Curated Film & Sound Selection

Featured Curated collection

Singer John Farnham, circa early 1970s, sitting in front of a TV studio audience, he is pictured looking back over his right shoulder towards the camera. You can see audience members in the background.
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John Farnham

This article contains 4 audio items, 1 image and 26 videos
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Two humpback whales rising from the water

The Sounds of Australia

What sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were named in 2018?

This article contains 11 audio items
Skippy the kangaroo and Sonny crouched down together behind a log

Skippy

We share Skippy items from the NFSA collection, including clips, interviews, merchandise, music, ads and more.

This article contains 4 audio items, 1 image and 19 videos
Head and shoulders shot of Jimmy Barnes wearing a black shirt and looking at camera. He is holding a bandana with a motorcycle club logo on it next to the side of his head.

Jimmy Barnes

We shine a light on the long career of Australia's greatest rock singer and working-class man, Jimmy Barnes.

This article contains 3 audio items, 6 images and 23 videos

List of Curated collections

Total collections: 151
People line the boardwalk and steps of the Sydney Opera House for its opening. There are balloons in the air and the Sydney Harbour Bridge is in the background.

Sydney Opera House

This year marks 45 years since the official opening of the Sydney Opera House on 20 October 1973 – 14 years after construction began.

This article contains 1 audio item, 5 images and 28 videos
Sydney Opera House
Sydney
Sydney Harbour
Australian music
Warren Brown holds up a gold cigarette case at the National Archives of Australia

The Prime Ministers' National Treasures

Warren Brown reveals the emotional lives of Australian prime ministers through 12 objects they used every day or otherwise adored.

This article contains 1 document and 12 videos
Prime Ministers
National Treasures
2000s
Australian history
Warren Brown standing next to a large wooden surfboard

Investigating National Treasures

Take a road trip of discovery with Warren Brown as he reveals a fascinating mix of national treasures drawn from collections across Australia.

This article contains 15 videos
National Treasures
2000s
Australian history
A hand-tinted photograph of Annette Kellerman wearing a mermaid costume and lying on rocks near the water.

Annette Kellerman

The list of Annette Kellerman's achievements is extraordinary: champion swimmer and diver, vaudeville performer, international silent film star, stunt performer and entrepreneur.

This article contains 1 document, 14 images and 17 videos
1900s
Australian women
Australian actors
swimming
1910s
sport
silent films

Circus

This collection celebrates Australia's rich history of circus and carnival performers.

This article contains 30 videos
circus
circuses
animals
Wirth's Circus
carnivals
A drawing of a chalk outline of a body on a floor that has been made to look like a crime scene.

True Crime

This collection features some of Australia's most infamous crimes from the 20th century, showing how they were investigated by authorities and reported in the media at the time.

This article contains 2 audio items and 16 videos
true crime
news coverage
Heath Ledger is looking directly at the camera in a quietly confident pose. He is wearing black and up against a wall.

Heath Ledger

Australian actor Heath Ledger achieved great success in both Australia and Hollywood before his tragic death in 2008 at just 28 years old.

This article contains 5 audio items, 14 images and 21 videos
Heath Ledger
1990s
2000s
A close-up of a menacing looking man with dark eye make-up and an evil grin. His head looms over a smaller image of a neon-lit drive-in cinema and empty road.

Ozploitation Movie Posters

According to prolific cult director Brian Trenchard-Smith, Ozploitation is 'genre homage through an Australian lens: boisterous, anti-authoritarian, wide angle'.

This article contains 24 images
Australian film
Ozploitation
1970s
1980s
film posters
international film posters
Brian Trenchard-Smith