Australian
Screen

an NFSA website

1983 titles prev 1 2 ... 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ... 99 100 next

Our Park (1998)

Filmmaker Gillian Leahy filmed the activities over one year of the residents and other users of a park in front of her house. The documentary is chaptered in seasons and follows the residents’ actions to reach agreement and alter the ... [read more]

Matlock Police – Episode 1, Twenty-six Hours (1971)

A group of hippies on a road trip arrive in the country town of Matlock just as a frightening chain of events takes place. First, town matriarch Miss Falconer (Sheila Florance) is robbed and left for dead in her home. ... [read more]

Lovers and Luggers (1937)

Tired of his life as one of the world’s greatest concert pianists, Daubenny Carshott (Lloyd Hughes) sails for Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, to become a pearl diver. London society beauty Stella Raff (Elaine Hamill) has promised to marry ... [read more]

The Book Show – Jim McClelland (1991)

Dinny O’Hearn and Andrea Stretton begin this weekly magazine program on Australia Day at Bondi Beach, where they discuss the different meanings of this special day for different groups of Australians. Then Dinny shows an interview he completed in Melbourne ... [read more]

Whitlam – Visit to Bendigo and Eaglehawk (1973)

In Bendigo, assisting with the Labor Party’s campaign for the May 1973 Victorian state elections, Gough Whitlam opens the 2nd Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival and addresses a crowd in the Bendigo Trades Hall. [read more]

Weapons Research Establishment Project WRESAT (1967)

Produced by the Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) Film Unit, Department of Supply, this is a documentary record of the WRESAT Project – the launch of the first Australian satellite from Woomera on 29 November 1967. [read more]

Palace of Dreams (1985)

Tom Raynor (Michael O’Neill) is a country boy with a dream to be a writer. He comes to Sydney to find work and is caught up in the turbulent and desperate times we now call the Great Depression. He is ... [read more]

Nature of Australia – A Separate Creation (1989)

This program traces the rise of the marsupial from the primeval forests of ancient Gondwanaland to their presence in Australia today, culminating in the kangaroo. [read more]

Beyond 2000 – Episode 152 (1989)

A magazine-style program featuring the latest in technology and medical breakthroughs from around the world, with Iain Finlay as the overall presenter. In this program, reporter Amanda Keller is in Japan to explain a robot mannequin that may change shopwindows ... [read more]

The Black Balloon (2007)

Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) is 15 and his life is in chaos. His autistic brother Charlie (Luke Ford) creates havoc wherever he goes; their mother Maggie (Toni Collette) is pregnant and has to stay in bed. Their father Simon (Erik Thomson) ... [read more]

Bit of Black Business – Back Seat (2007)

Janine (Lille Madden) and her foster parents go to visit Janine’s real mother Elsie (Lily Shearer) and her other family members. Even though Janine is supposedly the centre of attention, it’s her foster mother Beverly (Zoe Carides) who speaks for ... [read more]

The Painters and Dockers Strike (1976)

A video made by filmmakers Tom Zubrycki and Russ Hermann, in collaboration with members of the Federated Ship Painters And Dockers Union of Australia, covering the strike over the principle of flow-ons from parent awards. [read more]

Pick a Box – Episode 170 (1963)

This episode of the classic quiz show Pick a Box, hosted by Bob Dyer with assistance from his wife Dolly Dyer, has two main segments. In the first, Dyer asks two contestants the same questions – sound-proof headphones prevent them ... [read more]

Cricket in Australia (1987)

Jack Egan interviews cricket personalities and narrates this made for commercial television documentary about the history of cricket in Australia. Interviews with key personalities are intercut with extensive archival footage of cricket matches. [read more]

Winners – The Paper Boy (1985)

It is 1932 and Joe (Christopher Schlusser) is 11 years old. When his father John Riordan (Tony Llewellyn Jones) loses his factory job, Joe gets a job as a paper boy, and his tiny wage is all the family has ... [read more]

Pleasure Domes (1987)

A woman (voiced by Julie Forsyth) contemplates the view from her St Kilda balcony. In her eyes, it becomes a 'riviera anywhere’, infused with glamorous images of times past. [read more]

The Evolution of a Chocolate (1925)

Presented by the Made in Australia Council, this documentary details the processes used in the making of confectionery at an Australian chocolate making factory. [read more]

Nott, D: A Trip With the RAAF (c1970)

This silent colour super 8mm home movie includes scenes of New Guinea and Malaysia filmed by David Nott whilst travelling with the Royal Australian Air Force in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [read more]

The Isabellas: The Long March (1995)

Chen Xing Liang attained refugee status after six months in detention. He arrived in northern Australia by boat along with 56 other Chinese. He retells the story of his journey and first year in Australia. Chen revisits the property where ... [read more]

For the Defence (1998)

A 'day in the life’ of a law firm. Solicitors and barristers consult with clients and reveal their method of operation. Cases discussed include a sexual assault action, a murder trial and a petty theft and damage action. The film ... [read more]

prev 1 2 ... 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ... 99 100 next