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Tim Storrier, ‘Lighting Fires’ (1993)
The documentary is a biography of Australian painter, Tim Storrier. It follows the artist as he goes to the outback to paint. He photographs subjects and creates live foregrounds for his work. Storrier is accompanied by his father and his ... [read more]
You Have No Secrets (1992)
Introduced by presenter Andrew Waterworth, this documentary special outlines the way that data is gathered for use by governments, marketers and employers. Much of the material refers to the US but is still applicable to Australia. The documentary special features ... [read more]
Webs of Intrigue (1992)
A close-up look at the world of Australian spiders, including the trapdoor spider, and the red-back spider. Researcher and presenter Densey Clyne combines fascinating information, whimsical observances and extraordinary footage to make spider watching a joy. [read more]
Media Watch – Series 11 Episode 18 (1999)
Richard Ackland, journalist and lawyer, became the presenter of Media Watch in 1998, following the departure of Stuart Littlemore after eight years with the program. This episode covers the issue of ‘cash for comment’ – as it became known. It ... [read more]
Compass – Pregnant Pause (2006)
Four women talk about their experiences with unwanted pregnancies in the fifties, an era before abortion was readily available. One of the women already had two children, was looking after her invalid father, and living with a violent and alcoholic ... [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]
Message Stick – Babinda Boulders (2005)
Young men fall victim to a waterhole that, according to Aboriginal legend, is a sacred place where the spirit of an Aboriginal woman dwells. [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]
General Motors Holden – Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars (c1976)
This colour television advertisement for Holden includes one of the most popular jingles of 1970s and ’80s Australian advertising. Voiced by radio and television personality Ken Sparkes, the ad features a montage of Australian icons including the national flag, native ... [read more]
No Fences, No Boundaries – Walter Burley Griffin (c1976)
A biography that examines the life and work of architect Walter Burley Griffin (1876 – 1937), based on the unpublished biography by his wife, Marion Mahony (1871 – 1961), 'The Magic of America’. Walter Burley Griffin moved to Australia after ... [read more]
Losing Layla (2001)
Michael and Vanessa decide to have a child. Vanessa is approaching middle age and she feels that this will be her last chance. Michael is ambivalent but agrees. Vanessa films the pregnancy to 'record how my need for a baby ... [read more]
Metric Motoring (1974)
This title consists of two 60-second television advertisements explaining to motorists the national changeover from imperial to metric measurement. [read more]
Rebels With a Cause (1994)
The film looks at Cecil Waters and his unorthodox methods of bringing up his three sons on a farm on the Central Coast of NSW. Ces rules the family with a ‘rod of iron’, and is training his sons ... [read more]
For Love or Money (1983)
Using a vast array of historical footage, the film proposes a history of women and work in Australia, from 1788 to 1983. [read more]
Wrap Me Up in Paperbark (1999)
The family of a Gurindji woman work to have her remains returned to her traditional country after she was buried in Larrakia country. [read more]
A Pub With No Beer (1957)
Slim Dusty’s original recording of the Gordon Parsons song about a hotel that has run out of beer, based on a poem by Dan Sheahan. [read more]
Australia Post – Australia Post Inc (1990)
This in-house program, directed at controlling postal managers (CPMs) and postal managers (PMs), discussed what the Australian Postal Corporation Act (the APC Act) meant for individual post offices. [read more]
Kath and Kim – Money (2002)
Kath Day (Jane Turner) is worried about finding the money to pay for her dream wedding to Kel Knight (Glenn Robbins) and looks for ways to get rich quick. Meanwhile her daughter Kim Craig (Gina Riley) discovers the internet, with ... [read more]
Taking Pictures (1996)
Directors Les McLaren and Annie Stiven interview filmmakers about the ethical questions and issues of representation raised when filming Papua New Guinean and other cultures. Taking Pictures features clips from many Australian ethnographic documentaries filmed in PNG. [read more]
