Film Australia Movies
- 1998
China Dolls
China Dolls3.51998HD
Aussie boys of Asian descent candidly discuss their status as a "minority within a minority".
- 1996
Rats in the Ranks
Rats in the Ranks71996HD
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...
- 1989
88.9 Radio Redfern
88.9 Radio Redfern11989HD
An observational documentary which looks at Sydney’s first community Aboriginal radio station, 88.9 Radio Redfern. Set against a backdrop of contempor...
- 1995
Return to Sandakan
Return to Sandakan01995HD
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...
- 2002
The Trouble with Merle
The Trouble with Merle02002HD
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...
- 1995
Gorgeous
Gorgeous01995HD
Why do women and girls feel insecure about body image, and what thoughts tempt them towards eating disorders and other strange beauty rituals? Gorgeo...
- 1984
The Human Face of Russia
The Human Face of Russia01984HD
Documentary on the USSR
- 1991
The Last Crop
The Last Crop01991HD
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...
- 2003
Welcome to the Waks Family
Welcome to the Waks Family62003HD
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...
- 1999
Federation
Federation01999HD
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...
- 1974
Namatjira the Painter
Namatjira the Painter01974HD
Traces the life and artistic development of the Aboriginal painter, the late Albert Namatjira. His environment, his introduction to painting, his subs...
- 1988
Custody
Custody01988HD
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...
- 1977
Yumi Yet
Yumi Yet5.51977HD
Documents Independence Day of Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, comparing the pageantry of local celebrations with the official ceremony in the...
- 1987
Prisoners of Propaganda
Prisoners of Propaganda61987HD
In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Secret Service made a film called Calling Australia! to show the "exemplary conditions" under which prisoners of war we...
- 1959
The Pace That Kills
The Pace That Kills01959HD
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...
- 1958
Dead on Their Feet
Dead on Their Feet01958HD
A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.
- 1966
Life in Australia: Geraldton
Life in Australia: Geraldton01966HD
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...
- 2002
Ordinary People
Ordinary People8.52002HD
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...
- 1974
Mr. Symbol Man
Mr. Symbol Man01974HD
Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by speech handicapped and deaf individuals. Profiles the life and work of...
- 1975
Sister, If You Only Knew
Sister, If You Only Knew71975HD
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...