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Leading by example (2007)
Cam Shepherd is directing operations, again. The kids are looking bored and disconnected, again. Shauna is becoming rebellious. They are trying to find their way to less car use and Cam needs to be reminded to be as selfless as ... [read more]
Baby singing (1993)
Natural birth pioneer Dr Michel Odent organises singing classes for expectant and new mothers. He has found that this makes the mothers and babies happy. [read more]
Myree’s potential (1984)
Myree Shoesmith is 15 years old and living in the country. Her art teacher, Ross Monley, sees potential in her work but Myree chooses to leave school. [read more]
Heavy weather (1982)
Three friends are skiing in the Snowy Mountains. Bad weather closes in and they make their way to Mawson’s Hut for shelter. [read more]
Every goodbye ain’t gone (2002)
Tim (Rhimi Johnson Page) and Leesa (Tameka Ingram) embrace at a bus stop. Tim boards the bus while his two cousins watch on. [read more]
Influencing Clifton Pugh (1988)
Australian landscape painter Clifton Pugh cites the painters who have influenced him, particularly Kandinsky and Picasso. He also talks about painting alongside John Olsen and Fred Williams. [read more]
AIDS hospital treatment (1993)
Eight-year-old Troy gets hospital treatment for AIDS. His father, Vince, acknowledges the pain he feels on seeing his son suffering. [read more]
AIDS doesn’t discriminate (1993)
Northern Territory Health Worker Bernie Shields talks about the fears and redemption surrounding people living with AIDS. We see eight-year-old Troy with his father, Vince. [read more]
Flagging a cab (2000)
Lance (Gavin Ritchie) and Murray (Shane O’Mara) try to hail a cab, but with no success. Finally, an idle cab presents itself as an option. Lance and Murray jump in, only to be accosted by the cab driver, who tells ... [read more]
‘He’s a bloody ratbag, Barbara’ (1977)
Barbara (Kris McQuade) asks her girlfriend’s advice in the pub – should she take Len back? We hear Len’s love letter to her on the soundtrack, as they drink. It continues as the image shifts to Newcastle, where Len (Bryan ... [read more]
Madang Resort Hotel (1996)
Effie (Mary Coustas) relaxes in a luxury resort in Papua New Guinea. [read more]
‘Now, mate! Now!’ (1992)
Pete’s (Ben Thomas) day gets worse when Gribble Junior (Richard Young) and his gang Rabbit (Drew Campbell) and Tiger (Nick Mitchell) find out how to trigger his chook behaviour. With some snails, they lie in wait. [read more]
George Wallace’s big break (1999)
Actor George Wallace gets his first job with Happy Harry Salmon’s travelling show. Theatre historian Frank Van Straten comments on Wallace. [read more]
‘I can’t live without you’ (1994)
Savina (Tara Morice) tells Dazey (Ben Mendelsohn) she cannot live without him. [read more]
Alex loses it (2008)
Alex (Grant Dodwell) has a violent altercation with a car window washer while driving with his son. [read more]
A testing time for Michael (1997)
Michael has admitted himself to hospital where he undergoes tests to identify his sensitivity to food and chemicals. The staff discovers several chemical substances that cause an allergic response in Michael. [read more]
Jewish parents (1993)
Three Jewish comedians, Deb Filler from New Zealand, Sandy Gutman (Austen Tayshus) from Melbourne and American Moshe Waldoks, talk about their parents’ experiences in the Second World War concentration camps. [read more]
Papini’s garage (1994)
Artist Jeffrey Smart goes to the location where he painted his self-portrait in Italy. He explains why he chose such a stark background, talks about his passion for light and comments on old age. [read more]
One more day (2002)
Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) pull up at a roadside stop where two Indigenous men are sitting. Luke gets out to talk to them. Grandma Nina stays in the car. [read more]
Saving on energy bills (1995)
We see a woman feral with her young daughter in their simple home in the bush. She talks about her life bringing up her daughter and how she feels 'it takes sophistication to live simply’. [read more]
