All documentaries
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2000s (continued)
Cool Drink and Culture 2006
These three young women are passionate about passing on their knowledge of bush tucker to the Amunturrngu community’s children.
Footy Chicks 2006
Footballers are often criticised for their treatment of women; this offers insights into the kind of women that pursue them.
Footy The La Perouse Way 2006
Sydney’s La Perouse had an all-black football team in the 1930s but all nationalities were being welcomed by the 1950s.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugg Boot 2006
A David and Goliath conflict over brand ownership between a small business and an American corporate giant.
Hunt Angels 2006
This dramatised documentary is about the life of 1930s filmmakers Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks who were passionate about bringing Australian stories to the cinema.
Island Fettlers 2006
In the 1960s, Torres Strait Islander men moved to the Pilbara for work and stayed on. Island Fettlers starkly contrasts two cultures – visually, physically and aurally.
Jimmy Little’s Gentle Journey 2006
Jimmy Little’s softly softly style came under scrutiny during the heyday of 1970s Indigenous politics.
My Brother Vinnie 2006
When Vinnie made actor Aaron Pedersen his carer, he saw something in Aaron that Aaron himself could not understand.
Sunset to Sunrise (ingwartentyele – arrerlkeme) 2006
A yarn told by Rupert Max Stuart, an Arrernte and Mu-tujulu Elder, encapsualing his philosophies about passing culture on and keeping it alive.
Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler? 2006
A landmark documentary that not only reveals the criminal investigation into the mysterious deaths of Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler in 1963 but solves it as well.
Wirrangul Women: Always Have, Always Will 2006
Elders Doreen and Gladys are the last speakers of the Wirangu language. They must find a way to pass their language and tradition on to younger generations.
Bomb Harvest 2007
This documentary follows an Australian bomb disposal specialist training a team in Laos to clear bombs left from the ‘secret war’ the US waged at the time of the Vietnam War.
Bra Boys 2007
This first-hand look at localism and tribalism, identity and belonging, is set deep within Maroubra’s surf culture.
Bungalung: A Dreaming of Cannibals 2007
A dramatised documentary about an ancient ghost story told by two Anmatjere elders to a group of children.
End of the Rainbow 2007
This documentary traces the impact on the communities of moving a gold mine operation from Indonesia to West Africa.
Forbidden Lie$ 2007
Do you want the truth or what I said?’- a real-life thriller about author Norma Khouri’s defence against claims that Forbidden Love is a fraud.
Global Haywire 2007
Bruce Petty asks Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal and a bunch of cartoon characters if the West has only got itself to blame for its woes.
A Hard Rain 2007
A Hard Rain came out of David Bradbury’s concern that Australia was about to embark on the biggest environmental disaster since white settlement.
Maverick Mother 2007
When filmmaker Janet Merewether could no longer ignore her loudly ticking biological clock, she chose to have a child on her own.
Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica 2007
Polar adventurer Tim Jarvis attempts to re-create Douglas Mawson’s epic and controversial trek to safety in Antarctica in 1913.
Night 2007
The real time and time-lapse images in Night are edited seamlessly and, in combination with the music, become very meditative.
Rachel: A Perfect Life 2007
An intimate, observational documentary following a young woman as she goes through brain surgery to control her epilepsy.
The SBF Story 2007
The amateur production company SBF made travelogues, animations and short dramas in the 1950s and ’60s.
Singles Club 2007
Phoenix Lifestyle, founded in 1982, has 1,000 members. Singles Club follows the lives of five members as they seek partners.
Temple of Dreams 2007
Made at the time of the Cronulla riots, articulate young Australian Muslim leaders take action to recognise and address the needs of their community.
Tnorala: Baby Falling 2007
An ancient central Australian dreaming story about the formation of a large meteorite crater in the Northern Territory.
Willaberta Jack 2007
Willaberta Jack and Harry Henty on the record, recalling an incident that occurred almost a century ago.
Bush Toys 2008
A group of boys from the Titjikala community maintain the desert tradition of making miniatures or ‘bush toys’ from materials found in the environment.
Celebrity: Dominick Dunne 2008
An Australian-made documentary about celebrated crime reporter, novelist and Hollywood movie producer Dominick Dunne.
First Australians – Episode 1, They Have Come to Stay 2008
The opening episode of this landmark television series explores the first contact, meetings and relationships between the British and the first Australians.
First Australians – Episode 2, Her Will to Survive 2008
This episode covers the period from 1825–60 and European settlement in Tasmania, told through the stories of Truganini and George Augustus Robinson.
First Australians – Episode 3, Freedom For Our Lifetime 2008
Episode 3 focuses on the first Australians of Victoria and the lives of Simon Wonga and William Barack.
First Australians – Episode 4, No Other Law 2008
This episode examines the coming of the telegraph pole and white settlement to Central Australia.
First Australians – Episode 5, Unhealthy Government Experiment 2008
This episode explores the lives of Jandamarra, an Aboriginal stockman, and Gladys Gillian, an institutionalised half-caste.
First Australians – Episode 6, A Fair Deal for a Dark Race 2008
Episode 6 of First Australians explores Indigenous history from 1930–67, primarily in the south-eastern regions of Australia.
First Australians – Episode 7, We Are No Longer Shadows 2008
The final episode of First Australians covers the period 1967–93 and Eddie Mabo’s fight for land rights.
Not Quite Hollywood 2008
Not Quite Hollywood is a good-humoured, highly entertaining look at the exploitation movies made in Australia in the 1970s and ’80s.
The Oasis 2008
Father figure, counsellor, saviour Paul Moulds works tirelessly to salvage lost children. Along the way, he reflects on his own past.
Rare Chicken Rescue 2008
After a battle with depression Queensland chicken breeder Mark Tully embarks on a mission to protect the endangered chickens who, he reckons, saved his life.
River of No Return 2008
A thought-provoking film that explores the issues involved in living a traditional lifestyle while trying to gain access to the larger, dominant society.
Surfing 50 States 2008
Australian mates Jonno Durrant and Stefan Hunt go surfing in all 50 states of the USA.
Honeybee Blues 2009
Australian bee pathologist Dr Denis Anderson is on a quest to save the honeybee from the devastating Varroa destructor mite.
Into the Shadows 2009
A documentary examining the problems of the Australian film industry in the early 21st century.
2010s
Art + Soul 2010
Senior art curator Hetti Perkins travels across Australia to meet leading Aboriginal artists and talk about their works within an Aboriginal cultural context.
