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The Trespassers (1976)
Richard, a radical journalist (John Derum), begins an affair with Dee, an actress and activist (Judy Morris). Richard conceals the fact that he’s married, but his wife Penny (Briony Behets) walks in on them. Once past their initial wariness, the ... [read more]
‘What home looks like’ (1960)
The Carmodys are camped in the Snowy Mountains beside a farm that’s for sale. Paddy (Robert Mitchum) explains why owning a farm is a recipe for misery. His wife Ida (Deborah Kerr) and son Sean (Michael Anderson Junior) are not ... [read more]
‘The best thing I ever heard’ (1991)
John Anderson (Daniel Scott) listens dumbfounded to Billy Cross (Miles Davis) and band on the tarmac at the remote west Australian town of Poona Flat. It is 1969, and Cross’s Boeing 707 has made an unscheduled stop, during an international ... [read more]
Sammy Butcher, Out of the Shadows (2004)
A documentary about musician Sammy Butcher who once played with the Warumpi Band and now invests his energy in young musicians in his community, Papunya, 250 kilometres west of Alice Springs. Sammy Butcher, Out of the Shadows is part ... [read more]
Paul’s arrival (1982)
Student doctor Paul Armstrong (Simon Burke) arrives at the VD (venereal disease) clinic in Melbourne. Dr Linda Carmichael (Gerda Nicolson) introduces Paul to a hung-over Dr Eric Linden (Chris Haywood). [read more]
The Last Husky (1993)
Husky dog teams have served on the Mawson Base in the Antarctic for fifty years. The documentary records the last dogs to be used there and their journey to a new home in Minnesota in the USA. [read more]
The Night the Prowler (1978)
In a wealthy part of Sydney, Felicity Bannister (Kerry Walker) pretends she has been raped by a prowler, in order to take control of her own life. Her neurotic mother (Ruth Cracknell) is more worried about her daughter’s upcoming wedding. ... [read more]
John and Sydney row bitterly (2009)
Sydney’s parents have told her to stop seeing John or they will kick her out of their home. She (Clare Bowen) is waiting for him (George Basha) when he arrives home and tells him, in tears, that she can’t see ... [read more]
‘Our castle’ (2008)
A young man is rollerblading in a car park, while Owen and others are begging outside the Oasis youth centre. They all go to a squat where there is one mattress. Owen and Haley talk about their experiences with drugs ... [read more]
Maidens (1978)
Maidens is a biographical chronicle. It uses personal archives, made up of still and moving image, from both domestic and vocational sources, lyrical narration and emotive music to trace the filmmaking journey of one feminist (the filmmaker herself). [read more]
Sandra visits her son in jail (1998)
In one of the film’s flashes forward, Sandra Sprague (Lynette Curran) visits her son Brett (David Wenham) in his prison cell. He is upset when she comes alone. He had asked her to bring Michelle, his girlfriend, but she wants ... [read more]
The Flying Vet (1984)
David Bradley’s veterinary practice covers from Port Hedland, Western Australia to Mt Isa Queensland and from Darwin to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. It is the biggest practice in the world. David pilots his own aircraft to attend to ... [read more]
The Coca–Cola Kid arrives (1985)
Australian Coca-Cola boss Frank Hunter (Max Gillies) tells second-in-command Fred (Paul Chubb) that Becker (Eric Roberts) is a whiz-kid. Terri (Greta Scacchi) starts work as Becker’s secretary. [read more]
‘Who the hell is Waldo?’ (1980)
Eagle (Hugh Keays-Byrne) visits Larry (Steve Bisley) in jail. Eagle tells Larry about Heinrich and WALDO. [read more]
Pacifica: Tales from the South Seas – Episode 1 (1993)
Pacifica: Tales from the South Seas is a 13-part series that tells 35 stories. The compilation covers such diverse subject matter as ships lost at sea, exotic customs, mystery and adventure, historical and contemporary characters, rare animals and more. Episode ... [read more]
Snowy Hydro – The Jindabyne Story (c1965)
Produced in 1964-5 by the SMHEA photographic unit (Harry Malcolm et al.), the film tells the story of the moving of the town of Jindabyne to make way for Lake Jindabyne. [read more]
The Dismissal (1983)
On 11 November 1975, the Labor Prime Minister was dismissed by the Queen’s representative in Australia, the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr. The Dismissal brings to life the events leading up to this extraordinary event that shook the nation. The drama ... [read more]
The singing chef (1952)
In the kitchen of a small restaurant, while watching over boiling pots of soup, a cheerful singing chef (entertainer Bobby Limb) shares the secret of his delicious evening meals – he uses Nestlé's packaged soups. As the soup impresses the ... [read more]
The Plumber (1979)
Jilly (Judy Morris) and Brian (Robert Coleby) are young academics, living in a high-rise university flat in Adelaide. They have recently returned from the highlands of Papua New Guinea, where Jilly did research for a book. Brian is hoping for ... [read more]
The Stawell Gift: Staging the Golden Jubilee Carnival (1927)
This footage shows the Golden Jubilee of the Stawell Gift foot race, announced in the intertitles as, ‘the greatest professional footrunning meeting in the world’. Crowds of over 30,000 attend the Easter weekend Carnival in Stawell, Victoria. Events include the ... [read more]
