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24 Jun 2022

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A man and woman look into the viewfinder of a digital movie camera.

Australians & Hollywood: Oral Histories

Hear stories about leading stars and filmmakers featured in our Australians & Hollywood exhibition.

By Sean O'Brien / 29 Jun 2022

Leah Purcell as a pregrant bushwoman, standing outside in a rocky bush landscape in her film of The Drover's Wife

Leah Purcell interview

In a new Inspired video interview, Leah Purcell talks about the impact of seeing black worlds on screen.

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The Wallabies Tour that Never Was

See rare home movies of the 1939 Wallabies bound for a UK tour that never happened.

By Heather Gill / 29 Jun 2022

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A Portrait of Pearl

Jennifer Coombes explores the life of Pearl Schweig, an actress from the 1930s Cinesound casting books who features in the exhibition Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits.

By Jennifer Coombes / 10 Sep 2018

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