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More Winners – Mr Edmund (1990)

Cherry Williams (Rebecca Smart) and her little brother Sam (Steven Scott-Young) live almost under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, where their mum Margaret (Rhondda Findleton) runs a boarding house for impoverished guests. With a mum who has forgotten how to dream ... [read more]

Blackrock (1996)

Jared (Laurence Breuls) stages a welcome-home party for his mate Ricko (Simon Lyndon), back from up north. During the booze-fuelled evening, Jared gets into a disagreement with his girlfriend’s brother, Toby (Heath Ledger), who accuses Jared of paying too much ... [read more]

Chopper (2000)

In 1991, Mark 'Chopper’ Read (Eric Bana) is in jail watching himself on television. He has become the most famous criminal in Australia, a standover man who claims to have robbed and killed only drug dealers and other criminals. The ... [read more]

Correlli – Rat Tamer (1995)

Prison psychologist Louisa Correlli (Deborra-Lee Furness) is romantically involved with convicted armed robber Kevin Jones (Hugh Jackman), inmate of the fictitious all-male prison Blackstream. This episode introduces us to both leading characters and suggests their mutual attraction. The episode also ... [read more]

Wind (1999)

A short drama about the relationship between a black tracker and his 'boss’. They are tracking an Aboriginal man accused of murder. [read more]

Always a Visitor (2000)

A personal journey by 30-year-old Turkish Australian Muslim Kuranda Seyit. He discusses his relationship with his father and his siblings, and talks about growing up in Emu Plains in Western Sydney. At the time he was called a 'wog’ at ... [read more]

Number 96 – Episode 35 (1972)

The snobbish Claire (Thelma Scott) drops in on her daughter Bev (Abigail) at her flat in Number 96. Dorrie (Pat McDonald) is thrilled by the visit but Bev is not. Sonia (Lynn Rainbow) finds out why her lover (Joe James) ... [read more]

Sky Trackers – Is There Life On Earth? (1994)

In this eighth episode of the series, Shane (Che Broadbent), a visiting student at the Wright Foundation, is doing a project on SETI using the radio telescope. Nikki (Petra Jared) is very interested in the ... [read more]

Letters to Ali (2004)

A documentary feature by Clara Law that follows an Australian family on their journey of friendship with fifteen-year-old ‘Ali’, an Afghan asylum seeker detained at the Port Hedland detention centre. The film also tells the parallel story of Law’s own ... [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]

No More Needles Please (1997)

Twelve-year-old James Jarvis and his mother Catherine travel around the world to find a cure for James’ diabetes. This observational documentary, partly photographed by James, explores the options for people with diabetes – from pancreas transplant to insulin injections. [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]

Footy Legends (2006)

Ten years after leaving school in Yagoona, in Sydney’s western suburbs, Luc Vu (Anh Do) is unemployed and struggling to raise his little sister Anne (Lisa Saggers). Their mother has died and their grandfather (Dao Minh Sinh) is in a ... [read more]

Cockatoo Island: HMAS Success Launching (1984)

HMAS Success is launched from Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, on 3 March 1984. [read more]

Menzies 1948 Journey, Reel 3 (1948)

This home movie is the third reel of a four-part travelogue filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, on a journey he made with his family from Australia to Scotland and London in 1948. It features panoramic shots of ... [read more]

Shit Skin (2002)

A short drama about a young man who takes his grandmother back to the place of her childhood so that she may reconnect with her surviving family. [read more]

Winners – Just Friends (1985)

Thirteen-year-old Susan (Sherie Graham) has just moved to a new part of town. She’s practising her skills at the local roller skating rink when Buzz (Mitch Ambrose), the prince of the rink, spots the talented newcomer and moves in on ... [read more]

A Matter of Taste (c1954)

This colour cinema advertisement for Schweppes soft drinks and juice cordials emphasises quality, sophistication and versatility. [read more]

Hoota and Snoz – Series 3 Episode 13 (2003)

In this episode, Snoz finds a mini Hoota as the novelty item in a cereal pack. Unfortunately for Hoota, even when he seems to be coming out on top, his tendency to act rashly and attract bad luck means that ... [read more]

Catalyst – Genius of Junk (2003)

This is a story of triumph and tragedy. Dr Malcolm Simons, an internationally recognised immunologist, has turned 'junk DNA’ into gold. He has patented his discovery that non-coding DNA is of vital importance to our understanding of how diseases ... [read more]

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