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Jewish parents (1993)
Three Jewish comedians, Deb Filler from New Zealand, Sandy Gutman (Austen Tayshus) from Melbourne and American Moshe Waldoks, talk about their parents’ experiences in the Second World War concentration camps. [read more]
Continental cringe (1992)
Writer Tim Winton talks about his home state of Western Australia. He observes that WA was too keen to be sophisticated in the 1980s and ethics and culture got swept aside. [read more]
Rinso, Omo, Milo (1980)
Ted Bullpitt (Ross Higgins) and wife Thelma (Judi Farr) are halfway through a Scrabble game with their daughter Greta (Laurel McGowan) and her husband Bruno Bertolucci (Lex Marinos). When Bruno tries to look up a word, he discovers that Thelma ... [read more]
‘Variation on variation’ (1989)
Choreographer Graeme Murphy and dancer Kim Walker rehearse together and talk about how they collaborate. [read more]
‘I can’t live without you’ (1994)
Savina (Tara Morice) tells Dazey (Ben Mendelsohn) she cannot live without him. [read more]
Hanging out (2004)
Ganggu Mama (David Ngoombujarra) comes to town and sees his nephew Jackson (Clarence Ryan) hanging out with his mates Mr Deadly and Easy J. He suggests they join him busking at the Fremantle markets. [read more]
Shapes and designs (2003)
Practitioners of Wathaurong Glass tell us of their experiences working with glass. [read more]
Piety (1998)
Grace (Justine Saunders) returns home to not much welcome. Her niece Loretta (Roxanne McDonald) leads Grace to her recently departed sister’s room. [read more]
Understory (1994)
Historical photographs and drawings of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and townships are intercut with contemporary images of Brisbane. [read more]
‘I know it can’t last’ (1965)
Nick (George Dixon) embraces Margot (Janina Lebedew). Margot knows their love cannot last. [read more]
Dumb idiotic eating trauma (2000)
Presenter Rachael Oakes-Ash interviews dietician Matt O’Neill, who says that DIET stands for Dumb Idiotic Eating Trauma. He says dieting makes you fat. Fashion editor Charlotte Dawson says women diet to impress other women. [read more]
Mother and daughter reunited (1999)
As a 15 year-old, Val had a daughter out of wedlock and was labelled 'a slut’ by her parents. After 25 years, Val contacts her daughter. [read more]
Scuba diving training (1984)
Youngsters learn how to breath underwater without a face mask, recover a dropped face mask and execute buddy breathing. [read more]
Helicopter transport (c1949)
A helicopter transports barrels of oil from a site at Bwata and returns carrying pipelines. [read more]
Sunshine performance (1980)
Members of the drama group from The Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home begin their live performance at the Sydney Opera House. [read more]
Flowers blooming (c1955)
Flowering plants slowly reveal their petals and bloom before folding back on themselves and shrinking away. This is captured using time lapse photography methods. [read more]
Drilling rig (c1949)
Papuan and expatriate Australian workers are shown on a drilling rig at Wana. [read more]
‘Peter Pan’ (1987)
Actor Max Gillies imitates the former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. We see archival footage of the president and Gillies’ impersonation of him. [read more]
