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Clara (2004)

In her suburban home, 12-year-old Clara tries to come to terms with a life-changing event. [read more]

Surfing 50 States (2008)

In August 2006 filmmakers and surfers Jonno Durrant and Stefan Hunt embarked on a mission to surf in all 50 states in the USA. Adopting the motto ‘as long you are standing on a surfboard with some kind of ... [read more]

The Sailors (1927)

The Sailors is a vaudeville comedy routine, recorded by Stiffy (Nat Phillips) and Mo (Roy Rene) in 1927. [read more]

Snowy Hydro – Conservation in the Snowy Mountains (1955)

Produced in 1955 by the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electricity Authority (SMHEA) photographic unit (Harry Malcolm et al.), the film traces the history of soil erosion in the Snowy Mountains and demonstrates the approach taken by the Snowy Mountains Scheme ... [read more]

Tnorala: Baby Falling (2007)

Tnorala records an ancient central Australian Dreaming story about the formation of a large meteorite crater at Gosses Bluff or ‘Tnorala’, 175 kilometres west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. [read more]

Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) is living in New York with his new girlfriend, Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski). He misses the Northern Territory but keeps occupied by fishing in the Hudson River with sticks of dynamite. Sue’s ex-husband, a reporter (Dennis ... [read more]

Mparntwe Sacred Sites (2004)

A documentary about the sacred sites of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) and how the development of Alice Springs affected the cultural traditions of the Arrernte people. [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]

Innocence (2000)

Widower and retired musician Andreas (Charles Tingwell) writes to his first love, Claire (Julia Blake), who has long been married, expressing his desire to meet for the first time since their youthful love affair in Europe 50-odd years ago. They ... [read more]

The Bank (2001)

Jim Doyle (David Wenham) is hired by a major bank to perfect his mathematical discovery. He believes he can predict the stock market using chaos theory. His new boss, Simon O’Reilly (Anthony LaPaglia), gives him the biggest computer in the ... [read more]

The Tightrope Dancer (1989)

The Tightrope Dancer is about Vali Myers, a beguiling and eccentric artist who lived a provocative, thoughtful, fearless, humorous and passionate life. In 1989, Myers straddles life in a 14th century cottage in an isolated valley near Positano, Italy with ... [read more]

We of the Never Never (1982)

In 1902, Jeannie Gunn (Angela Punch McGregor) and her new husband Aeneas (Arthur Dignam) arrive in the Northern Territory to take over management of Elsey Station, a huge cattle and horse property. She battles isolation, disease and white stockmen who ... [read more]

Blood Brothers – Jardiwarnpa (1993)

Jardiwarnpa documents the ceremonial dances of the Warlpiri over two weeks, with minimal intrusion by the film crew, who capture the unfolding ceremony. It is an observational style documentary periodically interrupted with a subject speaking to camera or in voice-over. ... [read more]

Track Record: The Story of Australia’s Railways - Tethered to the World (1991)

This is one episode from a four-part series that looks at the history of the railway network in Australia. This episode outlines the surviving tourist railways of Australia. It also looks at the problems presented by the legacies of the ... [read more]

Message Stick – The Long-grassers (2005)

An exposé on the homeless Aboriginal people of Darwin, known as 'long-grassers’. [read more]

Treaty (1991)

This is an Aboriginal pop song from the 1990s with a powerful political message. [read more]

Island Fettlers (2006)

A documentary that uses historical footage, with current interview and observational footage, about the journey of Torres Strait Islander men who moved to the Pilbara to work on the railways and after the job finished stayed on. [read more]

Peach’s Australia – Flinders Ranges (1976)

Bill Peach takes us on a folksy amble through the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. As he reveals the extraordinary beauty of this arid range he tells us something of the rich history of settlement and exploration of the region, ... [read more]

Willigan’s Fitzroy (2000)

A documentary about Fitzroy Crossing presented through the eyes of local characters. Willigan’s Fitzroy is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) Productions. Nganampa Anwernekenhe means 'ours’ in the Pitjantjatjara and Arrernte ... [read more]

Teddy Briscoe (2000)

A documentary about an Indigenous stockman, and the legacy carried on by his family. [read more]

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