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BeDevil (1993)
BeDevil, a trilogy of ghost stories, uses myth interwoven with living memory to evoke a sense of place. Told in three parts – 'Mr Chuck’, 'Choo Choo Choo Choo’, and 'Lovin’ The Spin I’m In’ – BeDevil exposes the blurred ... [read more]
Roma Street Station (1899)
This actuality footage shows a train pulling up to Roma Street Station, Brisbane in 1899. Commuters, many of them wearing boaters and suits, disembark from the train and walk up the stairs towards the camera. [read more]
Idiot Box (1996)
Mick (Jeremy Sims) and Kev (Ben Mendelsohn) – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank, more or less for the fun of it. They’ve seen it done in countless movies and ... [read more]
Australia Post – Letter Writing Venice (1986)
This is an Australia Post television advertisement promoting international postage. [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]
Mad Max 2 (1981)
After a disastrous war over oil, Max (Mel Gibson) has become a desert wanderer with few ties to the world. His family is dead; his only companion is a smart and ferocious blue heeler called ‘dog’. The desert is a ... [read more]
All About Olive (2004)
Filmmaker Mike Rubbo takes 105-year-old Olive Riley back to her childhood home in Broken Hill, western NSW, to talk about her life. Rubbo enlists Olive’s help to faithfully recreate scenes from Olive’s early life, using locals dressed in period ... [read more]
Give a Little Credit to your Dad; Lonesome for You, Mother Dear (1939)
Buddy Williams recorded six songs in his first recording session, on 7 September 1939 – the start of a career that would last 40 years and make him one of the foundation artists of Australian country music. Three of those ... [read more]
Chequerboard Revisited – Episode 5: You Can’t Have A Child That’s Ugly (2000)
In 1969, the ABC documentary program Chequerboard, made a program about child performers. Thirty-one years later, two of them agreed to be filmed for Chequerboard Revisited. [read more]
Redfern Beach (2001)
Max (Michael Tuahine), a worker in a fishmonger’s factory, falls in love with Dimitra (Phaedra Nicolaidis), the daughter of the factory owner (Nicholas Papademetriou). Dimitra’s father refuses to accept the relationship. [read more]
Lift Off – That’s Not Fair – Part A (1992)
This is Part A of the episode, That’s Not Fair, following the Lift Off format that mixes live action, animation, puppetry, music, documentary and fantasy. The main storyline is about the Lift Off kids, interspersed with the other elements. Nipper ... [read more]
Kraft Cheddar Cheese Cinema Advertisement: Food for Thought (c1941)
This black-and-white and colour Kraft Cheddar Cheese advertisement looks at food preparation, food value and how Kraft cheese can make the difference to nutrition. [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]
Coming Up from Down Under (1983)
A documentary that reviews the re-emerging Australian film industry of the time. Even though the film refers to the Australian cinema prior to the mid ’70s, it concentrates on the period 1975-1983. The documentary features extracts from feature films and ... [read more]
Walking on Water (2002)
Young gay man Gavin (David Bonney) is dying from an AIDS-related illness in his beachside Sydney house, cared for by his two best friends and housemates, Charlie (Vince Colosimo) and Anna (Maria Theodorakis). As his condition worsens, his mother (Judi ... [read more]
Kolynos Dental Cream Advertisement: Kisses (c1945)
A cinema advertisement for Kolynos Dental Cream that claims brushing with Kolynos improves your teeth and gives you a kissable smile. [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]
Crackerjack (2002)
Jack Simpson (Mick Molloy), a loud-mouthed slob, discovers a talent for lawn bowls when he’s called on to justify his membership of an inner-city bowls club. He’s been using his three memberships for access to the club’s free carpark, but ... [read more]
Art + Soul (2010)
Senior art curator Hetti Perkins travels across the country meeting with leading Aboriginal artists in an endeavour to answer some fundamental questions. Why do artists make art? Why do they share their stories of home or their journeys away, their ... [read more]
Australian Story – A Man for All Seasons (1999)
Wayne Bennett was born on the wrong side of the tracks. His father was a violent and hard drinking fettler, who left his wife and kids when the family was still very young. Wayne left school and began work at ... [read more]
