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Just Out of Reach (1979)

Just Out Of Reach is a powerful film about the tragic impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family during the 1970s. The film is a dramatised portrait of Cath, a young woman, who becomes increasingly isolated as her family ... [read more]

My Mother My Son (2000)

A mother, Mona (Lynette Narree), and her adult daughter Kymmy (Olivia Patten) are driving the Pacific Highway to the city. They have an appointment with the department responsible for the removal of Kymmy’s son Rowland, to advocate for his return. ... [read more]

Big Girls Don’t Cry (2002)

A moving documentary about Indigenous women living with kidney disease. [read more]

General Motors Holden – Export Holden (c1962)

This television advertisement chronicles Holden’s expansion overseas between 1954 and 1962, including the development of the left-hand drive and the importance of the 'Made in Australia’ brand. [read more]

The Origin of Oil (c1923)

Made by Herschells Films for the Shell Company of Australia, this industrial documentary traces the path of oil from its initial extraction from the ground to its refining, packaging and transport and finally as petroleum which modern city dwellers increasingly ... [read more]

Kylie Tennant (1986)

An interview with the writer Kylie Tennant (1912–1988), filmed at her home in Blackheath NSW, between February and May 1985. [read more]

Reg Grundy’s Wheel of Fortune (1959)

Host Reg Grundy informs viewers of the prizes to be won and introduces carry-over champion Evan Sutton. Evan earns a perfect score in the first round by answering correctly six questions about Shakespeare. Grundy spins the ‘Reg Grundy Wheel of ... [read more]

Deck Dogz (2005)

Three teenage friends in western Sydney spend their lives on skateboards, clashing with police, parents and the school principal. Jay ‘Spasm’ Filkins (Sean Kennedy) dreams of being a professional skater, like his hero, Tony Hawk. Robert ‘Poker’ Benardi (Richard Wilson) ... [read more]

Big Bag’s Japanese Adventure (1998)

The Big Bag Band is invited to perform at a disabled arts festival in Japan. Three of the band are intellectually disabled, four are not. The documentary follows their departure from Australia, preparations in Japan and the concert itself. [read more]

Raccolta D’Inverno, Winter’s Harvest (1979)

The documentary records the traditional Italian community event of slaughtering a pig, butchering it for the meat, making sausages and having a feast with dancing enjoyed by the whole group. [read more]

Advertising Missionaries (1996)

Wokabout Marketing is a troupe of performers who visit remote villages in Papua New Guinea and perform vignettes to promote the sale of Western products like soft drink and washing powder. Multinational companies have been paying for the actors for ... [read more]

Aunty Connie (2006)

Aunty Connie is described as a love story. It uses voice-over narration (Deborah Mailman), historical photographs and interviews with Aunty Connie McDonald, an Indigenous woman who was born with weak bones, and whose first steps broke both her legs. [read more]

Black Beauty (1978)

In his own words, Black Beauty tells his tragic story, the tale of a working horse’s life in Victorian England. It starts happily but, as his feisty stablemate Ginger bitterly predicts, this doesn’t last, and the harsh realities of life’s ... [read more]

Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

Mid-19th century England. Oscar Hopkins (Ralph Fiennes) is a trainee Anglican priest studying at Oxford University. Taken to the horse races by fellow student Wardley-Fish (Barnaby Kay), Oscar develops an uncontrollable passion for gambling. Despite giving his winnings to charity, ... [read more]

Bali Hi (c1971)

This is an amateur travelogue made by Alan Bresnahan and his wife during a trip to Bali in 1971. [read more]

Australasian Gazette – Shopping Week, Sydney (c1926)

This Australasian Gazette newsreel segment from approximately 1926 shows a ‘monster procession’ as part of Shopping Week in Bondi Junction, Sydney. [read more]

Greetings from Wollongong (1982)

Greetings From Wollongong is a short drama about the lives of four unemployed young adults living in an Australian industrial city. The film follows the characters as they face rejection, boredom, social isolation, family tensions and lack of money. Set ... [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]

Where Angels Fear To Tread (1997)

Northern Territory medical practitioner Dr Philip Nitschke assisted terminally ill patients to die after the Northern Territory passed the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act. Seventy five percent of Australians support euthanasia but the federal parliament, through the Andrews Bill, ... [read more]

Arriving in town (2007)

Jason (Gregory Cross) arrives in town. His Pop (Kelton Pell) is there to greet him and show him around, reminiscing, but Jason is not easily impressed. [read more]

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