret at night, in the disused hospital laundry. Lewis has to comfort a distraught Ruth (Pamela Rabe), after she ... [read more]
Down on the farm (1979)
Frank Bourke, the band leader and composer of reliable dance tunes, revisits the dirt poor farm where he grew up. [read more]
The captain meets his ship (1997)
The captain (Steve Vidler) has reluctantly accepted control of a ship that is to be sunk at sea, for insurance. On the dock he meets the surly crew members – all of whom know the score. Chief officer Heckle (John ... [read more]
All in a day’s work (1983)
Provisionary Constable Webber (Simon Burke) is on patrol with his more senior sergeant (Bill Hunter). When an alarm sounds at a local furrier, they’re sent to investigate. The rookie Constable is sent to check the back entrance while Sergeant O’Rourke ... [read more]
This is the Dreaming (2006)
Arrernte Mat-utjarra Elder Rupert Max Stuart sits by the fire, telling his descendents a yarn about the Dreaming. Max has a grandfather from the Lurritja side, and a grandfather from the Arrernte side, and says he didn’t know which one ... [read more]
The ginning of cotton (1945)
Sudanese workers in a large ginning factory separate the cotton seed from the fibre so it can be processed. Others flatten the cotton manually into a press. After ginning, the cotton is fed into large presses, which shape it into ... [read more]
‘I come from the future’ (1987)
Geologist Annie (Nikki Coghill) helps wounded time traveller Petra (Carrie Fisher). Petra convinces Ballard (Tom Burlinson) to tell Annie about their mission. Annie tentatively agrees to help. [read more]
The Land of Unlikeness (1991)
Beatrice (Anne Louise Lambert) wakes up to find herself, Maeve (Maeve Dermody) and Herman (Kristoffer Greaves) in the Land of Unlikeness. Over news and historical footage fusing the political, the historical and the spectacular, the Narrator (Gillian Jones) asks questions ... [read more]
The first Uluwatu afternoon (1972)
In Bali, a pair of young surfers has found a new break. This is some of the first footage of Uluwatu, a now legendary surf spot in Bali, with 14-year-old Steven Cooney from Narrabeen surfing alongside former US Champion Rusty ... [read more]
Tracking the horse thieves (1947)
The five children have told their parents they are going camping. Instead they head towards the wild Warrigal Ranges, looking for the men who stole their father’s valuable mare Lucy (and foal). At Bellbird Crossing, they camp overnight. In the ... [read more]
Meet Bertie the Aeroplane (1942)
Little Bertie the Aeroplane is only a youngster really, but ‘boy can he fly’. As he flies through the sky and leapfrogs over mountains, a voice-over narrates the story of how Bertie solves the mystery of flying saucers. Flying into ... [read more]
Neurosurgery and the soul (1996)
Two neurosurgeons discuss the scientific and mechanical nature of their work and one lightheartedly wonders: if a soul exists, where it would show up on a scan? [read more]
‘Lending instead of spending’ (1941)
After complaining to her mother (Bobbie Hunt) about not being able to borrow money to go out for a night with the girls, Grace (Dorothy Dickson) sulks in her room. Her father (John Nugent) tells her about the importance of ... [read more]
Work of the devil (1999)
Two long lines of seated men wait for food, while others pass out implements and serve. Ru explains the ritual experts make food for them to protect them from certain things and keep them strong, healthy and attractive. The men ... [read more]
Winging it (1998)
You can view the animated short film Winging It here in its entirety. A young man (voiced by David Brown), far from home, writes to his family in Australia. The desert of Jordan reminds him of his grandfather who fought ... [read more]
A rogue crocodile (2007)
Allen (Geoff Morrell) is crawling from the river, apologising for his role in an escape attempt that ended in debacle, when the crocodile sneaks up behind him at lightning speed. [read more]
‘We need lunch’ (1996)
Detectives Rachel 'Goldie’ Goldstein (Catherine McClements) and Frank Holloway (Colin Friels) take a break from interviewing their suspect. Over lunch, they rib each other about their various ex-spouses and Goldie suddenly remembers a school event for her son she was ... [read more]
Dancing in the dark (1989)
Kay (Karen Colston), Louis (Tom Lycos) and Gordon (Jon Darling) have driven to the outback, to get away from Sweetie (Geneviève Lemon) and visit Kay’s mother Flo (Dorothy Barry). Kay finds her mother is a changed woman. With the local ... [read more]
Suing the drug companies (2004)
Law firm Baum Hedlund undertook a class action for people suffering from the side effects of antidepressant drugs. Attorney Karen Barth says that the law firm was overrun with thousands of calls from victims. [read more]
The construction of Murray 2 Power Station (1969)
Excavation of the open cut and construction of the Murray 2 Power Station in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, are detailed. [read more]