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La Poule aux Oeufs d’Or (1905)
A farmer and his wife discover that the hen they bought at a market is magical, laying eggs of gold. They amass a wonderful fortune and live a rich life, with their golden eggs hoarded in a secret basement. After ... [read more]
Birthday Boy (2004)
One day in the life of Manuk (voiced by Joshua Ahn), a little boy playing at being a soldier among the devastation of the Korean War, 1951. His father is away, a real soldier at war. Returning home, the boy ... [read more]
Deadly Yarns 2 – Adrift (2006)
Thomas (Adam Corunna) is a young lad in trouble with the police. His mother (Della Rae Morrison) sends him to live with his grandfather in the country. Pop (Jim Holland) takes Thomas down to the river to teach him how ... [read more]
Morris, DG: Royal Agricultural Show, Adelaide (c1943)
This colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay Morris includes a variety of subjects including the cattle judging at the Royal Agricultural Show, the Queen of the Murray beauty pageant 1951, school marching bands at Berri, the fairytale parade in ... [read more]
Tabaluga – The Last One of His Kind (1997)
Born at a time when he is needed most, the tiny, naïve but brave Tabaluga is the last dragon on earth. A delightful hero, Tabaluga uses courage and kindness, combined with his growing prowess at fire-breathing and flying, to outsmart ... [read more]
Society Wedding (c1914)
This silent amateur 35mm footage of a society wedding from approximately 1914 shows the arrival at the church of the wedding party, including the bride, then shows the married couple leaving after the ceremony. It also features the wedding reception ... [read more]
The Queen in Australia (1954)
The Queen in Australia documents the two-month official visit, in February and March 1954, of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. This was her first visit to Australia and the first by a reigning monarch. ... [read more]
Errands of Mercy (1998)
The Melbourne Metropolitan Ambulance Service is subject to efficiency audits. In an effort to become more efficient, the service has adapted a new call system and rostering schedule. The documentary shows the ambulance officers at work, and management planning a ... [read more]
Legacy of the Silver Shadow – The Feral Element (2002)
Four kids’ lives are changed forever when they discover the secret lair of The Silver Shadow (Tayler Kane). The Silver Shadow is a long-forgotten superhero from the 1950s who is now just a voice and a grainy image on an ... [read more]
South of the Border (1987)
South of the Border looks at the role of music in the grass roots political protest movement in Central America. David Bradbury films various bands singing protest songs and talking about government oppression in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and ... [read more]
All the Rivers Run (1983)
This is a four-part mini-series filmed on 16mm, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Nancy Cato. In the dark pre-dawn a young Englishwoman, Philadelphia Gordon – ‘Delie’ (Sigrid Thornton) – is tossed onto Australian shores ... [read more]
Bondi Rescue – Series 2, Episode 7 (2007)
A tragedy unfolds at Bondi Beach when the lifeguards see someone in difficulty in treacherous water who then disappears from view behind the waves. There are 20,000 people at the beach that day and when no-one is reported missing, the ... [read more]
Metal Skin (1994)
Melbourne, 1994. Joe (Aden Young) lives with his mentally-ill father (Petru Gheorghiu) in working-class Altona. A shy misfit whose great love is hotted-up cars, Joe gets a job at a supermarket where he is befriended by fellow revhead Dazey (Ben ... [read more]
Face to Face (2011)
A workplace community conference unfolds over a single day. Colleagues (and three family members or friends) from a small construction company meet to decide the fate of sacked apprentice Wayne (Luke Ford). Wayne potentially faces jail after beating up his ... [read more]
Incidents in Connection with the Funeral of Captain Baron von Richthofen (1918)
After the death of Captain Manfred von Richthofen on 21 April 1918, the wreckage of his plane was brought to the headquarters of No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, at Poulainville, near Amiens in France. We see observers and pilots ... [read more]
Shark Vs Croc (2004)
Which is the deadliest killer: the tiger shark or the crocodile? Adventurer Ben Cropp answers the question by looking at a recent history of crocodile and shark attacks and his own experiences with each creature. [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Custard (2007)
When her grandfather dies, a young woman (Amy Miller-Porter) travels by ferry to support her Grandma (Freda Glynn) at the funeral. The journey to her family’s island home leads to a reaffirming of self and a chance for the Granddaughter ... [read more]
Gerakiteys: Greek Wedding Reception: Canberra Scenes (c1954)
A colour home movie filmed mostly by Emmanuel Gerakiteys of the Greek community in Canberra in the 1950s. Footage includes a Greek bridal party and wedding reception, family life at home, scenes around Canberra, and part of the Queen’s visit ... [read more]
Wolf Creek (2005)
Three young backpackers buy a car in Broome, Western Australia, intending to drive across the top end to Cairns. Ben Mitchell (Nathan Phillips) is Australian; the two women, best friends Liz Hunter (Cassandra Magrath) and Kristy Earl (Kestie Morassi), are ... [read more]
All the Green Year – Episode 2 (1980)
An elderly man (Alwyn Kurts) recalls his teenage years in a seaside town in the years between the First and Second World Wars. He reminisces about his best friend, the trouble they used to get into and their unfair treatment ... [read more]
