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One degree (2005)
As Jasper Morello (Joel Edgerton) reflects on the navigational error which resulted in a man’s death and may have cost Jasper his career, his wife Amelia (Jude Beaumont) hands him the letter assigning him to his next voyage. [read more]
APEC motorcade (2007)
Julian Morrow, playing a security guard, leads a fake Canadian motorcade into the APEC restricted area, carrying Chas Licciardello dressed as Osama Bin Laden. [read more]
A very British solution (1985)
Captain Webber (Kirk Alexander) has been called into Whitehall. He’s to travel to Australia to sort out the problem of the internees. He’s been chosen because he’s Jewish. [read more]
Culture clash (1970)
Jack (Tony Ward) is bored when Gillian (Judy Leech) takes him to an art gallery. Gillian is repelled by the violence when Jack takes her to the wrestling. [read more]
A win at last (1995)
The under-16 soccer team from Clifton Hill, Melbourne, claims its first win after many defeats. [read more]
Frankie goes to Kapooka (1969)
Frankie McCoy (Ken Shorter) enters basic training at Kapooka camp, but neither the food nor the discipline agrees with him. Sergeant Quinn (Peter Aanensen) waits for him to slip up, during harsh training on the obstacle course. [read more]
‘Thai women won’t have to do this for much longer’ (1991)
A group of Australian men in a bar in Bangkok – apparently after a few drinks – offer their points of view on the plight of Thai prostitutes. [read more]
Building for progress (1949)
Two men look at a drawing of a housing estate plan, a model of low-rise flats and a miniature of a freestanding house which can be easily extended as the family grow. Inside a factory at Homesglen, Victoria, workers construct ... [read more]
‘A cosy little niche’ (1979)
After journalist Jenny Smith (Jacki Weaver) insists on venturing further inland to hunt for insurgents – and hopefully a good story – she finds herself stranded in the bush overnight with 'the Buffer’, Petty Officer Johnston (Danny Adcock). After a ... [read more]
An unwelcome visitor (2007)
Chris (Richard Green) is enjoying a quiet moment alone with his guitar before the arrival of his lunch guests. He hears a car pull up, looks out the window and sees, to his alarm, that an uninvited visitor has arrived. ... [read more]
Coming out (2005)
A memorable moment for someone who is gay must be the moment they tell their family. Monica’s family are fantastic. As conservative Catholics they are shocked, but their love for their daughter shines through and exposes the hypocrisy of the ... [read more]
Ghost (1984)
The Japanese POWs were apprehensive about going home after the war. In interview, Mr Takahara speaks about his return to a family that had already conducted his funeral and called him a ghost. [read more]
Stopped by a cop (2007)
After nearly hitting a police vehicle while reaching down to switch on the radio, John (Travis McMahon) is stopped by the cop (Bryan Brown), who breathalyses him but doesn’t realise there is a kidnapped man in the boot. The cop ... [read more]
Birthday party (c1932)
This clip, shot by the Archibald family, shows a little girl’s birthday party in the early 1930s. Girls, all dressed in white dresses and with bobbed hair, play 'Ring-a-ring o’ roses’ and 'Oranges and lemons’ before they sit down to ... [read more]
Family land (2005)
Gordan Syron and Elaine Pelot-Kitchener are on a boat. Gordon is showing Elaine his homeland (or the land where his family is from, often referred to as country by Indigenous people). Gordon and Elaine talk about the man Gordon killed ... [read more]
‘A bit of a squeeze’ (1977)
Kevin (Paul Couzens) has offered Anne (Eva Dickinson) a lift home from the pub. Instead he picks up Bob (Carl Stever), some alcohol, and they head for the local lover’s lane. Anne has never met Bob and she fancies Kevin, ... [read more]
Tom blows hot and cold (2004)
At a seaside fun fair, Tom White (Colin Friels) shows his prowess with a slug gun, and his sense of humour. The shooting gallery girl Christine (Loene Carmen) gives him the prize he wanted, a set of crayons. Her attempts ... [read more]
Important business (2002)
With the death of old Mrs Medlow (Eileen McEwan), Kate (Basia A’Hern) and her two brothers Mark (Shaun Loseby) and Chris (Henry Nixon) are now on their own at Wallaby Wildlife park. Kate tells Mark that Mrs Medlow has left ... [read more]
Mr Neville says no (2002)
At the Moore River Aboriginal settlement, Molly (Everlyn Sampi) is called out of the assembly to be inspected by Mr AO Neville (Kenneth Branagh), the Protector of Aborigines. Mr Neville checks the colour of her skin, to see whether she ... [read more]
Boyd’s metamorphosis (1985)
Arthur Boyd moved to London to paint. He developed his distinctive style and introduced the idea of metamorphosis to his work. Boyd places people and mythological characters in an Australian setting. [read more]
