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Rodney Rude - Live

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

Rodney Rude - Live

5.0 1984
The Case For Books

This film about Library services in Australia shows some of the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library, the National Library with its varied resources and examples of State, University, special and public services suggesting their value in meeting needs for information at all levels. The library movement has become a vital part of Australian life. How libraries have fitted into society all over Australia, from the bustle of Sydney's Kings Cross to the remote outback.

The Case For Books

NR 1966
Gogodala: A Cultural Revival?

This film examines the implications of the Australian colonial era for the Gogodala people of the Fly River Delta, Western Papua New Guinea. Excessive missionary zeal, tolerated and encouraged by the government, contributed to the almost total destruction of Gogodala art and culture. More recently, an indirect grant from the Australian government has enabled the people to reconstruct a traditional longhouse, along with a new meaning and function: as a cultural center.

Gogodala: A Cultural Revival?

NR 1983
Lucid Dreaming

Lucid Dreaming is a non-linear narrative, delving into the subconscious and surreal. Join Macy in her early 20s as she distances herself from friends and family, seeking to deal with trauma through self-reflection and dream journaling, only to discover the ability to lucid dream. Be taken on a journey of discovery, exploring dreams through a unique first-person point of view perspective. Macy finds that lucid dreaming can unlock the potential of the human mind by accelerating learning and developing greater internal awareness. Later in life, Macy, now in her 60s, is the leader of a mysterious group promoting the power of lucid dreaming, she has assembled a collection of dream experts, and is beginning to handpick new recruits to grow the movement.

Lucid Dreaming

NR N/A
Frontbum Dancin'

In the pursuit of self-expression, Victoria and Marianne take their unique form of dance, and their frontbums, out of the studios and onto the streets of Sydney. Dressed in their red and yellow full body lycra suits they perform anywhere and everywhere - always drawing a crowd. Unfortunately, the public reaction is not always so positive - some people point, some laugh, and some take great offence to their lack of coordination. However, for Victoria and Marianne their love of dance makes it all worthwhile. That is until the pressure starts to escalate as they prepare for their first big gig at the Sly Fox nightclub. Creative and personal differences, not only places the Frontbum dance in jeopardy, but more importantly, their lifelong friendship may never be the same again.

Frontbum Dancin'

NR 2007
occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung

In this work, the artists assert the fatal link between genocide and ecocide, exposing the colonial logic of 'taming', inherent in European intervention. Video footage and field recordings of the Birrarung are layered with shredded snippets of a score composed in the 1800s, inspired by the river. By contrast, the soundscape features the voice of Jasper Cohen-Hunter, who recounts the Creation Story of the Birrarung as told by Beruk (William Barak, 1823-1903), the Ngurungaeta (leader) of the Wurundjeri-balluk.

occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung

NR 2026
The Lost Tribe

While ex-Mormon-lesbian-atheist Sue-Ann Post has carved out a name for herself as a stand-up comic in Australia, she has been estranged from her family ever since she decided to abandon her Mormon upbringing. When she publicly demanded to be excommunicated from the Mormon church on a national TV talk show, she got what she asked for—leaving her completely ostracized from her Mormon community. This highly engaging doc follows Post as she journeys to Salt Lake City where she has been invited to speak at the Affirmation Conference—an annual gathering of gay and lesbian Mormons and ex-Mormons who are trying to reconcile their faith with their homosexuality. As cynical as she has become about her former religion, Post finds herself struggling with conflicting emotions that she had buried for years, while realizing that she has finally found her own lost tribe.

The Lost Tribe

1.0 2005
Yer Old Faither

Set in the industrial town of Whyalla, this is an intimate portrait of John Croall, a Glaswegian immigrant to Australia, and the father of long-time Adelaide Fringe director, Heather Croall. John Croall delivered three generations of babies and planted thousands of trees in the town. He was also a great letter writer, and this very personal documentary uses these letters as its point of departure. Heather Croall films with her father as a way of coping with his approaching death and reflecting on the close, and often very funny, relationship between a father and a daughter.

Yer Old Faither

NR 2020
Helen’s War: Portrait of a Dissident

Dr. Helen Caldicott, firebrand anti-nuclear campaigner, celebrated author, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is too alarmed to retire. Certain that the White House's War on Terror is escalating the global nuclear arms race, she embarks on an explosive crusade across post 9/11 USA, armed with her fifth book, 'The New Nuclear Danger', and a furious determination to rally the American people against Star Wars and the new nuclear weapons labs before it is too late.

Helen’s War: Portrait of a Dissident

8.0 2004
Women of Steel

Forty years ago, Wollongong’s Jobs for Women Campaign, with director Robynne Murphy among its leaders, took on Australia’s most powerful company BHP – and won. But when the 1980s steel slump devastated the city’s economy, the women were forced into the courtroom. Their struggle plays out against a background of societal changes: from anti-discrimination legislation, to the shifting roles of women in the home and workforce (particularly complex in Wollongong’s migrant, non-English speaking households). This fascinating account of the largely forgotten history of Australia’s Steel City was crafted over decades with support from local community volunteers and over 500 donors.

Women of Steel

NR 2020