Film Australia Movies

  • 1998
    China Dolls

    China Dolls

    China Dolls

    3.51998HD

    Aussie boys of Asian descent candidly discuss their status as a "minority within a minority".

    China Dolls
  • 1996
    Rats in the Ranks

    Rats in the Ranks

    Rats in the Ranks

    71996HD

    Every September Sydney's inner-suburban Leichhardt Council re-elects it mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand was popular with the citizenry but they don't vote...

    Rats in the Ranks
  • 1989
    88.9 Radio Redfern

    88.9 Radio Redfern

    88.9 Radio Redfern

    11989HD

    An observational documentary which looks at Sydney’s first community Aboriginal radio station, 88.9 Radio Redfern. Set against a backdrop of contempor...

    88.9 Radio Redfern
  • 1995
    Return to Sandakan

    Return to Sandakan

    Return to Sandakan

    01995HD

    During World War II there were nearly 2,500 Allied prisoners held in Sandakan POW camp in British North Borneo. Along with the ravages of war and the...

    Return to Sandakan
  • 2002
    The Trouble with Merle

    The Trouble with Merle

    The Trouble with Merle

    02002HD

    The director explores the birth origins of actress Merle Oberon, traveling to Tasmania and India in search of the truth, but her quest ultimately resu...

    The Trouble with Merle
  • 1995
    Gorgeous

    Gorgeous

    Gorgeous

    01995HD

    Why do women and girls feel insecure about body image, and what thoughts tempt them towards eating disorders and other strange beauty rituals? Gorgeo...

    Gorgeous
  • 1984
    The Human Face of Russia

    The Human Face of Russia

    The Human Face of Russia

    01984HD

    Documentary on the USSR

    The Human Face of Russia
  • 1991
    The Last Crop

    The Last Crop

    The Last Crop

    01991HD

    Ann (Kerry Walker) cleans for a living. She confronts problems like a vacuum cleaner sucks up dirt from the carpet. She shares everything she has with...

    The Last Crop
  • 2003
    Welcome to the Waks Family

    Welcome to the Waks Family

    Welcome to the Waks Family

    62003HD

    Everyday life in the Waks household is a logistical challenge of monumental proportions. There are two minibuses to move the family around and the kit...

    Welcome to the Waks Family
  • 1999
    Federation

    Federation

    Federation

    01999HD

    An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades l...

    Federation
  • 1974
    Namatjira the Painter

    Namatjira the Painter

    Namatjira the Painter

    01974HD

    Traces the life and artistic development of the Aboriginal painter, the late Albert Namatjira. His environment, his introduction to painting, his subs...

    Namatjira the Painter
  • 1988
    Custody

    Custody

    Custody

    01988HD

    Using the 'real life' documentary style, this drama observes two years in the life of the Byrne family as they become involved in the complicated lega...

    Custody
  • 1977
    Yumi Yet

    Yumi Yet

    Yumi Yet

    5.51977HD

    Documents Independence Day of Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, comparing the pageantry of local celebrations with the official ceremony in the...

    Yumi Yet
  • 1987
    Prisoners of Propaganda

    Prisoners of Propaganda

    Prisoners of Propaganda

    61987HD

    In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Secret Service made a film called Calling Australia! to show the "exemplary conditions" under which prisoners of war we...

    Prisoners of Propaganda
  • 1959
    The Pace That Kills

    The Pace That Kills

    The Pace That Kills

    01959HD

    Excessive speed is the number one killer on the roads: one-thrid of all road deaths are caused by it. By excessive speeding drivers risk their own liv...

    The Pace That Kills
  • 1958
    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    01958HD

    A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.

    Dead on Their Feet
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Geraldton

    Life in Australia: Geraldton

    Life in Australia: Geraldton

    01966HD

    Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the Western Australian re...

    Life in Australia: Geraldton
  • 2002
    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    8.52002HD

    Far right and anti-immigration politics have been on the rise worldwide. In Australia, as in many other western countries, as Ordinary People was film...

    Ordinary People
  • 1974
    Mr. Symbol Man

    Mr. Symbol Man

    Mr. Symbol Man

    01974HD

    Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by speech handicapped and deaf individuals. Profiles the life and work of...

    Mr. Symbol Man
  • 1975
    Sister, If You Only Knew

    Sister, If You Only Knew

    Sister, If You Only Knew

    71975HD

    This film explores the pressures experienced by Aboriginal women living in the city, and the effect that these pressures also have on their men and th...

    Sister, If You Only Knew