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Nov 2019
Album cover for mental As Anything's record 'Get Wet' with a hyper saturated colour photo of the band members.

Get Wet

In November 1979, Australian band Mental As Anything released their debut album 'Get Wet' and launched a long career.

By Sean O'Brien / 27 Nov 2019
Oral History
Posters
Sound
Television
Archie Roach stands at a microphone singing. He is holding his arms outstretched.

Archie Roach interview

Clips from an exclusive interview with musician Archie Roach where he talks about family and music as a healer.

By Beth Taylor / 5 Nov 2019
Film
Sound
Sep 2019
Red Dog, a kelpie-cattle dog cross, pokes his head out of the window of a travelling train

Starstruck Online

After successful seasons in Canberra, Adelaide, the Gold Coast, Bathurst and Geraldton between 2017 and 2019, you can now find highlights from the Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition online.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 24 Sep 2019
Object
Photographs
Posters
A man and a woman wearing dark sunglasses, black clothes and carrying guns.

The Matrix is 20

The NFSA is celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Matrix with a special screening and Q&A with Executive Producer Andrew Mason.

By Tara Marynowsky / 10 Sep 2019
Film
Television
Aug 2019
Actor Charles Farrell reclines on the ground surrounded by a crowd of men.

Charles Farrell Flies In

When Charles Farrell came to Australia in 1936 to appear in The Flying Doctor, he brought with him a touch of Hollywood glamour and the aura of a big-name star.

By Jeff Wray / 28 Aug 2019
Film
Jul 2019

NAIDOC Week: M Yunupingu

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that the following article contains the names, images and voices of deceased persons.

By Adam Blackshaw / 8 Jul 2019
Television
May 2019

Indigenous Filmmaking: A Short History

Within a generation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers have become a vibrant presence in the centre of filmmaking in Australia.

By Liz McNiven / 27 May 2019
Film
Television
Apr 2019
Three women pose for the camera. One wears a white wedding gown. The other two are bridesmaids in pink.

Vintage fashion in colour

Mark Foy's fashion parades from the 1940s and '50s, featuring designers Pierre Balmain and Schiaparelli, captured in gorgeous colour footage.

By Beth Taylor / 29 Apr 2019
Film
Image featuring Indigenous Francis Williams of the Naygayiw Gigi Dance Troupe in costume standing in front of the sea

Carriberrie

Carriberrie is a breathtaking virtual reality journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance, across stunning Australian landscapes.

By Adam Blackshaw / 10 Apr 2019
Film
Mar 2019
The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne

The Heidelberg Golf Club

The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne recently donated to the NFSA a film from the 1920s showing the club and its surrounds at the time of its formation.

By Pat O'Connor / 28 Mar 2019
Film