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The myths of deviancy are explored and the realities of survival are experienced in the city of Sydney between 1979 and 1980 from the point of view of a broke and homeless gay male cartoonist and the many fellow travellers he meets on the streets.
After a night out, a young woman is unknowingly followed into her home by her "ride-share" Driver - resulting in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that explores the lengths people will go to connect in the modern world.
A young boy attempts to untangle his obsession with a mysterious bucket he discovered in a forest.
The eight ladies in this film come from Alyawarr Country in the Sandover River region in central Australia, about 250km north of Alice Springs. The filmmakers joined them on a five-day journey into the bush to hunt echidna and gather bush foods such as the bush potato. As they hunt and gather, and as they sit around their campfire at night preparing the food, they talk about the old days and how life has changed.
A narcissistic kid finds himself in the same creative and emotional rut he's been stuck in for a very long time.
In 1976, Ian Dunlop was invited by Dundiwuy Wanambi, a leader of the Marrakulu clan, to Gurka’wuy on Trial Bay in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He wanted Film Australia to record the first major Marrakulu ceremony to be held at Gurka’wuy since its recent establishment as a clan settlement. While they were there, a baby boy died. The Madarrpa men, including the child’s father and Dundiwuy, asked for the funeral to be filmed.Mortuary rites of the Yolngu are extremely complex. Despite some practical modifications to traditional ceremonies as a result of life on mission stations, ritual remains extremely strong.
The Hooley Dooleys: Pop
Unlike many spirit mediums, Jero Tapakan practices as a masseuse once every three days, when possession is not auspicious. This film focuses on Jero's treatment of Ida Bagus, a member of the nobility from a neighboring town. Jero has been treating her client for sterility and seizures. She begins work this day with religious preparations and the assembling of traditional medicines. Treatment includes a thorough massage, administration of eyedrops, an infusion, and a special paste for the chest. The dialogue, which is subtitled, includes a detailed discussion between anthropologist Linda Connor, Ida Bagus, and Jero, about the nature and treatment of the illness, as well as informal banter between Jero, her other patients, and people in her houseyard. In an interview, Ida Bagus and his wife speak about the ten-year history of his illness and a variety of diagnoses
Featuring Brendan Davies and David King, both locals, the film explores their deep connection with the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains are known for their dramatic scenery, rugged sandstone tablelands, wilderness, valleys, waterfalls and rainforests. Brendan is a professional trail runner and explores countless areas through running. He starts to prepare for Ultra Trail Australia 100KM and also, the career transition to an outdoor adventure guide. David King, a Gundungurra man, has indigenous ancestors that have lived in the mountains for thousands of years. David continues to educate people on his past, the mountains, environmental activities and through Swamp Care.
Siblings Andy and Zach are stuck in lockdown in two different houses, and the only thing that connects them is their phone calls. Each trapped in their own heads, they're forced to come to terms with themselves before their relationship collapses under the weight of their neuroses.
A former dance student is questioned about the disappearance of her parents. The interview takes a sinister turn when the dancer realises she may be responsible for the crime.
A music commerical celebrating the bicentennial year of Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788, and the founding of the city of Sydney and the convict colony of New South Wales.
Filmed over a period of several years "for a variety of motives and no objective" from a window above a shop in Victoria St., North Melbourne where the filmmaker was living. When he edited the footage several years later the filmmaker re-found "the overwhelming nature of all phenomena" which he had felt as he sat at the window. - NFSA
“I was in Germany again because my father had died, and I was at his grave. Flashes of terror struck me for fractions of a second, which I immediately tried to forger. I wanted to film my state of mind, my thoughts, my relationship with my father now that he lay below. I wanted to live. Once I conceived the treatment, I shot the film in two days. I wanted the camera to go very loose...off the tripod...I was zooming rapidly and running around the cemetery. I wanted the gravestones to disappear and dance...and I wanted to stay out of there, myself. I began to understand that if you want to interpret feelings you have to look for and create filmic images beyond simple photographing. I used the sounds of the graveyard and sometimes no sound.” (Paul Winkler)
Since the late 1970's a thriving underground scene of extreme music has continued to evolve in Australia. Metal Down Under takes a look at the bands, people and events that have shaped this unique slice of Australian history. More than just the music, we meet the characters that make metal in Australia what it is today. From promoters, radio hosts and magazine editors, to band members and extreme fans, Metal Down Under introduces you to a world you either didn't want to know existed, or have been a part of all your life. Featuring over 40 exclusive interviews as well as rare archive footage and photographs from Metal for the Brain, Metal for Melbourne, The Big Day Out, SBS, music videos, live concerts and much more.
Tells the story of an impoverished young man who dreams/fantasizes/hallucinates about his adventures in a post-holocaust Sydney of the future, where all is polluted and survival depends upon the theft of oxygen.
A short melodrama that explores the human psyche of a 16-year old male student, when he is raped by his 59-year old male teacher.
A tactile, layered animation in paint improvised in response to Andrew Schultz’s work for bassoon and piano.
An intriguing exploration of the changing impact of speed on our ability to view an image and construct meaning and narrative.
The accident that threatens to shut down the animation studio “Leuc” is more complicated than it first appears.
On a sunny weekend in the People’s Square in Shanghai, parents gather to arrange potential dates for their child, with discussions started through signs stating their child’s age, height, education and home town. By talking to professional matchmakers and mothers at the dating market, this documentary provides an insight into the importance of a child’s marriage to parents in Chinese society.
During a mental breakdown, Christian – a drug addicted drag queen – is abducted by a lonely and mysterious alien.
Documentary covering Aboriginal leader Narratjin Maymurru's response to the unwelcome development of Nabalco Bauxite Mine, Gove Peninsula, during 1971.
Architectural distortions of the second city.
Set against the thriving dance music scene in the city of Adelaide, Decks and the City explores the passion for electronic music within the night time cityscape and the obstacles that DJ's, producers, venue owners and patrons face from lawmakers and a conservative society.
In rural Ghana, Clara faces the challenges of teaching, as her students discover the happiness of having wheels.
A citizen needs rescuing. Luckily there’s a superhero on hand. He just needs somewhere to change into his costume.
Mercy Steele remembers her close-to idyllic childhood in rural Queensland in the twenties. Images of the landscape, abundant foods and fruits interspersed with reconstructed snatches of the way things were, show a simple life that belies the tragedy which her family later suffered. Constructed images of a lush and beautiful place suggest an uncomplicated life of harmony and abundance reminiscent of a late 19th century European way of seen Antipodean landscapes.
A young woman's slow, sad realisation that the relationship she finds herself trapped in is fundamentally empty.
Fly on the wall documentary following The Badloves recording and touring their second album The Holy Roadside.
Featuring performances of the Cat Empire all over the world, including a full length concert of their homecoming show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne Australia.
Three women appear connected in this short experimental drama about internal and external states of emergency, about personal and collective shadows, about resistance and spirit.
Exploring the lives of everyday people who through life encounter the special gifts they have, or at least believe they have.
After 40 years in exile, Yulparitja elders take Daniel Walbidi, their most promising young artist, back to the desert heartland they left behind. In the remote Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga a new art movement has emerged. At its helm is a young Aboriginal man who is well on the way to international fame and possible fortune. Daniel Walbidi paints the desert country that his parents walked out of 40 years ago. Now, with the rock holes, sandhills and salt lakes of their country revitalized through the creation of the paintings, they are determined to go back and show Daniel their desert country for the first time.
When infamous conservative media outlet The Daily Larrikin becomes the target of a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices, producers Jack and Tom scramble to come up with a way out of the inevitable company-sinking legal trouble. Their solution: bring on a token diversity hire as a do-nothing assistant to their volatile star commentator Roy Ruebens, functionally killing two birds with one stone. The best they can manage is another white guy who happens to be gay; but the new twink on the job quickly ignites a powder keg of internal politics, on-air blunders and viral PR disaster, turning a legal problem into a full blown crisis for the entire company.
AJ has been unable to come up with a script idea for months. His boss has been breathing down his neck. But, everything may change when he is sent to meet a peculiar old man…
In the wake of their mother's death, Leiloa must teach her younger brother to cope without Mum's cooking.
Nate and Steve make a new website!!
The Buyback follows James Stanton-Cooke, co-founder of not-for-profit organisation Halfcut. Their mission is to purchase undeveloped land in the Lowland Daintree Rainforest and protect one of the world's last surviving ancient ecosystems. With more than half the world's forests lost to deforestation, time is running out. This fact is physically etched into James himself as he proudly wears half a beard in constant protest. We uncover the effect human habitation is having on this ecosystem and follow amazing individuals who are fighting against development pressures. There are tangible solutions to these issues, and through organisations like Halfcut everyone can help to protect and restore what's left of the world's oldest rainforest.
A man with a predatory nature goes on a tinder date, a sinister plan begins to unravel.
A broken relationship between Dahlia and her mother are torn further when an old crone trespasses on their property, transferring a curse of horrors onto the family.
After former Afghan refugee and photographer, Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define his own Afghan-Australian identity. The Cameleer Descendants are a mix of Aboriginal, Afghan and Colonial Australian and as Muzafar meets and connects with the resilient but traumatised community he learns about his new country’s complicated history. His journey is interrupted when Afghanistan is handed back to the Taliban by the US and International Forces, and he races to help his friends and colleagues left behind.
It's their world, not yours.
A grieving woman moves through a churchyard at night and attracts the attention of one of the stone guardians of the church.
Transforming Australia’s biggest climate polluter is a story about hope. It's a story about collaboration. And it's about how Greenpeace, together with a diverse group of people and organisations, took on Australia's biggest climate polluter - and won. Come behind the scenes in a documentary by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, to witness the strategic multi-pronged tactics unleashed against AGL and its leadership team; challenging the company’s false clean and green image, turning away its customers, threatening its funding sources, and convincing its shareholders to take action.
Take one innocent Japanese girl and an Australian lesbian, sprinkle liberally with sushi to taste.
Home alone at last
A health regulation breach throws a Cow Town franchisee's life into chaos. Conflicted, he begins to question his suburban life and the moral ambiguity of burger.
Two fruit bandits run a scam: one steals fruit from backyards, the other sells it back to the owners. However the morality of their actions catches up with them.
The movie "754" narrates the life story of a family of Iranian Kurdish immigrants who lived in Iraq and were expelled from Iraq during the war between Iran and Iraq and returned to Iran. This family couldn't get their Iranian birth certificate over the years, and that's why they try to migrate again in the hope of finding a new identity, but this way is more difficult than they imagined and it makes them face this question. Was this migration worth it? ...
Three friends decide to spice up their boring lives by robbing a store to which they’re greeted by another group of three friends robbing the same store
During a photo shoot, two women confront childhood memories, trauma and sexuality, unraveling the darkness within each other.
Through the eyes of a first-time club-goer and the voices of a few regulars, we take a look at the iconic Connections Nightclub through the ages.
Live in studio performance and videos from the Australian industrial band.
Aubrey, The Rough Shakespeare Company's pretentious director, obtains what appears to be William Shakespeare's lost diary. Along with Al, his down to earth assistant, the pair decide to embark on an exclusive adaption of the flamboyant Bard's personal journal. "Shakespeare Rocks!" is a fresh, funny and up to date look at the life and times of William Shakespeare, with a cast of hilarious historical characters, amusing glimpses into some of his works and how he came 'To Be'. The seven superb songs are exciting, modern and full of energy. They include everything you would want children to know about Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era but, are so 'cool' that they are not only informative, they are guaranteed to enthuse pupils, parents and teachers alike! Spread the word... Shakespeare didn't just write... he rocked!
Whilst eating only beige snacks like chips, bread, and chicken nuggets may just be the picky diet of a spoilt child, it may instead be the symptom of a deeply entrenched psychological disorder. The Truth About Fussy Eaters explores the cutting edge of eating disorder research with the help of expert therapists and psychologists, to shed light on a newly identified, potentially deadly and widely misunderstood condition which affects millions of people worldwide. Whilst disorders such as Bulimia and Anorexia relate to body image, sufferers of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder instead display a deep psychological aversion to certain foods, and are often left terrifyingly malnourished, unable to function, and on the precipice of a dangerous medical crisis.
"Shell" is the story of a young man whose life has been one disaster to another.
This film was made with the Aboriginal Education Unit at Melbourne State College (Phil Johnson). GUNANA is an account of everyday life on Mornington Island in Australia’s far north - homelands of the Aboriginal theatre group The Mornington Island Dancers. The film includes excerpts of their dance performance at Mt Druitt Primary School.
A documentary about Graeme Campbel MP, an Australian federal member of Parliament.