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‘I can still hear her screaming’ (2000)
The narrator (Clare Larman) remembers her father’s death and her mother’s resulting mental breakdown. [read more]
I can’t find my way out (2010)
After a brief credits sequence the film introduces Captain Woodward (Brendan Cowell). Woodward has just arrived at the Western Front in France for the first time and – already lost in the tunnels – is clearly rattled. [read more]
‘If there’s anything I can do…’ (2011)
This scene introduces Lisa (Marta Dusseldorp) during a sexual encounter with Tom (Matthew Goode) in her new kitchen. The next scene shows how they met by chance in a restaurant a little earlier. [read more]
‘Why can’t you give yourself?’ (1982)
British embassy staffer Jill Bryant (Sigourney Weaver) tells her new lover Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) that a Chinese ship is en route with arms for the Indonesian Communists. She wants him to leave before the country explodes in violence but ... [read more]
An offer they can’t refuse (1979)
Henderson (Charles 'Bud’ Tingwell) offers Eric Jackson (Terence Donovan) a proposition – give him two thirds of the $20 million he’s planning to steal from Darcys counting house, or lose his toes, one by one. Henderson then explains the deal ... [read more]
‘We can’t go back in the cells’ (1980)
The prisoners stage a full-scale riot, aiming to burn down the jail. As Jackson (Bryan Brown) takes a hammer to the doors of the isolation cells and the warders open fire, the prison governor (Robert 'Tex’ Morton) assures his superior ... [read more]
Down in the drains it can get scary (2005)
The wicked Dr Drain has caused a dangerous acid to leak into the drains from a spill outside. His dastardly plan is to destroy the purifying plants in the Cleansing Sea and turn it toxic. Desperate to save it, Vegety ... [read more]
‘There is nothing a horse can do, but bear it’ (1978)
Gerry Barker has taken his family and Black Beauty on a happy Sunday picnic. On their way home they meet old Sam. Black Beauty is horrified to discover that Sam’s worn-out old horse is the once spirited but now beaten ... [read more]
Petrouchka (c1936)
Three puppet figures – the Moor (Thadee Slavinsky), the Ballerina Doll (Helene Kirsova) and Petrouchka (Leon Woizikovsky) – suddenly come to life and dance onto the stage. They perform a Russian-style dance amongst the crowd at the fairground. [read more]
‘Some things in life you just can’t control’ (2006)
Katrina (Emily Barclay) flies into a rage after an argument with Rusty (Michael Dorman), her boyfriend. When she finds her car blocked in, she dumps her baby and takes the keys to his most prized possession, a Valiant Charger. At ... [read more]
‘You can’t run this place without us’ (2001)
Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) confronts her staff after discovering they have been stealing fuel. Sister Tess (Bridie Carter) and staffers Meg Fountain (Sonia Todd) and Jodi Fountain (Rachael Carpani) look on. [read more]
A couple dancing (c1939)
Tamara Toumanova, wearing a light coloured headpiece, lifts her head to camera. She and a male dancer together perform a brief routine on the grass outside of Murray-Will’s beach house. In a slow motion sequence, the pair continues their routine. ... [read more]
Solo dance on Bungan Beach (c1936)
A solo dancer performs a dramatic contemporary dance routine on the shoreline of Bungan Beach. His routine contains arm gestures and facial expressions as well as leaps and lunges. As he dances, the ocean water licks his feet. The clip ... [read more]
Solo dancer on grassy slope (c1936)
A dancer wearing a beret and holding a makeshift cane draws a pipe from his pocket and puts it in his mouth. A wistful dance routine incorporating the props follows. The dancer completes a series of turns, leaps and poses. ... [read more]
Josh procrastinates (2007)
In his urban apartment, Josh (Kirk Page) can’t bring himself to make an important telephone call. [read more]
Target demographic (1992)
Frank, a political direct mail consultant, shows how electoral rolls can be analysed to reveal particular demographic groups in an electorate. He says political parties can then more effectively target issues specific to particular groups. [read more]
Ja’mie (2007)
Ja’mie (Chris Lilley) starts a student representative council and looks at changes that can be made around the school. [read more]
‘A leftover hippy’ (2003)
There are many different sorts of stitches and many fibres apart from wool that can be knitted, such as silk, cotton and even possum fur. [read more]
Lady Denman names Canberra (1913)
Lady Denman, the wife of the governor-general, officially announces the name of Australia’s capital city as Canberra. Rounds of applause and cheering can be witnessed from the crowd. [read more]
The luminary (2005)
The short animation The Luminary can be viewed here in its entirety. A grieving insect collector’s discovery of a missing specimen in his collection sparks a search for something more than just a moth. [read more]
