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‘Geez I’d love a Passiona’ (1979)
Bill (John Jarratt) is bored and thirsty on patrol, until the Australians discover a Viet Cong bush camp. They lay in wait for the enemy’s return. [read more]
‘Howard loves controversy’ (1995)
Howard Sattler is a high-rating radio announcer from 6PR in Perth. His producer, Ainslie Hodgkinson, clips articles from the daily newspapers. These will be used to prompt talkback from listeners. Ainslie is seeking articles that will elicit volatile responses. Sattler ... [read more]
‘A sculptured quality’ (1983)
American actor Dustin Hoffman says he wishes he could have been in Australia during the 1975-1983 renaissance. LA Times critic Charles Champlin says that Australian films have 'a discipline, a sculptured quality’. He refers particularly to Breaker Morant (1979). A ... [read more]
‘My heart would melt’ (2004)
Afghan Shah recalls how he courted Habiba and won her heart. Both people were the innocent victims of landmines. [read more]
The first time (1999)
Speedy McGinness tells us about his mother, and how he wishes to return her remains to Gurindji land – the place of her birth. [read more]
‘No killing, no injuries, no mines’ (2004)
This clip is taken from the last few minutes of the film. Habiba is a victim of a landmine in Afghanistan who now has an artificial leg as a result. She speaks movingly about her wish for an end to ... [read more]
Gurindji country (1999)
Darwin sky at dusk, then a map that illustrates the distance between where Kingarli was buried and the place where she was born – the same place her son Speedy and daughter Kathy Mills are trying to have her returned. [read more]
Mia encounters an obstacle (1996)
Mia (Frances O’Connor) visits the head of film studies (Kym Gyngell) at her university and finds it’s not going to be as easy as she thought to change courses. [read more]
‘A lot to talk about’ (1977)
Len (Bryan Brown) has come down to Sydney on the train, from Newcastle. In the cafeteria at Central Station, he asks Barbara (Kris McQuade) if she wants him back. [read more]
Elijah finds love (1983)
Delie (Sigrid Thornton) is aware that Creeping Annie (Judith Massey) the maid and Elijah (Cliff Ellen) the farmhand are always at odds with one another, but one day Annie reveals an unsuspected talent. As a result, the couple decide to ... [read more]
Wrap me up with my stockwhip and blanket (1936)
'Wrap Me Up With My Stockwhip and Blanket’ was recorded by Tex Morton in August 1936 for Regal Zonophone at EMI Studios in Sydney. Morton sings and plays guitar on this recording of the song. The song is a ... [read more]
‘I’m not taking that woman up the Sepik …’ (1956)
Steve McAllister (Chips Rafferty) tells the District officer (Fred Kaad) that he’s not taking Louise Demarcet, a UN doctor (Françoise Christophe) up the Sepik River. The boat captain (Richard Davis) advises her that shorts are not acceptable for women in ... [read more]
‘Up your bum!’ (1994)
Jeff (Russell Crowe) and Greg (John Polson) sit on the couch at Jeff’s house, after drinking at the local gay pub. They kiss for the first time, but Harry (Jack Thompson) interrupts them, seeking an introduction. He joins the boys ... [read more]
‘Pick it up!’ (1982)
Tim (Tim Pye) tracks down his son Ben (Ben Martin) who has run off down the road. He finds that to his surprise he has obeyed his father and collected most of the orange peel he threw out of the ... [read more]
Growing up Aboriginal (1991)
Actor Stephen Albert and writer Jimmy Chi, the author of the musical play Bran Nue Dae, talk about childhood, education and identity, intercut with one of the musical numbers from the production, historical footage and archival photographs. [read more]
‘God, I love this country’ (1996)
As the rest of the community is in mourning for the young man who hanged himself, Tony (Aaron Pedersen) has been watching television at the schoolteacher’s house. He is having an affair with Kate, wife of the teacher Les (Lewis ... [read more]
If you love this planet (2003)
Australian Dr Helen Caldicott has been campaigning for the abolition of the nuclear program for thirty years. In the 1980s she convinced 23,000 doctors to join the Physicians for Social Responsibility. Senator Edward Kennedy acknowledges Dr Caldicott for her commitment. ... [read more]
Love goods go cheap (2002)
Marnie and her boyfriend walk by the TAB. They stop and observe Marnie’s father inside. Marnie and her boyfriend are sitting in a car. They talk about where they are going and what they want to do. [read more]
Hogg declares his love (2007)
High in the mountains during the long trek to safety, Hansheng Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) tells George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) that Lee Pearson (Radha Mitchell) is addicted to opium. Lee is more Chinese than either of them, he continues, and ... [read more]
