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Romulus, My Father (2007)
Raimond Gaita (Kodi Smit-McPhee) lives with his father Romulus (Eric Bana) in a rundown farmhouse in central Victoria. It is 1960 and Raimond’s mother Christina (Franka Potente) returns for one of her infrequent visits. She leaves soon after and moves ... [read more]
Tom White (2004)
After a meltdown at work, architectural draughtsman Tom White (Colin Friels) walks out on his family and tries to lose himself in alcohol and anonymity. He becomes homeless and derelict in the backstreets of Melbourne. A homosexual prostitute (Dan Spielman) ... [read more]
The Fast Lane - Episode 7: The Sound of One Hand Counting (1986)
A private detective agency run by a couple of incompetents (Terry Bader and Richard Healy) is called in to shadow the wife of a wealthy factory owner. At the same time, the agency’s Girl Friday (Debra Lawrence) goes undercover to ... [read more]
McIlwraith, Peter: Brisbane Show and Moonbi Park (c1950)
This silent colour home movie, filmed by Peter McIlwraith, is of the annual Brisbane Exhibition (or 'Ekka’) in the 1950s. It features the showgrounds, crowds and rides, as well as footage of Moonbi Park and a family wedding party in ... [read more]
Brisbane Dreaming (1994)
This documentary is about the original Indigenous custodians of the Brisbane area. [read more]
Catalyst – Teen Brain (2005)
In 1973, Australia lowered the age of majority to 18, the age at which you are legally responsible for your actions. New science, however, is proving that our brains are not actually mature until around the age of 25. [read more]
Mum’s the Word – Episode 9 (2003)
A group of women, including actress Zoe Carides and broadcaster Amanda Keller, discuss body image before and after pregnancy with presenter Rebecca le Tourneau. [read more]
In the Wild with Harry Butler – Scars on the Landscape (1976)
Naturalist Harry Butler is in northern Queensland, where millennia of fire stick farming by Indigenous Australians has created the grasslands of that region. [read more]
Catching Crocodiles (1933)
This wildlife documentary made by Australian Educational Films shows methods used by hunters to catch freshwater and saltwater crocodiles in Australia’s far north. [read more]
Jack Johnson Training Film (c1909)
Historic footage of heavyweight champion boxer Jack Johnson at California training in front of a small crowd. [read more]
A Big Country – The Darcys of Mallapunyah (1981)
The Darcys have one of the last family owned and operated cattle stations in the Northern Territory. Their vast family ensures a constant supply of labour but could create future inheritance issues. [read more]
General Motors Holden – Australia’s Ideal Family Car (c1957)
This black-and-white television advertisement presents the early model Holden sedan as Australia’s 'ideal family car’. It highlights the car’s new features and shows it undergoing steering tests on the Holden Lang Lang proving ground outside Melbourne, Victoria. [read more]
General Motors Holden – To Suit All Family Needs (c1956)
This television advertisement for General Motors Holden emphasises the Holden sedan’s suitability to the needs of the family. [read more]
General Motors Holden – Holden’s Got More Horses (1966)
This television advertisement for the 1966 'turbo-smooth’ Holden HR is squarely aimed at a male audience. [read more]
Fez Please (c1935)
A short silent documentary made by the Owen Brothers about Melbourne’s fast-disappearing cable trams. [read more]
Sugar Mills, Nambour (1899)
This actuality footage shows a horse-drawn tramway of cane arriving at a conveyor belt at a sugar mill in Nambour, Queensland. The cane is trimmed and carried by conveyor belt into the mill for crushing. [read more]
Angst (1993)
The film looks at the lives of three Jewish comedians who are the children of Holocaust survivors. Deb Filler is from New Zealand, Sandy Gutman (Austen Tayshus) from Melbourne and Moshe Waldoks is from the USA. Each of the ... [read more]
Historic Beechworth (1971)
This home movie filmed by Alan Bresnahan shows scenery of the town and surrounding countryside at Beechworth. The main street is shown, featuring the Tanswell’s Commercial Hotel. This is followed by shots of the Post Office and people panning for ... [read more]
The Dance of the Eyes (c1940)
The Dance of the Eyes is one of a series of travelogues made for screening in the first half of a cinema program in the 1940s and 50s. Travelling to Bali, the documentary covers woodcarving, exotic dancing, rice farming and ... [read more]
Commuting by Cable (1988)
Using historical footage this documentary records the story of cable trams in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940. Enthusiasts have recorded the tram routes and operation of the cable and maintenance of the cable system. [read more]
