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The Man from Kangaroo (1919)
Former athlete John Harland (Snowy Baker) is a parson on probation in a small Australian country town. When word spreads that he has been teaching local children how to box, outraged parents demand that he is removed from office. Harland ... [read more]
My Brilliant Career (1979)
During the drought of 1898, headstrong and vivacious Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) dreams of escaping the drudgery of farm life for a career as a writer. On an extended visit to her aristocratic grandmother (Aileen Britton), she meets Harry Beecham ... [read more]
Stir (1980)
After a spell on the outside, China Jackson (Bryan Brown) returns to the jail where he was once savagely bashed. He is determined to stay out of trouble, but an appearance on TV to complain about the bashings has made ... [read more]
Money Movers (1979)
On the day that one of his armoured cars is robbed, Lionel Darcy (Frank Wilson) receives an anonymous tip off that his multi-million dollar counting house will soon be hit. A corrupt detective (Alan Cassell) passes this information to crime ... [read more]
Mimi (2002)
A short drama about a young Western art collector who gets more than she’s bargained for when she purchases Indigenous art pieces that include a Mimi statue and a painting of a barramundi. [read more]
Bran Nue Dae (1991)
This documentary by Tom Zubrycki traces the development and production of the successful stage musical Bran Nue Dae. The writer of the play, Jimmy Chi, talks about how his experiences and education led to his writing of the semi-autobiographical musical. ... [read more]
Harmony Row (1933)
Tommy Wallace (George Wallace), down on his luck, decides to join the Victoria Police. He’s threatened, fooled and bullied by the thugs of Harmony Row, a tough inner-city slum, so the sergeant (Marshall Crosby) reassigns him to a well-to-do suburb, ... [read more]
Loved Up – Our Bush Wedding (2005)
An observational documentary about the wedding between artist Gordon Syron and photographer Elaine Pelot-Kitchener. Syron went to jail in 1972 for killing a man who, in his view, was attempting to take the land belonging to his family. [read more]
Heritage (1935)
James Morrison (Franklyn Bennett), a dashing and ambitious young settler in the new colony at Sydney Cove, woos Biddy O’Shea (Peggy Maquire), a fiery young Irish girl, when she arrives in Sydney on 'the wife ship’, but fate intervenes and ... [read more]
Don’s Party (1976)
On federal election night in 1969, Don and Kath Henderson (John Hargreaves and Jeanie Drynan) host a party, to celebrate what they expect will be a Labor victory after 20 years of conservative government. Most of their friends vote Labor. ... [read more]
Last Breakfast in Paradise (1982)
The relationship between Stephen Smith (John Hargreaves) and Angela Jones (Penne Hackforth-Jones) is brought to its inevitable conclusion during the couple’s brief sojourn in a Surfers Paradise high-rise. [read more]
Newtown Railway Station (1899)
This actuality footage from 1899 begins with a static view of commuters meeting an incoming train at a railway station in Sydney’s inner west. The clip cuts to the view from the back of the train after it has passed ... [read more]
Touch the Sun – Top Enders (1988)
Alice (Bennendine Woods) and her mother Sue (Madeleine Blackwell) live in Darwin in the Northern Territory. Alice, about eleven years old, is a tough and independent kid. She and her mother have been on their own for some time now, ... [read more]
Lift Off – That’s Not Fair – Part A (1992)
This is Part A of the episode, That’s Not Fair, following the Lift Off format that mixes live action, animation, puppetry, music, documentary and fantasy. The main storyline is about the Lift Off kids, interspersed with the other elements. Nipper ... [read more]
Satellite Dreaming (1991)
A documentary about the history of Indigenous media, including television production, in Australia, and the start of Indigenous media in the centre of Australia. [read more]
At The Movies – Series 1 Episode 55, Little Fish (2005)
Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton review the latest cinema releases including The Perfect Catch and Wallace and Grommit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. There’s also a review of the remarkable feature length documentary Murderball and we see Cate Blanchett ... [read more]
Kraft Cheddar Cheese Cinema Advertisement: Food for Thought (c1941)
This black-and-white and colour Kraft Cheddar Cheese advertisement looks at food preparation, food value and how Kraft cheese can make the difference to nutrition. [read more]
Sheep to Shop: Woollen Goods (1924)
Produced by Herschells Films for the Made in Australia Council, this promotional documentary shows the various stages involved in the manufacture of wool blankets, flannel and woollen fabric in an Australian wool mill. The documentary is silent and uses descriptive ... [read more]
Foreign Exchange - Episode 2, Shark Attack (2004)
Fourteen-year-old Brett Miller (Zachary Garred) has discovered an amazing portal In the old Perth beach house where he lives, which takes him to Ireland. When Irish girl Hannah O’Flaherty (Lynn Styles) finds out about it, she wants to come to ... [read more]
Collingwood Community School (1975)
This ‘process video’ made by Tom Zubrycki aspires to provide an insight into the day-to-day running of the Collingwood Community School and some of the issues involved for both students and staff. [read more]
