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Countdown! (1986)

Barbara (Fiona Latham) from the Socialist Youth Alliance asks Dogs in Space to play a benefit gig. Sam (Michael Hutchence) and everyone else is distracted by TV rock show Countdown (1974-87). Chainsaw Man (Chris Haywood) starts the engine of his ... [read more]

Holidays in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canton, Java (c1932)

This is silent home movie footage of Robert Minter’s travels through the South-East Asian cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canton and Java in the early 1930s. [read more]

Police Rescue – Mates (1990)

Steve McClintock, better known as Micky (Gary Sweet) lives for his work on the police rescue squad. One day he rescues a 'jumper’ called Bob (Philip Quast), a man who seems to have everything in terms of money and position ... [read more]

Rinso Soap Powder: Then Came Happiness (1931)

This cinema advertisement for Rinso soap powder from 1931 is a short drama about a woman, worn out by the drudge of washing day, who is introduced to Rinso by a girlfriend during a bridge night. [read more]

The baby is not mine (1990)

In the kitchen after dinner, Therese’s teenage daughter Rosie (Noga Bernstein) asks Clare (Noni Hazlehurst) if she became pregnant with ‘a bottle’ (using artificial insemination). Clare avoids directly answering. The girl then touches a raw nerve when she suggests Clare ... [read more]

Plains Empty (2005)

An enthralling drama about a young married woman who, left alone in the mining fields, encounters a ghost of the past. [read more]

Letters From Poland (1978)

Set in Sydney in 1950, Letters From Poland follows a few months in the life of Dana (Basia Bonkowski), a young woman who’s recently migrated from Poland. Dana eagerly awaits the arrival of her husband, prevented from joining her by ... [read more]

The Franklin Wild River (1980)

A documentary film about the Franklin River in South West Tasmania. Conservationist Dr Bob Brown travels the length of the river through largely untouched wilderness by inflatable raft, taking about three weeks. In voice over, he discusses his feelings about ... [read more]

The Joys of the Women (1993)

A group of Italian women from Fremantle, Western Australia, formed a choir called 'The Joys of the Women’ (Le Gioie Delle Donne), to sing traditional and contemporary songs. Choir member Kavisha Mazzella is a singer/songwriter wanting to learn more about ... [read more]

Beyond Sorry (2003)

When she was eight years old, Zita Wallace was removed from her families by the authorities. This is a documentary about the Stolen Generations, and the journey of one woman to reconnect with the Eastern Arrernte family from whom she ... [read more]

Poisoned Daggers (c1941)

This short documentary by the New South Wales Department of Heath launches a state-wide drive to reduce infectious diseases such as dengue fever through preventative measures and increased community awareness. The film is introduced by the NSW ... [read more]

The Fairytale Police Department – Black Day for Snow White (2002)

Intrepid real-world Detective Chris Anderson and her bumbling partner Detective Johnny Legend have been transferred to Fairytale land, and it seems like a dream job. There is certainly a lot to do. The crimes committed in Fairytale land mean that ... [read more]

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]

The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia – Series 5 Episode 6 (2004)

From the adventure of bush tucker in Kakadu to a huge Greek family feast at Easter, then Italian pastries followed by the seductively creamy custard apple and how and where it is grown. It’s all in a day’s work for ... [read more]

Stork (1971)

Stork (Bruce Spence) is a gangly young man, a virgin with an overactive imagination who thinks he’s a revolutionary. Bored with a design job at General Motors Holden in Melbourne, he drops out and moves into a share house with ... [read more]

The Secret Life of Us – Now or Never (2001)

The Secret Life of Us follows a group of 20-somethings living in and around the same apartment block. In this episode, Evan (Samuel Johnson) discovers he has been accepted into a two-month writer’s course in New York, just as ... [read more]

Hay, Barrack and William Streets (1907)

Leonard Corrick’s camera moves up and down the streets of Perth recording the action on the street. At one point a man bumps into another man in the street and fisticuffs ensue as the camera moves past. [read more]

The Isabellas: The Long March (1995)

Chen Xing Liang attained refugee status after six months in detention. He arrived in northern Australia by boat along with 56 other Chinese. He retells the story of his journey and first year in Australia. Chen revisits the property where ... [read more]

The shelling of Pozières ridge (1918)

Australian field guns join in the bombardment of Pozières. An artillery officer uses a megaphone to communicate with his gunners. They keep up a constant rain of shells on the German positions on the ridge. Horse-drawn limbers and mules bring ... [read more]

Nott, D: A Trip With the RAAF (c1970)

This silent colour super 8mm home movie includes scenes of New Guinea and Malaysia filmed by David Nott whilst travelling with the Royal Australian Air Force in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [read more]

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