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The Man in the Iron Mask finds France's King Louis the XIVth who has, unbeknownst to both himself and the kingdom, a twin brother Philip, hidden away. But when Philip realizes his royal heritage, trouble begins in the kingdom that pits the brothers against each other and throws all the kings advisors into sudden fits of confusion and treachery, raising questions about the throne. Will the brothers ever be able to reconcile now that they'v found each other, or will a battle for the throne ensue?

When James finds an abandoned child in his living room, their quest to track down her mother brings on a life changing decision that tests the limits of human kindness.

"A stranger from a strange land lands on planet Earth. Questions are asked and answers must be delivered."

The first film in a Seven Up-like series examining the lives of three teenage girls in South Australia during the 1970s. It looks at issues such as boys and sex, abortion, marriage, pregnancy, career paths, and education.

Showgirl: Homecoming Tour was the ninth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, in support of her second major greatest hits compilation, Ultimate Kylie.

When a toddler goes missing in a car park, her mother fears she has been abducted.

Teenage boy Roy and his ailing mother Elizabeth live an aimless life on the road, shuttling between gas stations, temp jobs and cheap motels. When they end up at a desolate caravan park, fractures begin to appear in Roy's relationship with his mother as he starts to fall head over heels for park manager Maurice.

When a young and innocent teen discovers an empty packet of old playing cards, he must navigate the world of magic in an attempt to get a response out of his bed-ridden, Alzheimer-diagnosed grandfather.

With the loss of her mother imminent, a young woman realises that she must comfort another with similar traumas.

When talented Australian refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi steps off the plane in Thailand for his honeymoon, he finds himself facing an Interpol arrest order for alleged terrorism offences. What unfolds is the gripping true story of a heroic whistle-blower who, on speaking out about his own torture, sets off a revenge plot involving three countries, two royal families and the world's most powerful sporting body, FIFA. As Hakeem awaits extradition back to Bahrain, a group of campaigners led by a retired Australian football captain Craig Foster fight for his release.

This is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron Doomadgee swore at a policeman and forty-five minutes later lay dead in a watch-house cell. This is also the story of that policeman, the tall enigmatic Christopher Hurley who chose to work in some of the toughest and wildest places in Australia, and of the struggle to bring him to trial. The Tall Man is a story in luminous detail of two worlds clashing - and a haunting moral puzzle that no viewer will forget.

The story of how Australia's 'ANZAC myth' was born and the role of General John Monash in this process as soldier and statesman both during and after WW1.

In What's On The Flipside, filmmakers Peter Clifton and Chris McCullough take on the 60s cultural phenomenon of music through renowned Sydney radio disc jockey of the time Ward 'Pally' Austin. Featuring interviews and on-the-job footage, as Austin spins vinyl and spends time with international sensation The Rolling Stones on their 1966 Aussie tour, as well as The Searchers, local legend Normie Rowe and promoter Harry M. Miller, What's On The Flipside is a fascinating and rare insight into the Australian music scene during the 1960s.

This film documents the journey of Salt House Theatre Company Artistic Director's attempt to adapt Shakespeare's Henry V into a One Act play with 9 actors and minimal props. The two year journey begins with a pitch to the Sydney College of Divinity to back the production, followed by script assessment and editing with the assistance of well known Australian Shakespearean directors. Then come the cast auditioning 5 months out from the production, and only 2 1/2 weeks of rehearsal. Can the necessary direction take place and cast members bond in such a short period of time. It all comes down to the performance on August 16th, followed by a review from the Sydney College of Divinity. If successful Salt House Theatre Company will have successfully developed a unique form of theatre.

A documentary shot in India about the artist Nek Chand who built an extraordinary garden using rock and waste material

In 1986, Melbourne musician David Bridie of the groups Not Drowning, Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake travelled to Papua New Guinea, where he heard the heartfelt sounds of George Telek and the Moab Stringband’s ‘Abebe’ (‘Butterfly Song’) on board a bus. It marked the beginning of a profound fascination with the nation and its rich culture – and of a bond with Telek that would last more than 30 years.

About an acrobatic Cyberfeminist Trio who intersect boundaries: with technology and architecture.

Bob has scheduled his own death in eight days. Now he must make peace with his family, the love of his life and himself.

FILM SAFARI GHANA explores Australian critic and filmmaker Andrew Leavold’s obsession with the work of Ghanaian action movie sensation Samuel “Ninja” Nkansah. Journeying to Kumasi to meet his hero, Andrew is soon acting in the starring-role of Ninja's slavery-themed action movie, WHITE DEVIL. Witness the birth of a partnership between two of the world's most maverick directors as they hatch a plan to reteam in Ghana to shoot Leavold’s dream-film, a four-foot kung-fu remake of THE HARDER THEY COME.

A burgomeister and family man is haunted by a crime he committed 15 years before: robbing a wealthy Jewish Polish seed merchant to pay off his mortgage debt.

In this movie version of "Bellbird" (1967) a reporter, Philip Henderson stirs up the town further when they are already suffering with a drought.

Broke and desperate, two post-teens Splint and Spraggo plan a robbery but accidentally kill a man. As they scramble through a botched plan, they spiral through the stages of grief armed with nothing but crowbars and a bag of bread. Roasties Toasties is a dark comedy about failure, friendship, and the absurd weight of consequences.

Set in Australia and Ethiopia, this film explores the journey of a young adopted Ethiopian-Australian man struggling to find his path. Abeselom is a drug dealer living in Melbourne. Experiencing isolation and navigating between doing what is right and doing what he must to survive, Abeselom's world is changed when he meets a young nurse named Netsanet. The film is about love, culture and, ultimately, finding comfort within connection.

A disturbing cinematic opera from Melbourne film-maker, Michael Lee, presenting an intense emotional collage of film clips, original footage and complex object animation, structured loosely in the form of a Catholic Mass, to communicate the film-maker's traumatic Catholic experience. The film is intended in part as 'anti-imagery' in response to the iconography of Catholicism.

Dance, Dance! is the fanciest and danciest release ever! Whether you're doing an Irish jig or a highland fling, you'll simply want to dance and sing! From "Hula, Hula Baby" to "The Shimmie Shake!", it's a "Wiggly Party", come along and partake! Dance, Dance! with Anthony, Emma, Lachy, Simon and all your wiggly friends!

Joe Cross took viewers on his journey from overweight and sick to healthy and fit via a 60-day juice fast in the award-winning Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. With Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2, he looks at keeping healthy habits long-term.

An outgoing New York City art student falls for an introverted photographer who happens to be deaf - and living on the other side of the world.

LGBTIQ+ individuals from across Melbourne engage in intimate conversation and share their lockdown experiences – despite having never met before.

A writer tells a joke. Complications ensue.

The story of the genocide of the Tasmanian aborigine population by British settlers. Specifically Truganini, the last living full-blood aborigine.

After an enforcer is betrayed by his gang, he sets out to kill them.

An in depth and wide-ranging survey of the culture, tradition, rites and practices of voodoo in Haiti. Modern choreography influenced by voodoo tradition is also shown. Various ceremonies are filmed along with an extended look at the Festival Of The Dead or Fete Ghede. Along with the spirit of Baron Samedi.

In the world's first media interview, shot in Paris in August 1886, the great photographer Nadar interviews the famous scientist and sceptic Chevreul on his 100th birthday. In their own words - originally recorded in shorthand - they discuss photography, colour theory, Moliere, the scientific method, the crazy ideas of balloonists, and - of course - how to live for 100 years. These two legends of the 19th century have a lively and interesting conversation. One was born before the French revolution; the other was destined to see the marvels of the aeroplane and the movies.

A young girl, living with her family in a lighthouse, is fascinated by her brother's aloofness and observes his relationship with an English sailor from a distance.

All the colour, depth and mystery of India's complex and riotous cultural heritage is brought to light in a single action which changes two countries forever. A proud Indian international student is attacked in a brightly lit train carriage against a backdrop of darkness. Unknown to his attackers his high caste status has little relevance, and in one poignant moment, he is rescued by his counterpart, an 'untouchable', a low caste. They are united by what would otherwise be impossible. The highly publicised event sends shock waves through the international community.

A visual journey into the life and legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, Brett Whiteley.

Explores a one-of-a-kind high school for teen parents in Canberra, who must find their way through a complex system and overcome many challenges to make it to graduation and a new future.

Fourteen year old Brendan is a gifted piano player with a crush on the new girl in town. With a little help from his sister, he may just be able to win her from the local dreamboat.

After breaking into his landlord’s home, a mysterious renter forces him to read a cryptic poem that unravels the landlord’s involvement in a exploitative system of profit and power.

The breathtaking pinnacle of our great Australian game. The aspect that has given it world wide fame. Sandy Roberts takes us back on a tour through time. Back over the last three decades as we witness the best of the aerialists, the men who turned the screamer into fine art. The men who soared and captured our hearts. We've sifted through thousands of marks to bring you the very best... the most courageous, the most famous, the most memorable.

It's been a year since Killarna tried to take her own life, today is her 18th birthday, and things are slowly starting to feel ok again, but not all is as it seems.

A look at the work of volunteer firemen fighting bushfires in the Blue Mountains at the height of the fire season in 1980.

Koala Rescue profiles the courage and determination of everyday Aussies that went out of their way to rescue, treat and rehabilitate the koalas who survived the Australian Black Summer bushfires, 2019-20.

Steven Wilson is sent to Melbourne from the outback to spend his holidays with his Grandmother, an old time Tivoli showgirl/dancer. He becomes drawn into the world of the theatre, where the illusion is everything and grease-paint covers up reality. While watching a pantomime of Sinbad, Steven succumbs to the magic of the story and actually becomes the sailor on his greatest adventure ever.

This is a still from the film 'Where are we Heading?' which was made by The Commonwealth Film Unit in 1971 and directed by Arch Nicholson. The film presents an open ended look at the effects that different parental attitudes to life and the family unit have on adolescents. Directed mainly at adult audiences, especially parents and community leaders it deals with the social issues around all types of drug use.

Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn’t want her to leave. Stuck in time, father and daughter try to mend their fractured bond, but their connection is fragile, like the strange, colourful gems he digs up from the earth.

The film starts with voice over by Julie (Jill Delaney) which sets the minimalist plot running as she rides on her Ducati 750 into Melbourne.

In 1974, WWII officer Hiroo Onda made international headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle, claiming to not know the war was over. He was returned to Japan and hailed as a national hero. After learning of her family connection to this bizarre story, Filipino-Australian filmmaker Mia embarks on a journey, spanning decades, to meet Onoda. What she discovers is the untold stories from her own family about this so called hero they knew as "the devil of the mountains."

A reporter interviews a convicted killer, with terrifying results.

In a ravaged future-Australia, a solitary hermit guarding a priceless treasure is forced to offer sanctuary to a young girl who is fleeing murderous scavengers. With danger around every corner, can they learn to survive together?

A look at the local court system in Campbelltown, NSW.

2 police officers are hot on the trail of dangerous criminal 'Cotton'. A teenager was kidnapped a few days earlier and he is the main suspect. Can they find the teen before it too late?

The scars etched upon the souls of those fighting for freedom of speech and belief transcend the boundaries of race and nationality. In different corners of the world, individuals are often confronted with agonizing choices. It’s akin to the dilemma faced by a soldier forced to decide between harming an innocent girl or sacrificing themselves in a distant northern land. Or, in the case of a young lesbian girl, the heart-wrenching decision of whether to intervene when her lover is arrested by oppressive regime security forces in a Middle Eastern country or save herself.

Each night Megan and Liam dream about each other but then wake up alone. Will they ever find each other in the real world?

The true story of an iconic street, as told by the men and women who made it. Narrated by Anthony LaPaglia. After the disaster of World War II, a wave of Italian immigrants found their way to Melbourne - a strange place, suspicious of outsiders and completely devoid of a good cup of espresso. Congregating in a then run-down stretch of Carlton known as Lygon Street, these irrepressible restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and sometime mafiosi would come to define not only a street, but an entire country. 'Lygon Street - Si parla Italiano' brings to life the people, places and, of course, pastas that have made up one of Australia's most remarkable communities.

When immigrants Attila and Jana resettle in a rural Australian town as part of a government policy to populate isolated areas, they consider themselves lucky. Although they must work on a wind farm in the middle of nowhere, they have each other, and soon, a family. Problems with narrow-minded locals, the isolation, backbreaking labor and immigration officials are the least of their worries when bad things begin to happen to the animals and people in town. As the situation escalates, and fear begins to motivate them, Attila and Jana begin to wonder – are the Turbines only onlookers or guilty of the unthinkable?

A convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.

Feeling isolated, lonely, and bored, new mother Lydia struggles to grasp what's real and what's her imagination.

Documentary by filmmaker Sarah Appleton.

When Jordan misses the bus, a cop starts chasing him.