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Pizza and pie (1980)
Thelma Bullpitt (Judi Farr) has gone to Rome after winning the second prize in Myer’s Italian Week competition. Her husband Ted (Ross Higgins) doesn’t want to go, so Thelma takes son-in-law Bruno’s mother with her. Meanwhile, much to Ted’s horror, ... [read more]
They stole your great grandfather’s opal (1995)
Otto (Mark Mitchell) invites Lady Townes (Anna Galvin) and the family to a barbeque and she politely agrees. Otto complains to Conrad that because Sir Claude Townes stole his family’s lucky opal they are now poor. Seeing Conrad through ... [read more]
Staying with Pop (2006)
Thomas’s mother (Della Rae Morrison) sends Thomas (Adam Corunna) to live with his grandfather in the country. His Pop (Jim Holland) takes Thomas fishing with his cousin Dwayne (Dennis Simmons Jr). Thomas begins to bond with his Pop (Jim Holland), ... [read more]
Beyond belief (2007)
In interviews, two Jordanians – journalist Rana Husseini and Dr Amal A Sabbagh (experts on honour killings) – both dispute Khouri’s claims in the book and enumerate factual errors. Interwoven with these interviews are re-enactments, animations and Khouri reading from ... [read more]
‘Playful volcanoes’ (c1948)
This late 1940s travelogue takes the viewer to Java. It is part of a journey by air from Sydney to London. The stopover features 'exotic’ Java and a sequence where a woman is offered food by 30 waiters. [read more]
Kate meets some suitable men (1997)
Kate consults the Classique Introduction Agency. Margaret interviews her and suggests that she needs to be realistic, flexible yet selective in her choice. Kate is shown some prospective men on videotape. Later, Kate is ambivalent about her chances of finding ... [read more]
Annual Christmas treat (c1925)
Brief intertitles introduce a Punch and Judy puppet show which plays to a large crowd of children. Another intertitle announces the arrival of Father Christmas in his chariot. He gives out presents by a Christmas tree. The clip ends with ... [read more]
Dan’s place (2007)
Dan (Jordan Gee-Hoy) gets home after a morning training at the gym and is already facing a hard day. His mum (Lillian Crombie) wants him to find a job, his dad’s in jail and the unpaid bills are piling up. [read more]
‘I don’t know what God wants anymore’ (1988)
Lindy Chamberlain (Meryl Streep) is charged with the murder of baby daughter Azaria. Her husband, Pastor Michael Chamberlain (Sam Neill), is charged as an accessory. Surrounded by TV helicopters, Michael tells Lindy he doubts God’s will. [read more]
Clive Barass, Australian champion (c1926)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1926 shows Australian diving champion Clive Barass and his troupe diving from a tower at the Clifton Gardens Baths near Mosman, Sydney. Clive Barass dives followed by Arthur O’Connor, a young diver, who performs a ... [read more]
This is not a game (1995)
Harry (John Lynch) causes Kate (Jacqueline McKenzie) to miss her bus. She panics and tells him she must find a television, so they run to a TV shop window in the city. Kate explains that she gets her messages from ... [read more]
Escape (2004)
After an ambush by army officers and a shootout on the beach, Mary Bryant (Romola Garai), Will Bryant (Alex O’Loughlin), Martin (Tony Martin), Allen (Stephen Curry) and Cox (Dan Spielman) make a second very narrow escape, leaving behind Sam (Abe ... [read more]
Saltwater Freshwater (2003)
This clip shows archival photographs of the family. Kathy Mills tells of meeting her husband David, and how music was an element that attracted her to her husband. [read more]
Posing for papa (1988)
Michael Tuckson, the son of painter Tony Tuckson, describes his life with his father, including memories of posing at home for paintings. [read more]
‘Interesting editing!’ (2001)
Ross (Alex Tsitsopoulos) needs to hand in his soccer film but most of the footage he has is the embarrassing material shot by Sophie (Gemma Bishop) after he tipped her out of her wheelchair. He turns the footage into a ... [read more]
A legend in paradise (1997)
Tabaluga has just discovered he is a dragon and is trying to work out what this means with the wise turtle Nessaja’s help. He is learning about his heroic and legendary father Tyrian, when they are attacked by the evil ... [read more]
‘I know nothing about these soldiers’ (1990)
Prosecutor Captain Cooper (Bryan Brown) and accused Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi (George Takei) clash in court. Takahashi claims his subordinate, Captain Ikeuchi (Tetsu Watanabe), was the officer in charge of Japanese troops on Ambon. Takahashi also claims to know nothing about ... [read more]
‘It’s you I love, Arnold’ (1976)
Rhonda (Justine Saunders) confesses her love for Arnold (Jeff Kevin) and Dorrie (Pat McDonald) forbids Junior (Curt Jansen) from seeing a ‘brazen hussy’. [read more]
‘I don’t trust you’ (1997)
Nikki (Frances O’Connor) and Al (Matt Day) are driving across the desert in a four-wheel drive they’ve stolen, having just driven away from a petrol station where Al pulled a knife on a truck driver who’d earlier tried to force ... [read more]
Three white daughters-in-law (1997)
The mother of three Indian sons who have all married white Australian women talks sadly about her feelings, and what she is missing not having Indian daughters-in-law. Her son explains how she is ridiculed in her traditional community because of ... [read more]
