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Ten hours (2007)
Ray Crowley (William McInnes) plans a raid on the home of a suspect in the police shooting. After Zane Malik (Don Hany) makes contact with the suspect, he tries to talk his colleagues into taking a different approach. Malik’s boss ... [read more]
Dad’s clock (2001)
The animated short Dad’s Clock is narrated by Barry Otto and can be seen here in full. A giant metal bird flies towards the wooden skeleton of a ship on a wooden slatted sea. Inside the ship is the timber ... [read more]
Love at first sight (1997)
Guy (Richard Roxburgh) is trying to find out who owns the cat in his arms. Although he is a stranger, Lizzie (Cate Blanchett) invites him in off the street because she sees he is distressed and the cat is actually ... [read more]
Empowerment (1978)
Naked women jump into a swimming pool and play while one of the women in voice-over tells a story about a group of young ‘size 10’ women shivering miserably on a cold beach waiting for their boyfriends to finish surfing. ... [read more]
Optimism (1996)
Narrator and filmmaker Les McLaren speaks about filming in other cultures not being contentious in the 1970s. Filmmakers like Gary Kildea were influenced by the cinéma vérité techniques of the time and learning new ways of making films. Dennis O’Rourke ... [read more]
Village life in Fiji (1959)
As cousins Jale and Adriu break open coconuts in their village, they talk about what life in Suva might be like. While Jale is interested in the girls, Adriu says he’ll be too busy to worry about that – he’s ... [read more]
‘A special place’ (2004)
Spike Milligan’s daughters describe the 'fairy letters’ – tiny letters in miniscule handwriting – their father used to make for them as children and leave around the house for them to find. As they talk about the magical world he ... [read more]
The bridge (1988)
Dave (Peter Hehir) is building a bridge across the river to open his farm to the world. For now though, the only way for Badge (Alexander 'Mathew’ Jacobs) to cross is by the swinging rope bridge, high above the river. ... [read more]
‘It started 15 years ago…’ (2000)
This clip begins with a montage that fills in the backstory from episode one, showing Eugénie’s gumshoe dad Ray (Brett Climo) escaping through a Russian forest and discovering a baby girl in the back seat of his car. Eugénie (Xaris ... [read more]
Muluru (2001)
Women at Five Mile show us plants using the Indigenous names like muluru, or warrumungu, called wintatu. They tell us that smoking is for mothers and small children. Jungarrayi jungarrayi is used to make the bedding over the fire for ... [read more]
‘A moment of peace and serenity’ (1998)
After a violent eruption at home, the three brothers take their mother’s car out into the late-night streets. Brett (David Wenham) intends to settle a score with a man who stabbed him, but they’re too late. They end up parked ... [read more]
Work, home and paying the rent (1939)
A family prepares for the start of the day. While the woman (Florence McCracken) makes breakfast, her husband (Eddie Allison) shaves in the bathroom. He comes to the kitchen for breakfast and his wife seats their young son at the ... [read more]
Inside a new suburban home (1949)
The ‘Smith family’ do some gardening outside the front of their new suburban home before turning to walk inside. In the children’s bedroom, Mrs Smith places toys on the children’s beds, and in the main bedroom she makes the bed. ... [read more]
‘May the best man win’ (2006)
In a harbourside bar, stockbroker Will (Matthew Newton) joins friends for a drink. Angus McFarlane (Aden Young) tells everyone about their bet – who can make the most money in 90 days, for a prize of $100,000. Will asks Benno ... [read more]
The start of the trouble (1928)
Mary Davis (Dot McConville) upbraids some Chinese miners for doing their washing in the creek that everyone must draw their drinking water from. They chase her and she falls, knocking herself out. As two Chinese men crouch over her body, ... [read more]
Play, health and education (1962)
At Halls Creek, the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) conducts a hostel for schoolchildren from the surrounding areas, where they play and learn. AIM staff look on as the children play an educational game on the hostel ... [read more]
‘He’s got my blood’ (1995)
Harry and Kate have flushed all their medications down the toilet. In the supermarket, Harry (John Lynch) is upset when the price of a baby stroller he wants to buy has been discounted. He makes most of his decisions based ... [read more]
Masters of disguise (1987)
A criminal and ‘master of disguise’ (voiced by Patrick Frost) has taken on the form of a moustachioed dustbin, but Great Detective Alex Holmes (voiced by Lachlan Haig) and his faithful but reluctant canine assistant Watson (voiced by David Burchell) ... [read more]
The Saddle Club (2001)
This teaser features Carole (Keenan MacWillian) and Stevie (Sophie Bennett) as they ride cross country. Stevie hopes that a pre-lesson gallop will calm her pony Comanche. Meanwhile a very nervous Lisa (Lara Jean Marshall) is being driven (too fast) to ... [read more]
A base is born (1954)
With fine weather, construction of the new base begins at a frenetic pace. The ice is firm around the ship, so the US-made ice vehicles – known as Weasels – can cross the ice from ship to shore, dragging supplies. ... [read more]
