Stories

Graham Shirley's portrait of the pioneering Australian filmmakers, the McDonagh Sisters – Isabel, Paulette and Phyllis.

A determined son found footage of his mother’s gold medal win at the 1972 Paralympics in the NFSA collection.

A recently donated film reveals the only known colour footage of Sir Donald Bradman playing cricket.

In February 1965, Dr 'Kumantjayi’ (Charlie) Perkins AO led students from the University of Sydney on a 'freedom ride’ through rural NSW to expose racial segregation in Australia.

We celebrate diversity in Australia's radio broadcasting history and the NFSA collection.

The NFSA celebrates Valentine's Day with recently restored footage of a unique wedding ceremony in the skies over Sydney in 1932.

Jenny Gall takes a close look at two of the costumes from Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock, released in Australia in August 1975.

Michael Leigh surveys the long history of ethnographic filmmaking in this country and the representation of Indigenous Australians on film.

For thousands of Australian women and girls, cricket is not just a sport for the boys, but a way of life.

From lifesaving to 'soul surfing’: Paul Byrnes tracks the history of surfing and surf movies in Australia.