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Tagged: Australian documentary

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The McDonagh Sisters: Early Australian Female Filmmakers
This collection celebrates the work of the McDonagh sisters. In the 1920s, they became the first women to own and operate a film production company in Australia. Paulette (1901–1978) wrote and...
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Director Pat Fiske on Australia Daze (1988)
Director Pat Fiske shares her story about the making of the landmark documentary Australia Daze.
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Deep Dive: Ella Havelka and Douglas Watkin
Ella Havelka, the first Indigenous dancer with the Australian Ballet, discusses the documentary Ella with director Douglas Watkin and the NFSA's Karina Libbey.
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Deep Dive: Ian Darling, Michael O'Loughlin, Tanya Hosch and Fran Kelly on The Final Quarter
Director Ian Darling, ex-footballer Michael O’Loughlin, and AFL Inclusion and Social Policy Manager Tanya Hosch discuss the Adam Goodes documentary The Final Quarter and racism in sport with ABC's...
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NFSA Restores: Eternity to premiere at Sydney Film Festival
NFSA Restores: Eternity premieres at the Sydney Film Festival. The acclaimed 1994 documentary has been digitally restored 25 years after its release.
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NFSA Connects with '4'
Producer Joanna Buggy and highly acclaimed solo violinist Niki Vasilakis from Adelaide discussed the classical music documentary '4' with high school students in South Australia. Watch videos from...
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Vale Tom Manefield
Courtesy of Storry Walton and Robin Hughes, we publish their eulogies for the late filmmaker Tom Manefield.
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The Final Quarter Q&A
In July 2019 the NFSA hosted a screening of director Ian Darling’s documentary The Final Quarter, about the events that provoked heated public debate and the retirement of champion AFL player Adam...
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Mystify: in Conversation with Richard Lowenstein
On 7 February 2020, the NFSA hosted a screening and conversation with filmmaker Richard Lowenstein and film editor Taylor Martin about the making of the documentary, Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019...
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The Movie Show: Australia Daze Review
This segment from SBS program The Movie Show (1986–2008) features a review of the documentary Australia Daze (1988) by Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton. Margaret and David, who hosted the long-...
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