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Jen-Diki attack (1987)
Soldiers from the future and Jen-Diki cyborgs wage war in outback Australia, 1988. Annie (Nikki Coghill) and Ballard (Tom Burlinson) are caught in the crossfire. Ballard gains strength from his injured mentor, Sun-wah (Thye Liew Wan). [read more]
And then there were nun (1992)
Former Sisters talk about their reasons for leaving the order. Some realised as they approached 30 that they wanted to have a family after all, others saw that the world was accepting women in a broader range of roles than ... [read more]
Reporting current events (1928)
A car pulls into frame with three reporters seated in the back. The reporters, returned from witnessing a fire, dictate the story to typists in the typing room. The typists busily type up the story at their desks. This clip ... [read more]
Freedom machine (1995)
While the camera caresses the gleaming panels of a car, drivers describe in voice-over their emotions about cars. [read more]
Hurley’s Australia (2004)
In the last decade of his life, the broke photographer Frank Hurley was forced to reinvent himself. He turned to pictorial and landscape photography, and created some of the most popular images of Australia after the Second World War. [read more]
Coasting (2005)
Clinton (Michael Tuahine) is sitting forlorn in a bar. He sees a pick-up truck drive by. Driving the truck is Crystal, the woman he met on the beach and whom he has suspected stole his precious laptop. Clinton breaks into ... [read more]
‘Oink oink’ (1983)
After a meeting with their boss, Inspector Timms (John Lee), couple Amanda King (Lynda Stoner) and Detective ‘JJ’ Jeffrey Johnson (Peter Adams) argue. Timms wants Amanda to do a dangerous undercover job and JJ is not happy about it. He ... [read more]
You’re on your own (1999)
Australian aviator Sidney Cotton was given a special unit in wartime Britain to photograph German installations and activities. Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall and future James Bond author Ian Fleming, who was then personal assistant to the Director of ... [read more]
Aoi’s life (1991)
Thai prostitute Aoi talks about her work and her dislike of it. A man in a bar says he is looking forward to having sex with a Thai prostitute as he has had experience with many nationalities. [read more]
Wheelie Wonder (1987)
Most dads expect their kids to be perfect and newborn Wheelie Wonder’s father is no exception. While his mother loves, accepts and ‘doesn’t seem to mind’ the fact that their baby has wheels instead of feet, his father is less ... [read more]
Changing (1987)
Banduk Marika walks amongst the Sydney population. She speaks about the use of Dreaming symbols and the restriction that occurs as a result of each family member being responsible for different symbols and stories. [read more]
‘You’ve got no right to object’ (1976)
Richard (John Derum) has arrived unannounced, and uninvited, at the house by the sea. He has not known until then of his wife’s new friendship with his lover. Neither woman gives him a warm welcome. Penny (Briony Behets) tells him ... [read more]
Archer’s cabaret (1993)
Australian singer Robyn Archer has specialised in cabaret singing. Archer talking about her craft is intercut with performance pieces. Archer also talks about the beginnings of cabaret in Paris in the 1880s. [read more]
It’s time (1972)
A group of celebrities, led by Alison McCallum, sing the ALP It’s Time song for the 1972 federal election campaign. [read more]
‘Never take it for granted’ (1982)
Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) has rescued Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton) from her ordeal in the mountains. Riding to visit Spur, the one-legged gold miner, they discuss the beauty and unpredictability of the mountains. [read more]
‘Mind over matter’ (1985)
En route to crocodile country, reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) asks Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) about his age and background. Mick’s business partner Wally (John Meillon) tries to embroider the legend but Mick sets her straight, suggesting a rough childhood ... [read more]
Once green and clean (1994)
Re-enactment of an Aboriginal man moving with spear in hand is intercut with historical photographs of Aboriginal men. Voice-over narration tells us about the geological impact upon the formation of the Brisbane and Moreton Bay regions. The rising of the ... [read more]
Arcades (1992)
The filmmaker visits Paris, firstly on a tourist barge on the Seine, then exploring its old shopping arcades. Meanwhile, academic and author Susan Buck-Morss describes Benjamin’s masterwork, Das Passagen Werk (1927–40), or The Arcades Project, that was built around a ... [read more]
‘What’s today’s adventure, Bill?’ (2005)
The opening titles for The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill show Bottle Top Bill (voiced by Graham Matters), his best friend Corky (voiced by Emma Jane Hyland) and their surrounding environment being constructed from items found around the home. Today’s ... [read more]
Aunty Flo (1998)
Aunty Flo sits in the foreground, behind her stretches the countryside. She tells us about her experience of being moved to Toomelah Reserve. [read more]
