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With the Dardanelles Expedition (c1915)
During July, August and September of 1915, English war correspondent Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett shot scenes of the allied troops on Gallipoli. The first section, entitled ‘Scenes of Anzac’, shows Watson’s Pier at Anzac Cove, including MacLaurin’s Hill and Bridges Road, leading ... [read more]
The Long Yard (2000)
An elderly man hits a bullock whilst driving at night on a country road in the Northern Territory. His four-wheel drive vehicle runs off the road and he is knocked unconscious. He crawls up the embankment and attempts to wave ... [read more]
The Oasis (2008)
The Oasis is a feature-length observational documentary about a youth support network centre called the Oasis. It is run by the Salvation Army not far from Sydney’s city centre. The film follows the stories of five kids at the centre ... [read more]
Grave of the President (1984)
The film follows a series of dives to one of the world’s biggest and most accessible shipwrecks, in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. It is a popular dive for scuba divers from all over the world. In 1942, during the Second ... [read more]
Facing the Demons (1999)
Young Michael Marslew was shot dead in an armed robbery of a Pizza Hut in Jannali NSW. The four offenders were jailed for up to 18 years. In 1998 two of the offenders and Michael’s family and friends attended ... [read more]
The Eyes Have It (1958)
Produced by Movietone for the Australian Road Safety Council, this black-and-white cinema advertisement features cricketer Keith Miller. It illustrates the importance of observation and concentration in both the game of cricket and for road safety. The advertisement uses cricket analogies ... [read more]
Faireez – A Chilling Plot (2005)
Quincy Questholler, Faireezia’s flying security guard, panics again! This time the weather has gone mad in sunny Faireezia, and it is snowing. Of course it is Jumpalina, the big-footed baddy in her floating castle, up to her tricks again. Wise ... [read more]
Follow the Sun (1938)
The beauty of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is promoted in this travelogue filmed and directed by adventurous cameraman Frank Hurley. It begins inside a home at wintertime where the narrator invites the audience on a tour of the ‘sunlit sands ... [read more]
A Nation is Built (1938)
This sprawling and patriotic documentary uses actuality footage, historical re-enactments, fictionalised scenes and propaganda to chronicle Australia’s development and progress as a nation. It was sponsored by the Government of New South Wales and made by Cinesound Productions to celebrate ... [read more]
The Final Winter (2007)
After 13 years of first grade rugby league for the Newtown Jets, Mick 'Grub’ Henderson (Matt Nable) faces his hardest challenge – the end of his career. His vicious late hit on a St George player – his own younger ... [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Patriotic Procession in Aid of the French Red Cross (1915)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel clip shows a parade in 1915 for the French Red Cross. People dressed in costumes walk, ride horses or ride in horse-drawn carriages along an inner-city street of Melbourne, Victoria while trams can be seen in ... [read more]
Strangers in Paradise (1989)
Set on the eve of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations, this observational documentary looks at Australian (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) culture through the eyes of a group of American and British tourists on a ‘Dreamtime’ bus tour around the country. The tourists’ expectations, ... [read more]
The Pearl Fishers (1963)
A televised performance of The Pearl Fishers, an opera by Bizet with an improbable storyline but incomparable music. Zurga, chief of the pearl fishermen, and his great friend Nadir once vied for the hand of the beautiful priestess Leila. They ... [read more]
The Boys (1998)
Brett Sprague (David Wenham) returns to his mother’s suburban Sydney house after a year in jail. His younger brother Glenn (John Polson) has moved out with his girlfriend Jackie (Jeanette Cronin); youngest brother Stevie (Anthony Hayes) has been staying in ... [read more]
The Big Steal (1990)
Danny Clarke (Ben Mendelsohn) wants only two things – a Jaguar automobile and a date with Joanna Johnson (Claudia Karvan), the prettiest girl in his high school. Through Gordon Farkas (Steve Bisley), a shonky car dealer, he buys a second-hand ... [read more]
The Hayseeds (1933)
In the middle of a bad drought, Dad Hayseed (Cecil Kellaway) and his large family host a wealthy city family, the Townleighs, when Mary Townleigh (Shirley Dale) gets lost briefly in the bush. To celebrate the marriage of Joe Hayseed ... [read more]
The Western Distributor (1973)
A public relations film made for the New South Wales Department of Main Roads by Kingcroft Productions which documents the construction of the first stage of the Western Distributor, providing a route from the Sydney Harbour Bridge through to Ultimo ... [read more]
The Young One: A Portrait of the Conductor Simone Young (1995)
Biographical documentary on the life and times of Australian conductor Simone Young. The film follows her across continents, into rehearsals, during performances and sees her at home with her partner Greg and daughter Yvann. [read more]
Thrill of the Surf (1949)
This documentary featurette shows typical scenes on Australia’s beaches and features the events and activities of a surfing carnival at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. An introductory text situates Australian beach culture amongst the 'sun worshippers’ of 'hot summers’, golden sands and ... [read more]
A Matter of Taste (c1954)
This colour cinema advertisement for Schweppes soft drinks and juice cordials emphasises quality, sophistication and versatility. [read more]
