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Loved Up – Our Bush Wedding (2005)
An observational documentary about the wedding between artist Gordon Syron and photographer Elaine Pelot-Kitchener. Syron went to jail in 1972 for killing a man who, in his view, was attempting to take the land belonging to his family. [read more]
Championship Chase (1970)
On the eve of champion driver Norm Beechey’s final race in the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC), this documentary by the Shell Film Unit looks back at how Beechey won the Championship. [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Armistice Day, Melbourne (c1925)
This newsreel clip from about 1925 shows a large crowd of people gathered on the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne for an Armistice Day ceremony. The crowd stands for two minutes silence then the 'Last Post’ is played. The clip ... [read more]
Hula Girls, Imagining Paradise (2005)
The 18th century discovery of Polynesia by both the British and French started a fantasy about island paradises and beautiful unrestrained women. This film traces the creation of the Western image from French explorer Bougainville’s reports to Gauguin’s paintings. The ... [read more]
Anzac Day Promotional (c1916)
This silent, black-and-white cinema advertisement was used to encourage Australians to commemorate Anzac Day. It shows a re-enactment of soldiers wearing gas masks walking through some trenches with their rifles and ends with a title card that says ‘A nation’s ... [read more]
What is great writing? (2001)
Tensions in the newsroom come to the surface when Bernard Brewster (Jack Thompson) singles out David Meredith (Matt Day) for praise, citing an article that he has written in defiance of instructions from news editor Curtis Condon (Denis Moore). David’s ... [read more]
Persil Washing Powder: Their Day (1946)
This black-and-white cinema advertisement for Persil Washing Powder uses the style of a romantic musical to literally sing the praises of the powder’s effectiveness. [read more]
Choo Choo (c1940)
An amateur film by Will and Harrie Owen which features the Spirit of Progress passenger train. It includes both documentary and dramatised footage. [read more]
Operation Blowdown (1963)
Produced by the Department of Supply Film Unit at Movietone, this is the official film of Operation Blowdown, the classified project that aimed to replicate the effects of a nuclear explosion on a tropical rainforest environment, and to measure those ... [read more]
Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2007)
Esther Blueburger (Danielle Catanzariti) is a feisty loner at a private girls’ school who is constantly beseeched by her mother Grace (Essie Davis) to be normal. Esther invents excuses to explain why no friends are coming to her bat mitzvah, ... [read more]
National Treasures – Gallipoli Boat (2004)
How did a lifeboat, left to rot on the shores of Gallipoli, come to have pride of place at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra? [read more]
Dogs in Space (1986)
Melbourne, 1978. A large group of young people share a dilapidated house in the inner-city suburb of Richmond. Sam (Michael Hutchence) sings in the rock group Dogs in Space. His girlfriend, Anna (Saskia Post), works in a nursing home and ... [read more]
Blackrock (1996)
Jared (Laurence Breuls) stages a welcome-home party for his mate Ricko (Simon Lyndon), back from up north. During the booze-fuelled evening, Jared gets into a disagreement with his girlfriend’s brother, Toby (Heath Ledger), who accuses Jared of paying too much ... [read more]
Masterpiece Special – Wole Soyinka (1997)
The Nobel Laureate for literature in 1986, Wole Soyinka is in Australia for the 1997 Melbourne Writers’ Festival. He’s talking to Andrea Stretton about his early life in his native Nigeria and the terrible fate of his friend and fellow ... [read more]
His Royal Highness (1932)
Tommy Dodds, an unemployed country boy in the city (George Wallace), gets a job as a stagehand in a Melbourne theatre. A rival hits him on the head and Tommy dreams he’s the long-lost heir to the throne of Betonia, ... [read more]
Message Stick – Tent Boxers (2001)
Tent Boxers tells the story of the Aboriginal men who travelled across Australia with tent-boxing troupes in the mid-twentieth century. The film documents this travelling-show phenomenon through a combination of interviews with former tent boxers, historical footage and still images. [read more]
This Woman is Not a Car (1982)
This Woman is Not a Car is a suburban horror film that comments directly and humorously on the 1970s Australian male’s confusion about cars and women being objects of desire. A depressed wife and mother (Pauline Sedgewick), whose reality ... [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Historic Cricket (1933)
This newsreel segment shows highlights of the second Test played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 1932–1933 series, which was won by Australia. It includes England’s Harold Larwood bowling to Jack Fingleton; Don Bradman batting as well as being ... [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Sun Worshippers (c1924)
This newsreel from approximately 1924 shows surfers and swimmers enjoying the first day of real summer weather of the season. It opens with a wide shot of the northern end of Bondi Beach and although there are some buildings on ... [read more]
Boys and Balls (1994)
A light-hearted examination of the appeal of ballsports to men and boys. Players discuss cricket, football and basketball. Famous sportsmen contribute to the debate. The film features HG Nelson, Roy Slaven, Ron Barassi, Merv Hughes, Derek Kickett, Andrew Gaze, Brian ... [read more]
