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Moodeitj Yorgas (1988)
Made during the 1980s, Moodeitj Yorgas is an experimental documentary by Tracey Moffatt on prominent Indigenous women. Moffatt uses her experience as a visual artist to make a film that is somewhat experimental and unconventional about the strength of Aboriginal ... [read more]
Jack Johnson Training Film (c1909)
Historic footage of heavyweight champion boxer Jack Johnson at California training in front of a small crowd. [read more]
Athol Tier as Napoleon (c1931)
This is a staged comedy and musical performance in which Athol Tier appears dressed as Napoleon. [read more]
General Motors Holden – Buy with Confidence (1968)
This black-and-white television advertisement for General Motors Holden features a family looking to buy a used car from their Holden dealer. [read more]
Shark Vs Croc (2004)
Which is the deadliest killer: the tiger shark or the crocodile? Adventurer Ben Cropp answers the question by looking at a recent history of crocodile and shark attacks and his own experiences with each creature. [read more]
Empire Day Pageant (c1915)
This silent actuality fragment from around 1915 shows people celebrating Empire Day in full costume. It appears to take place in a small country town. [read more]
Romper Stomper (1992)
Hando (Russell Crowe) and his best mate Davey (Daniel Pollock) lead a rampaging gang of neo-Nazi skinheads in Footscray, Melbourne, during the 80s. They beat up young Vietnamese migrants, get drunk and fall down, living off the dole, in a ... [read more]
Blood Brothers – Freedom Ride (1993)
A documentary that intercuts interview material with historical footage, Freedom Ride, written and directed by Rachel Perkins, delves into the political motivations of her father, Dr 'Kumantjayi’ (Charlie) Perkins. Perkins was a university student in the 60s and led other ... [read more]
Australia Post – Standard Letters (1974)
This is an Australia Post television advertisement informing the public of the new system of paying postage on domestic mail items, according to their standard or non-standard size. [read more]
Footscray 1971 (1971)
This unedited actuality footage of Footscray, Melbourne, in 1971 features the suburb’s main streets (including shopfronts, traffic and crowds), a Ferris wheel at the opening of Nicholson Mall, mothers and their children gathered for a baby competition, crowds outside the ... [read more]
We Have To Live With It (1974)
A community video made by Tom Zubrycki and the residents of Balmain and Rozelle that documents concerns held by residents and local businesses about the impact of an existing port terminal on their community. Residents give their perspectives on ... [read more]
Seven Little Australians (1973)
This is the story of the Woolcot family – Captain John Woolcot (Leonard Teale) from the NSW Regiment, his young second wife Esther (Elizabeth Alexander), and his seven children and their adventures in late 19th century Sydney. It is ... [read more]
Chant Vénitien (1904)
Dame Nellie Melba’s recording of ‘Chant Vénitien’ was among her first commercial recording sessions. Her performance, for the Gramophone Company in London on 20 October 1904, is accompanied by the composer of the song, Herman Bemberg. [read more]
Sunset to Sunrise (ingwartentyele – arrerlkeme) (2006)
A documentary that carries the words of Rupert Max Stuart, Arrernte Mat-utjarra Elder, his philosophies and message about passing culture on and keeping it alive. Sunset to Sunrise is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal ... [read more]
Deadly Yarns – Ganggu Mama (2004)
A gang of young Aboriginal boys living in the city and getting up to mischief turn their backs on their culture. Ganggu Mama (David Ngoombujarra), or Uncle Daddy, suggests the boys join him busking at the Fremantle markets, but they ... [read more]
Pentuphouse (1998)
A portrait of the dying days of the relationship between down-and-out nightclub singer Della (Gillian Jones) and Dale (Aaron Blabey), a younger man constantly on the wrong side of the law. [read more]
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate – ‘Give Her Roses’ (1959)
This is a 60-second black-and-white television advertisement for Cadbury’s Roses chocolates from 1959. [read more]
December Boys (2006)
Father Scully (Frank Gallacher) drives Maps (Daniel Radcliffe), Misty (Lee Cormie), Sparks (Christian Byers) and Spit (James Fraser) hundreds of miles from the middle of Australia to the beach for a holiday after a benefactor gives some money to the ... [read more]
Beyond Tomorrow – Episode 51 (2006)
A fast-paced magazine-style program that explains tomorrow, today. This episode shows a device that can be inserted into your brain to prevent depression and a gadget to explain supernatural phenomena, while we see the future of the aeroplane, the car ... [read more]
Shifting Sands – Promise (1997)
A short drama about a grandmother’s tale of her promise marriage. [read more]
