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A mix of white and First Nations people dressed in 1950s clothes dancing together.
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Article

NFSA Restores: The Coolbaroo Club

18 August 2023
VIEW
Artist Richard Bell seated in his studio in front of one of his works: a coloured Indigenous map of Australia with the words PAYE THE RENT across it
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Deep Dive: You Can Go Now

Watch a filmed conversation with First Nations artist Richard Bell at the NFSA.
24 August 2023
A fire ant seen at close quarters on a branch
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Science and Innovation

Science Week stories about spray-on skin, conservation, biosecurity, drones and more.
14 August 2023
Three white children, two boys and a girl, laughing and smiling together on a boat at sea. The youngest boy and girl are wearing colourful jumpers while the older boy wears a denim jacket.
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1990s TV shows for tweens

Remember the boom in Australian science-fiction and fantasy TV for kids in the 1990s?
Wendy Hanna  / 
9 August 2023

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Subject

  • Australian film
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Jan 2023

The McDonagh sisters, Isabel, Paulette and Phyllis, pictured from the waist up, wearing coats and hats and standing on the deck of a ship.
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Deep Dive: The McDonagh Sisters
Deep Dive: Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters – In conversation with Author Mandy Sayer

Listen to a conversation with Mandy Sayer, author of Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters: Australia’s First Female Filmmaking Team, at the NFSA in December 2022.

BY
 Karina Libbey
27 January 2023
Film

Jan 2023

Actors Hamilton Morris and Natassia Gorey Furber in 1920s clothing in the outback in Sweet Country
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Frontier Westerns
Frontier Westerns and First Nations Filmmakers

Dr John Milner writes about how First Nations filmmakers and stories have evolved the Western genre in Australian cinema.

BY
 Johnny Milner
25 January 2023
Film

Jan 2023

Singer Renee Geyer pictured from the waist up, singing into a microphone with band members in the background behind her.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/Renee-Geyer_Naked-Vicar-Show-2_1469106.jpg
Vale Renée Geyer
Vale Renée Geyer

One of Australia’s greatest and most influential vocalists, Renée Geyer, sadly passed away on 17 January 2023, aged 69.

BY
 Crispian Winsor
20 January 2023
Oral History
Photographs
Sound

Jan 2023

A group of four people sitting in a huddle.
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February at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at NFSA for February 2023

We're feeling the love this February in Arc Cinema!

BY
 Katie Maling
19 January 2023
Film

Jan 2023

Costume polaroids form Strictly Ballroom featuring Paul Mecurio and Tara Morice
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Catherine Martin: Strictly Ballroom Costumes
Catherine Martin: Costumes designs for Strictly Ballroom

Curator Jenny Gall continues her series of articles charting the career of Catherine Martin and her celebrated collaboration with director Baz Luhrmann.

16 January 2023
Documents
Film
Object
Photographs
Posters

Jan 2023

Two young men lying on a bed in an embrace. They are both shirtless and one is lying face down and the other facing up, with their faces turned toward eachother.
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Stephen Cummins Retrospective
Stephen Cummins Films Restored

Guest writer Simon Hunt reflects on the short films of Stephen Cummins, which the NFSA has remastered and restored and which premiered as part of the Mardi Gras Film Festival during Sydney WorldPride.

BY
 Simon Hunt
12 January 2023
Film

Dec 2022

Protesters hold banners calling for Aboriginal land rights at a march
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January at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at NFSA for January 2023

We're kicking off 2023 in style at Arc Cinema this January!

BY
 Katie Maling
19 December 2022
Film

Dec 2022

Sydney Harbour with the bridge in the background
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McDonagh sisters' filming locations
McDonagh sisters' filming locations in 1920s Sydney

Can you help us identify these Sydney locations from landmark 1920s films made by the McDonagh sisters?

BY
 Graham Shirley
15 December 2022
Film

Dec 2022

Wooden make-up chest belonging to film make-up artist Vivien Mepham. The chest's drawers are open and make-up jars, brushes and bottles are displayed in front of the chest
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-12/Viv%20Mepham%20make-up%20kit.jpg
In the Make-Up Chair with Viv Mepham
Australian Make-Up Artist Viv Mepham

A look at the career of Viv Mepham, one of Australia's behind-the-scenes pioneers in the world of make-up artistry.

BY
 Alexandra Robinson
6 December 2022
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Television

Dec 2022

Rose Byrne holds a microphone at an onstage Q&A
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Rose Byrne Interview
Aussies in Hollywood: Rose Byrne in conversation

Listen to Jenny Cooney's podcast conversation with Rose Byrne about working with Heath Ledger, switching between drama and comedy, and starting a production company.

BY
 Rachael Priddel
1 December 2022
Sound

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