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In a Savage Land (1999)
Soon after getting married, and just after the outbreak of the Second World War, Dr Phillip Spence (Martin Donovan) and his former student Evelyn (Maya Stange) set out for Papua New Guinea to study the culture of the Trobriand Islanders. ... [read more]
‘Your help is needed’ (1916)
This cartoon begins with a caption that reads, ‘the German monster threatens the world with bloodshed, slavery and death’. An animated King Kong-like monster wreaks havoc on the world, destroying villages, women and children. At the end of the clip, ... [read more]
The dreams of our pioneers (1958)
As the Eucumbene Dam (then called Adaminaby Dam) nears completion, the final building arrives at the new Adaminaby, and the waters of the new Lake Eucumbene begin to rise. [read more]
Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy) (1972)
Billy Thorpe’s musical career mirrors the Australian pop and rock music scene of the 1960s and ’70s and the move from pop to hard rock. His hit song ‘Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)’ came to define the ... [read more]
‘For the whole of Australia’ (2002)
Yvonne Margarula speaks about the impact of the negotiations on the Elders, and how many of them were worn down by having to continually defend their point of view. [read more]
Research on Survival in Bushfires (1963)
This documentary made by the CSIRO Film Unit details research undertaken by the Division of Physical Chemistry in the area of safety aids to survival in a bushfire and the general behaviour of fire. ... [read more]
My Country (1994)
The documentary examines the working relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous occupants of a cattle station in the Northern Territory. Most of the filming takes place during a cattle muster as helicopters are used to round up thousands of head of ... [read more]
Vanish (1998)
Vanish, a documentary written and directed by Ivan Sen, explores the history of the Gamilaroi (or Kamilaroi) people of the Macintyre River being rounded up into the Euraba Reserve on the northern border of NSW in 1912. In 1927, ... [read more]
The power of fear (1987)
Father Brian Gore describes how he educates the poor people of Negros in the Philippines to become empowered against oppression. He stresses the values of human dignity and a display of fearlessness. [read more]
Removal of the columns (1942)
This unedited mute, black-and-white footage shows the columns of the Sydney GPO clock tower being removed in 1942. [read more]
‘The embodiment of evil’ (1989)
Joseph Mueller (Max von Sydow) and his daughter, Anne Winton (Carol Drinkwater), watch a current affairs television programme. During an interview with reporter Paul Jamieson (Nicholas Bell), Holocaust survivor Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake) claims Joseph is in fact Franz Kessler, ... [read more]
Waltzing Matilda (1927)
This is the first recording ever made of the well-known and much loved popular Australian song. [read more]
Picturesque Portsea Provides Perfect Pageant (c1926)
This silent footage features a newsreel segment, filmed by Gordon Gidney, of bathers and holiday-makers on Portsea Beach in the 1920s. Intertitles are used throughout. [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Returned Anzacs (c1917)
This segment from an Australasian Gazette newsreel shows returned Anzac soldiers marching through Melbourne as part of the First World War 'Fill-the-Gap’ recruitment drive. [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]
Suburban Strippers (1998)
This documentary takes the audience into the world of strippers in Adelaide in the late 90s. We see male and female strippers performing, and talking about what they do and why they do it. Participants in the film discuss the ... [read more]
Going Tribal (1995)
The documentary observes the lifestyle and values of a group of ferals living in the Byron Bay area in northern New South Wales. The film includes interviews with several families, observes ceremonies taken from ancient cultures and explains the philosophy ... [read more]
The Black Swan: Meryl Tankard Choreographer (1995)
This documentary examines Meryl’s professional and personal life in 1995 when she was the artistic director of the internationally acclaimed Australian Dance Theatre. Meryl rehearses the dancers, talks about artistic endeavour and her life with husband Régis Lansac. The documentary ... [read more]
Radiance (1998)
Three sisters reunite for the funeral of their mother after having not seen each other for an extended period of time. [read more]
Mademoiselle and the Doctor (2004)
The documentary explores euthanasia through the suicide of a healthy 79-year-old woman. The film also interviews Dr Philip Nitschke and follows several people who consult him. [read more]
