Film & Sound News

List of articles

Jan 2021

Deep Dive: Brazen Hussies

Listen to a Q&A with the director of documentary Brazen Hussies (2020), Catherine Dwyer and influential feminist Elizabeth Reid.

By Johnny Milner / 28 Jan 2021

Film

Sound

Two surfers in the ocean catching waves, in the background are tall ships and sailing boats.

Pat Fiske on Australia Daze

Director Pat Fiske shares her story about the making of the landmark documentary Australia Daze.

By Pat Fiske / 21 Jan 2021

Film

Man waving an Australian flag, set against a pale blue, cloudy sky.

Australia Daze: 1988 to Now

For the documentary Australia Daze, 28 film crews captured Australia's bicentennial celebrations over 24 hours across the country on 26 January 1988.

By Sean Bridgeman / 19 Jan 2021

Film

Dec 2020

Silent Night

Johnny Milner takes a look at one of the most enduring of Christmas carols, 'Silent Night', with performances by Paul Robeson and Archie Roach.

By Johnny Milner / 21 Dec 2020

Film

Sound

Kylie Minogue on stage in a pink showgirl costume singing into a microphone.

2020 at the NFSA

View and listen to highlights of what we collected in 2020, including an emotional eyewitness account of the Victorian bushfires and exclusive interviews on the impact of COVID-19.

By Mel Bondfield / 16 Dec 2020

Documents

Film

Object

Oral History

Radio

Sound

Television

A long exposure image of lights. They have left trails across the image.

Newscaf: Christmas lights

As part of our Newscaf series, we bring you some notable Christmas light displays, from Toowoomba to Tasmania.

By Beth Taylor / 11 Dec 2020

Television

Deep Dive: Blue-Tongue Films

In October 2020, the NFSA presented an online screening of shorts from Blue-Tongue Films and a Q&A with two of the collective’s principal creatives, Nash Edgerton and David Michôd.

By Johnny Milner / 9 Dec 2020

Film