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John Safran vs God – Episode 2 (2004)
In this episode of his comedy-documentary series about religion, John Safran road tests Zen Buddhism, questions left-wing sincerity about Aboriginal land rights and gets to know the Freemasons. [read more]
Nestle’s MILO Cinema Advertisement: Family Album (1948)
This 1948 cinema advertisement for Nestles’ (now Nestlé) MILO shows a ‘real Milo family’ who drink the chocolate flavoured beverage for health, enjoyment, rest and sleep! [read more]
Lucky Miles (2007)
An Indonesian fishing boat dumps six Cambodians and six Iraqis on the remote coast of northwest Australia, in 1990. Muluk (Sawung Jabo), the captain, tells them to climb a dune to a bus stop, then sails away, knowing there is ... [read more]
Mother Tongue (2002)
A young Korean girl’s father goes to Australia. The girl and her mother send him audio tapes regularly before they join him. In their new home country, the girl is brought up to speak only English and so becomes distanced ... [read more]
Jewboy (2005)
After the death of his father, a respected rabbi, 23-year-old Yuri (Ewen Leslie) rejects his strict Hasidic upbringing and becomes a taxidriver in Sydney. He gives up his own rabbinical studies, rejects his girlfriend (Saskia Burmeister) and insults his grandmother, ... [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]
Dingo (1991)
On a hot day in Poona Flat, Western Australia, in 1969, legendary American jazz trumpeter Billy Cross (Miles Davis) plays an impromptu concert on the tarmac after his plane makes an unscheduled stop. John Anderson (Daniel Scott), aged nine, decides ... [read more]
Manganinnie (1980)
In 1830 Edward Waterman (Phillip Hinton) and his family arrive in a remote part of Tasmania (or Van Diemen’s Land, as it was then known). Waterman is pressured into helping British colonial forces carry out the Black Line – enforced ... [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]
Schools for Farmers (c1950)
Produced by the NSW Department of Agriculture, this short informational film promotes the Hawkesbury College farmer school to NSW farmers. Schools for Farmers outlines the practical courses on offer, including vehicle maintenance and animal husbandry, as well as ... [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]
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]
Lonely Hearts (1981)
After his mother dies, Peter (Norman Kaye), a piano tuner, meets Patricia (Wendy Hughes), a shy bank clerk, through a dating agency. He’s approaching 50 and wears a wig, she’s in her 30s and afraid of sex. Their friendship blossoms ... [read more]
Les Darcy vs Dave Smith for the Championship of Australia (1916)
Historical footage of Australian Middleweight Champion Les Darcy and Dave Smith training together at Sydney Harbour and later in a boxing match on 24 June 1916. [read more]
Patrick (1978)
Patrick (Robert Thompson) has been in a coma since he murdered his mother and her lover three years ago. He is the patient in room 15 of a private psychiatric clinic run by Dr Roget (Robert Helpmann), who treats Patrick ... [read more]
Fast Forward – Series 4 Episode 3 (1992)
Fast Forward is a sketch comedy series that simulates an evening of live television viewing, switching between sketches like a TV audience flicking channels. [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Ship Building as Hobby (c1925)
This segment from a newsreel from approximately 1925 shows builders of model passenger liners sailing and motoring their boats on a pond in Moore Park, Sydney. It features Mr Needum’s four funnel masterpiece and the ingenious model of the SS ... [read more]
Time Bomb (2003)
A documentary about Frank Djara and his work as a men’s health consultant in Areyonga. Frank also talks about how diabetes has affected his life. [read more]
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]
