A portrait of the Coolbaroo Club, an Aboriginal-run dance club which operated in Perth from 1946 - 1960. The story is told through the memories of those involved, stills, archival images and records and by extensive dramatisation. RESTORED in 2023 by, the NFSA RESTORES program of the NATIONAL FILM…
In the Aboriginal community of Mt Liebig, about 300km west of Alice Springs, a group of young women talk about the importance of bush food in their culture and its relationship to good health. In contrast, they associate sickness with “takeaway shop food” and describe Alice Springs as a “takeaway…
"Fear has been ruling the environmental debate...Global warming is real – it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is not the end of the world." With the implementation of a carbon tax hovering overhead – Cool It is a bold and refreshing look at the bigger picture.…
This half day conference in-person and live streamed, considered the outcomes, implications and debates the next steps after the summit.
This half day conference in-person and live streamed, considered the outcomes, implications and debates the next steps after the summit.
A film-based training package aimed at raising awareness of those problems experienced by people with AIDS, and to portray their reactions and responses to the illness, and also to the health care and support they are offered. In producing this programme, people with AIDS were given total freedom to…
Many kinds of physical loss are examined. This film which is presented by Dr Colin Murray Parkes, deals with a wide range of losses, exemplifying a wider range of experience. It shows the effects of losses on patients, families, carers and health care professionals. Examples of loss from AIDS, amputation,…
21 short sequences of potentially violent situations based on real incidents act as triggers. A series of twenty-one short sequences of potentially violent situations based on real incidents shot from the point of view of staff coming on to the scene. Designed to act as triggers to role play and/or…
A Film by Terry Sanders Produced by Freida Lee Mock & Terry Sanders 28 Minutes Aaran Copland is considered by many to be America's premier composer. His musical works range from ballet and orchestra to choral music and movie scores. "Copland Portrait" is a rare intimate portrait…
Ein Dokumentarfilm von Sabine Eckard Deutsch, 85 Minuten PRÄDIKAT: WERTVOLL Eher ein Zufall brachte sie zur Photographie, doch ihre außergewöhnliche Begabung ließ sie seit den 50er Jahren eine der großen Photojournalistinnen werden – für LIFE, für PARIS…
In the face of a looming crisis Coral Gardeners takes viewers to the frontlines of the battle to save the Maldives' dying coral reefs. Former President Mohamed Nasheed sounds the alarm, warning that without intervention, the vibrant underwater ecosystems that sustain life here will vanish by 2030,…
Coral Ghosts is a 80-minute feature documentary that combines sixty years of underwater photography with the timely quest of Dr. Tom Goreau, a marine biologist who inherited the family legacy of protecting the world’s coral reefs at a time when they have never faced greater threats. Told…
