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The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Jamie Croft

On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. From conception to completion, it had taken more than 15...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sam Wanamaker

A disturbing drama about a young mother who physically abuses her baby. Feeling overwhelmed and aware that she's not coping after the birth of her...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jacki Weaver

After the atomic obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, over 36,000 Australian men and women, part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Hugo Weaving

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

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tony Ayres

A documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads through Australia in a botched effort to introduce them as counter pests.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tip Byrne

Generally regarded as Australia's finest railway film and winner of many awards the world over, A Steam Train Passes is a nostalgic, imaginative...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Chris O'Sullivan

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kerry Walker

Shot with a big cowboy nod to the Western genre, this road safety film shows the danger of speeding on an unknown country road at night.

Genre: Comedy

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

Genre: Documentary

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Anne Boyd, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, teaches music at the publicly funded University of Sydney. This documentary chronicles...

Genre: Documentary

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

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Larry Hand

Exploring the relationship between Aboriginal people and their land (including the Dreaming, sacred places), this film was inspired by Silas...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bob Maza

The difficulty of separating sexual fantasy and reality becomes apparent in an investigation of an alleged sexual harassment case.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anna Maria Monticelli

This animated short film traces the adventures of a young Muttaburrasaurus who gets separated from his family. He wanders through wooded and coastal...

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Cast: Robyn Moore

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jennifer Vuletic

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

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Merle Oberon

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

Genre: Animation

Cast: Judith Lucy

An Australian couple strive to prove that chemical companies have polluted the water supply, giving their daughter leukemia.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Angie Milliken

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Judith Stratford