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Art (1974)
A personal point-of-view documentary about the meaning of art by cartoonist and animator, Bruce Petty. Petty uses his own drawings and other works of art to illustrate connections between art movements and historical and social change. [read more]
Father (2008)
An autobiographical animated short film about a boy struggling to understand his ‘strange, silent’ father, who arrived in Australia as a refugee from Lithuania. [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]
King Billy’s First Car (1939)
In this animated advertisement for Super Shell, King Billy invents an animal-made and animal-powered car. [read more]
Dreamtime, Machinetime (1987)
An episodic documentary featuring distinguished Indigenous artists specialising in literary and visual art forms. [read more]
Mutt (2008)
Mac, a hardened outback farmer, his mellow cow Matilda and his playful dog Mutt are in conflict, yet are dependent on each other for their survival. [read more]
Rush (1999)
An observational documentary about three young Melbourne men and their obsession with fast cars and lifestyles. [read more]
Patineur Grotesque (1896)
This short piece of actuality footage shows a man in costume on rollerskates performing a comic act for a gathering crowd. [read more]
Living Room (1988)
An experimental documentary set in Sydney suburbia. A series of people pose for time-based portraits in their home environments. [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]
Burning Man (2011)
After a personal tragedy, workaholic Sydney restaurateur-chef and single father Tom (Matthew Goode) turns to promiscuous sex to bury his emotional turmoil and calm his high stress levels until another calamity threatens his life. [read more]
Shifting Sands – Passing Through (1998)
A drama about a young family who pass through a town that isn’t quite what it seems. [read more]
Rinso Washing Powder: Fairy Story Comes True (c1935)
This black-and-white advertisement tells a simple story of how a good intentioned young girl helps grant her mother’s wish to have a washing day that does not require long hours of scrubbing. [read more]
Dipping Sheep (1899)
A farmer pushes sheep underwater with a plunger as they pass through an arsenic sheep dip. [read more]
Pianoforte (1984)
A young woman who yearns to become a concert pianist is rescued from a sleazy cabaret by a mysterious cat burglar with whom she falls in love. [read more]
George Wallace: Australia’s Premier Comedian (1931)
A comedy musical and dance routine by George Wallace, directed by Frank Thring as part of his Efftee Entertainers series of variety shorts. [read more]
Catching Crocodiles (1933)
This wildlife documentary made by Australian Educational Films shows methods used by hunters to catch freshwater and saltwater crocodiles in Australia’s far north. [read more]
Holden Car Cinema Advertisement: On a Tour of Australia’s Banana Plantations (c1955)
This is a cinema advertisement for General Motors Holden in which a couple driving a Holden sedan take a tour of Queensland’s banana plantations. [read more]
Nobby’s Nuts (1988)
Characters in posters on a pub wall come to life and interact. Coming together in one poster, they decide to make a party of it and ‘nibble Nobby’s Nuts’. [read more]
Compass – Paws For Thought (2000)
Traditional Christianity taught that humans are superior to animals. Science is rapidly changing that perception. So is non human life important and if so why? [read more]
