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The 360 degree camera movements in opposing directions on each screen are filmed from the centre of the crater. A stereo track of wind, crows and bowed cymbal was added in 2009. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)
Two car thieves/roommates think they are taking part in the usual job: Steal a rich guys car and sell it for profit. However, what should be normal routine turns to chaos when they discover that the car they have been sent to steal is worth hardly anything and has been ordered to be taken as part of a ridiculous personal vendetta regarding a parking space. If that wasn't bad enough, the psychotic owner is not at work as they had been told.
A criminal fixer who experiences auditory hallucinations must confront old demons when a new contract drags him into a surreal maelstrom of mind-altering drugs, delusional vigilantes and a sadistic hypnotist who seems more monster than man.
In the early 1980s Rodney Rude was hired by his friend Barry Wain to set up the first stand-up comedy venue in Sydney, The Margaret Lane Comedy Store. With Rodney Rude as the driving force, the comedy scene became huge and Rodney was as busy as a five peckered spider. This was the heyday of pub comedy and this video of the 'Rodney Rude Live, I Hate That' album, is a glimpse into this very funny period. This first Rodney Rude album epitomised his early comedy store period and along with his television appearances made Rodney Rude, with his catchphrase 'You Know What I Hate', a household name. The most frequently asked question over the years by Rude fans has been when will the 'Rodney Rude, I Hate That' video be available on DVD? The answer is: NOW
1950's Australia, Mudju's daughter Munna has been stolen, helpless against the Mission governance and violence, until she learns to read and write to be reunited with her daughter.
Documentary short on Kane Fetterplace and Red Tractor Foods
Jørn Utzon, acclaimed architect of the Sydney Opera House, tells the story of the design and construction of his masterpiece.
Aurora falls unconscious after a plastic caterpillar appears on her hand. In her dream, she pursues Luna, and attempts to stop her from following The Dark Man.
Michael is a student with intrusive thoughts.
A man encounters Slarm Chairs.
Kell and Joe, two one-time band mates, meet again in Berlin after the death of their former lead singer and mutual lover Viv. To honor her last wish and pay their respects, they embark on a road trip through the German provinces to her hometown on the banks of the river Rhine.
When Yussef is forced to work the night of his daughter's piano recital he is determined to listen to her play at all costs.
The somnambulist caressed by shadows disappears into light. Doppelgänger in blue.
Sweethearts is a 1990 Australian film directed by Colin Talbot and starring Christabel Wigley and John F. Howard.
“Some had given me an iris—a little gadget which opens and closes—they were used a lot in silent movies to indicate the beginning or end of a scene. And that got me thinking about how we actually see, and how, though we barely notice it, every time we blink our own irises close down to black, and then open up again. Black and image. Black and image. I wanted to do something with time…with time as an iris closes and an iris opens. The name Traces refers to the traces we leave in time as, say, we walk across footpath, or traces on buildings, paint peeling off, or windows being dirty and being cleaned again…everything to do with time lagging. To show traces within traces within traces I put irises in many parts of the frame.” (Paul Winkler)
Every month, an estimated 200,000 Australians deliberately hurt themselves. They cut, scratch, burn and sometimes even break bones. It's called self-harm, and it peaks in teenagers and young people. The Silent Epidemic explores this dark and often secret behaviour, asking why more and more people are turning to self-harm as a way to cope with life. Interweaving their personal stories with scientific enquiry, The Silent Epidemic casts a unique lens onto what is fast becoming a problem that can no longer remain hidden. In response to the growing numbers, a group of Melbourne scientists are hunting for a radical solution to self-harm with a world-first experiment. The Silent Epidemic charts their progress: it is both a wake-up call, and ultimately, a story of hope. Written by Mark Hamlyn
Sam Taunton recorded this set at Newcastle Comedy Club in late 2023. If that's not enough of a reason to release it to the public then what is?
A totally killer party is properly executed by the man of the hour; Dean, a 19-year-old law student with a secret. When a masked murderer arrives and begins a brutal killing spree, he quickly realises he must take down the killer to save his friends and reputation. Eventually the gatecrasher forces the guests to spill their guts.
A retrospective documentary including interviews with band members past and present, producers, fellow musicians and fans as well as behind the scenes footage taken around the world.
A short documentary looking into the journey and relationship that black Australian women have with their hair.
When Dana has her period for the first time since a traumatic event, her suppressed pain begins to manifest itself in hallucinations.
Jake (Tom White) wakes up in a house without any prior knowledge to how he got there. As he explores the home, he finds the home's butler (Joe Oxenford), who he questions for answers about what's going on.
After a messy breakup, Heidi swears off dating and vows to get revenge on everyone that’s crossed her. But when she finds herself stuck on detention with goodie-two-shoes Saffron, Heidi’s forced to risk getting hurt again, or cut herself off from her friends forever.
A behind-the-scenes documentary following Australian rock band Inflight during the creation of their 2005 album So This Is Love. Featuring frontman David O’Reilly and the band in studio sessions, the film offers song breakdowns, recording footage, and commentary on the writing process. Distributed by Planet Blue Pictures.
On an interns first day they are issued with a seemingly easy task, however not everything goes to plan.
Peter Ashbury is a young man who lives on Palm Beach, Sydney, with an expensive wife Mary and house he cannot afford. Their neighbours and close friends are Liz and Charles Barcher. He makes a £25,000 bet to murder Liz, the wife of the wealthy Charles. When the wife dies, blame attaches to Peter and then to his wife Mary.
While backpacking in Australia, Jac attempts to hide her pregnancy from her best mate Hazel for fear of becoming 'redundant', but their assumptions land them in hot water with a stranger.
The story is founded on fact. In a village on the south coast of England, young Margaret Catchpole is being courted by two rivals, Will Laud, a smuggler, and Lieutenant Barry of the coast guards. She favours Laud, and when he escapes from custody after a government raid on the smugglers, Margaret steals a horse and tries to join him. In a fight with the coast guards, Laud is killed an Margaret is arrested for horse-stealing and transported to Botany Bay. Only part of the film survives today.
A biopic based on the life of Nozhan Behzadi
Celestial Bodies which tie together the sea and the cosmos as vast bodies that sit above and below an ascending yet sinking ship. It is a poetic attempt to embrace glittering spectral bodies; at once our own and all else born of dead stars. Created as haunting silvery vessels of sound, 16mm expanded cinema, strobe, fog, a death shroud, and digital projection.
A man follows a self-proclaimed "alien" on a mountain expedition, desperate to immortalise his dead wife through the discovery of a new insect species.
An online biology class devolves into chaos and shenanigans as the students adjust to online school.
A young woman is horrified to discover that her father's new girlfriend looks identical to her dead mother.
To cool the heat on the asylum debate - the biggest 'hot potato' in Australian politics, we took a hot potato food van around the country in the lead up to the 2013 Federal Election. The mission? To see what Australia really thinks asylum seekers. This is an account of this journey.
A tale of a middle-aged woman drawn into a blood vendetta largely set in Sydney’s industrial suburbs.
A contemporary retelling of the classic tale of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse, Stray follows the story of Mouse, a teenager who leaves his home in the country in search of a place in the world. Along the way, he is exposed to the seedy underbelly of the city and the people who live there including the broken drag diva Lame Doe Ray, who takes him under her wing. Will Mouse be led astray and consumed by the drug soaked landscape?
For ABBA fans the journey hasn’t ended! The Swedish supergroup – Agnetha, Anna-Frid, Bjorn and Benny are back with music that never grows old.
In the aftermath of his father’s passing, Jake tries to lean on his remaining family for support, only to be repeatedly turned away. In the midst of their spiralling relationships, the family dog mysteriously disappears. While looking for his dog, Jake discovers something darker within the woods. Something that is a lot closer to home than he thinks. Something hungry.
An upbeat, witty, and timely exploration of a global community of artists creating innovative work in their quest to rediscover and revitalise the endangered Yiddish language. From behind-the-scenes with an acclaimed Yiddish-language version of Yentl in Melbourne, to enjoyably transgressive punk-Klezmer musicians, and Barrie Kosky’s latest trailblazing production in Berlin – the endangered Yiddish language is alive and well in this rousing documentary. The language originated amongst the Jewish community in Eastern Europe, but almost disappeared when more than half of the world’s Yiddish speakers were murdered during the Holocaust. Most of the artists and performers (aka Yiddishists) in the film didn’t grow up speaking Yiddish, but all have found solace, identity, and inspiration in its rich traditions and culture. Ros Horin has mapped a fascinating cultural history.
LGBTIQ+ individuals from across Melbourne engage in intimate conversation and share their lockdown experiences – despite having never met before.
Almost Perfect revisits one of Australia most baffling family murders: the case of Elmer Crawford. He appeared to be an average family man, but then in 1970, he murdered his pregnant wife and three children, with no apparent motive. He electrocuted them then sent them over a cliff in the family car.
Tom Cashman's second stand up special. Yes, he really did fall over just before the show. No, he doesn't want to talk about it. Toured in 2024 as 'Everything' and filmed at Stupid Old Studios in Melbourne on 12 October 2024.
In 1949, Evelyn Orcher was abducted as a 14-year-old girl from her NSW country home. Her family lived with the pain of not knowing her whereabouts for 31 years, until 1979, when Evelyn appeared on television in an attempt to find her family. The day after the program went to air, Evelyn received a visit from a woman she had never met. It was her niece. Evelyn had finally found her family, after 31 long years. An emotional family reunion followed, but after the emotion faded, Evelyn returned to her former life. The torment of the past had opened fresh wounds, and a new struggle had just begun. Part of Message Stick series.
Girl in a Mirror documents the work of 1970's photographer Carol Jerrems, in a life tragically cut short. Drawing from hundreds of her photographs, the film traces the passionate and exuberant course that Jerrems took through this turbulent decade.
Joseph seems to be building a strong following of admirers. The only problem is that he is completely unaware of their interest in him. As simple barista it would be great if they were after his coffee but they all want much more. When his stalkers learn of each other, and Joseph’s neighbour is mistaken for him, the situation boils over. Does he ever find out?
A grieving artist seeks redemption in an unlikely place, her loved one's crime scene.
In the early years of cinema, editors were usually women. This short documentary looks at how they wielded power, and how their work was made invisible.
Adam reminisces about the time he spent with his older cousin who suffered from cerebral palsy. Revisiting his eighth birthday celebrations, Adam talks about a tragedy that separated them forever.
A 10 year old Tongan-Australian girl begins to realise she's different to her single, white mum and family. Both mother and daughter navigate identity and belonging in '90s Melbourne suburbia.
Close-up stills of white Hollywood stars – including Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, looking aghast and horrified – are intercut with news shots of boats crowded with refugees. Peering through slatted blinds and homing in with binoculars, the wide-eyed and troubled movie characters seem to survey crowded decks. The images of the refugees are manipulated, cropped, recoloured, sometimes reduced to almost abstract blobs. Vigil is short, terse and, with its increasing tempo, extremely powerful. The more you watch, the worse it gets. Stuck in their roles and behind their windows, the stars act out their emotions. Meanwhile, genuine human misery goes on, visibly manipulated for our consumption.
An all-women’s health club in the mid-90s goes on lockdown when a camera is discovered in the changerooms by a new cleaner.
Five stories of Luke's experiences with love in his life. Each story shows a variation of sexual power and its abuse which become a motif of Luke's life. The film is structured around this motion of a musical fugue.
Holden is alone on her 18th birthday, stuck attending to her terminally ill mother’s caravan park when she meets her father for the first time.
Image of Death is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a woman who likes to live off other people's money.
Bae Marie and Lazy Susan, two sickening drag queens, plan to escape small town life for the metropolitan wonderland that is Melbourne. They just have a few things to do first. One: Pack the Van. Two: Win the local talent show, and Three: Hide the body.
Taking place over three separate periods of their lives, Henry and Norah share a connection but circumstances draw them apart.
A young man dreams of escaping his bush community and finding riches, but soon learns that wealth comes in many forms.
Amateur astronomer Greg Quicke (a.k.a. Space Gandalf) presents the ultimate beginners guide to the southern sky. The Pearl Diver’s Guide to the Galaxy invites its audience to re-discover both the wonder of the night sky and the fundamental, basic science behind how it works. After a night of stargazing with Greg, people often report a profound shift in the way that they see both the stars and the planet beneath their feet. The aim of this series is for viewers to experience the same thing.
Only Different draws on the life of Thomas Wilson-White, and his two mums Amanda and Polly. Through interviews and simulated archival footage, Thomas explores and reimagines the many possible versions of the family unit.