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Pianoforte (1984)
A young woman who yearns to become a concert pianist is rescued from a sleazy cabaret by a mysterious cat burglar with whom she falls in love. [read more]
I love you Betty (1998)
Ari (Alex Dimitriades), Joe (Damien Fotiou) and Joe’s fiancé Dina (Dona Kaskanis) are at the ‘Steki’, a Greek nightclub, when Betty (Elena Mandalis) arrives, looking distraught. Dina has been flirting with Ari all night, but she recoils when he kisses ... [read more]
True Love (1998)
Mae (Trisha Morton-Thomas) is wearing mother’s wedding dress. Nona (Deborah Mailman) wants to bottle the ashes so they can take them to the island to scatter. Mae and Nona enter into a tug of war over the ashes, and the ... [read more]
The Sum of Us (1994)
Jeff Mitchell (Russell Crowe) lives at home with his dad Harry (Jack Thompson), in an old weatherboard cottage in a working-class street of Balmain. Harry skippers harbour ferries; Jeff is a plumber. He’s also gay – or as Harry prefers ... [read more]
Do you love me? (2004)
Joe (Sam Worthington) and Heidi (Abbie Cornish) order dinner at a Chinese restaurant, after Joe’s mates have humiliated Heidi in the street outside. Heidi asks him if he loves her. He evades the question and refuses to say if she ... [read more]
Cleaning up the land (1997)
An elder speaks about the effects of tourism, and the responsibility of cleaning up the land. [read more]
Monkey up and monkey down (2006)
The fourth and current version of the opening Play School titles run and then presenter Justine Clarke uses a monkey in the cardboard jungle ‘Opposites Calendar’, and a song ('Monkey up a tree’) to introduce the concept of up and ... [read more]
‘Nurse to you’ (1995)
Desi Little (Gary Cooper) is in a hospital bed. Nurse Brenda (Rhoda Roberts) tends to him. In the opposite bed is Hugo Hutton (Ben Oxenbould). He is asleep on his back, a cowboy hat covering his face. A small lady ... [read more]
‘Love doesn’t feed you’ (2001)
Lola (Lola Marceli) has begun to go out with men, in the hope of getting some money to live on. One of these is Bruno (Silvio Ofria), her late husband’s best friend. She has warned the younger Stefano (Alex Dimitriades) ... [read more]
‘The love of cricket’ (1931)
A child sits on the grass next to a miniature cricket kit with stumps, bat and ball, as the narrator explains that a love of cricket is inherent to 'every Australian’. Children play the game in Sydney’s backstreets, followed by ... [read more]
Heroes (1995)
Hugo Hutton (Ben Oxenbould) sitting on a bench near Central Station, Sydney, is joined by a streetlady (Lillian Crombie). She is drinking from a bottle in a brown paper bag, Hugo is eating a Mars Bar. After exchanging sideways glances, ... [read more]
Travelling up the Strickland River (1979)
Malcolm Douglas travels up the Strickland River, a tributary of the Fly River, and meets the Bagwa men of Papua New Guinea. The Bagwa pull Douglas’s motorboat through the thick grassy swamp and invite him to join them on a ... [read more]
Face preparation for clown make-up (1985)
A light touch of cold cream is smoothed over the face before painting on the clown make-up. The cold cream protects the skin and makes the eventual application of the grease paint much easier. [read more]
‘Everything is upside down’ (1990)
The tea party was ‘worth making a song and dance about’ but Rebecca (Hetherington), Blackboard and Mr Squiggle (both operated and voiced by Norman Hetherington) are waiting for Gus the Snail to arrive. In the meantime, it’s time for a ... [read more]
Up periscope (1995)
Action stations on board a submarine during the Second World War. After attacking enemy shipping the submarine is under attack from depth charges. Emotional veteran submariners recall being under attack from depth charges. [read more]
The chief wakes up (1962)
This clip is from the twelfth and final episode of Wambidgee, 'The Chief Wakes Up’. Wambidgee wakes the chief from sleep and tell him that there is a crocodile in the creek. The chief feels too tired and tells Wambidgee ... [read more]
Flowergirl (1999)
Japanese surfers Daisuke (Toshiyuki Chiba), Hana (Mikiko Ooka) and Tetsu (Jun Iwasaki) share a Bondi flat together. After a year in Australia, Daisuke must return to Japan. Although he is a vegetarian, out of obligation he will go and work ... [read more]
Cleaning up the Japs (1944)
The patrolling Australians are attacked by Japanese snipers. They return fire with Bren guns, then grenades thrown with deadly accuracy. The Japanese soldiers are soon dead. Their bodies are checked for documents and buried in their bunker. Taking up a ... [read more]
‘Everyone loves Aboriginal kids’ (1991)
Jimmy Chi, author of the musical play Bran Nue Dae, and his friend Stephen Albert discuss their childhood, people’s attitudes to Aboriginal people, and their feelings about the Church. A scene from the play is shown in which one of ... [read more]
Forbidden Lie$ (2007)
Forbidden Lie$ is a real-life thriller about the incredible journey of author, Norma Khouri, to defend herself against claims that her best-selling book, Forbidden Love (2003), was fraudulent. Forbidden Love is about the honour killing of Dalia, Khouri’s best friend ... [read more]
