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From Sand to Celluloid – Round Up (1995)
A short drama about two stockmen, one Indigenous and one not, who are caught up in racial conflict. Desi Little (Gary Cooper) and Hugo Hutton (Ben Oxenbould) are two men who are on a journey to deal with their own ... [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Nana (2007)
A Little Girl (Kiara Gibson) loves her Nana (Mitjili Napanangka Gibson) and follows her as she hunts, sells art and patrols her Alice Springs community for drug runners. Nana has everything and everyone under control. [read more]
Australia Post – Animation (c1988)
This is a set of five Australia Post animated television advertisements, produced between October 1988 and June 1989. [read more]
Stan Ray and George Moon Jnr: Specialty Dancers (1931)
Entertainers Stan Ray and George Moon Jnr perform a tap dancing routine as part of Frank Thring’s Efftee Entertainers series of variety shorts. [read more]
Kolynos Dental Cream Advertisement: Next Please (c1944)
Mrs Howard and her 12-year–old daughter Nancy sit in a dentist’s waiting room. Nancy has a sore tooth. If Nancy brushes her teeth correctly and uses Kolynos Dental Cream, her next check-up report card will read, ‘teeth checked – perfect ... [read more]
Cop Shop – Episode 109 (1978)
The Riverside police investigate a payroll robbery at a mill owned by Ralph Kingston (Roger Newcombe). They quickly set their sights on Kingston’s employee Rod Conway (Stephen Bisley), a mechanic with a criminal record, without realising that a romantic drama ... [read more]
Dimpel, Konrad: Canberra and Snowy Mountains (c1954)
This mute, colour home movie made by Canberra resident Konrad Dimpel shows various scenes in and around Canberra and includes a woodchopping competition at a local country show. [read more]
Alyawarre Country (2001)
A documentary about how, in January 1889, cattle arrived in the Frew River area, and changed the lives of the local Indigenous peoples forever. [read more]
Barred Wives (1993)
Through the examples of four couples, the documentary examines why women marry prisoners, and the complexities and difficulties they experience. [read more]
Matlock Police – Episode 1, Twenty-six Hours (1971)
A group of hippies on a road trip arrive in the country town of Matlock just as a frightening chain of events takes place. First, town matriarch Miss Falconer (Sheila Florance) is robbed and left for dead in her home. ... [read more]
Cinderella on Strings (c1947)
This documentary made by the Australian National Film Board details the history of marionettes and puppeteers. It shows intricately hand-carved marionettes in the puppet workshops. The main part of the film features a filmed marionette theatre production of Cinderella. [read more]
Peach’s Explorers – South to North (1984)
Inter-colony rivalry between South Australia and Victoria drove a race to the north of the continent. The race resulted in the terrible deaths of the leaders of the lavish but poorly planned Victorian expedition, Burke and Wills, and victory for ... [read more]
Australasian Gazette – 10,000 Miles around Australia (c1926)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel from approximately 1926 shows the arrival of Mr and Mrs F Dean in Melbourne after their trip around Australia by touring car. The trip was sponsored by the Shell company who supplied their petrol. Buffalo horns ... [read more]
Was That Really Me? (1997)
Tracey Callender suffered from postnatal depression after the birth of her first child, Lee. The documentary tells the story of Tracey, her partner Simon and her mother June as they deal with the effects of her illness. Scenes from the ... [read more]
Cadbury’s Crunchie – ‘Golden Groovy Beautiful Crunchie’ (c1966)
This is a 30-second television advertisement for Cadbury’s Crunchie chocolate bars. [read more]
Head On (1998)
Nineteen-year-old Ari (Alex Dimitriades) walks out of a Greek wedding in Melbourne. He is young, handsome, unemployed and bisexual, alienated from just about everything. His father (Tony Nikolakopoulos) calls him an animal, his mother (Eugenia Fragos) pleads with him not ... [read more]
Daddy Cool (1973)
Daddy Cool, a successful Australian rock band of the 1970s, perform their music including the famous Eagle Rock. Interviews with band members are interspersed with the songs. [read more]
Winter of Our Dreams (1981)
After the body of a young heroin addict is found in Sydney Harbour, Rob (Bryan Brown) tries to find out why she committed suicide. He and the dead girl Lisa (Margie McCrae) were lovers at university, united by their political ... [read more]
Cadbury’s Crunchie – ‘Exciting Biting’ (1959)
This is a 30-second black-and-white television advertisement for Cadbury’s Crunchie chocolate bar . [read more]
Bungalung: A Dreaming of Cannibals (2007)
Young men re-enact the Bungalung story as told by Anmatjere elders Patsy and Jane Briscoe. The film depicts the battle between two young men and the demon Bungalung in the Dreamtime. The two young men challenge and defeat Bungalung and ... [read more]
