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For International Women's Day, we present a portrait of the pioneering Australian filmmakers, the McDonagh Sisters – Isabel, Paulette and Phyllis.
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Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) walk into the old mission house. Here, Grandma Nina encounters ghosts of yesteryear. They find out that Grandma Nina’s mother has long passed away....
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David Helfgott (Geoffrey Rush) has returned to Perth a broken man, after his collapse on stage at the Royal College of Music. He has been in and out of mental institutions and half-way houses until...
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Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) pull up at a roadside stop where two Indigenous men are sitting. Luke gets out to talk to them. Grandma Nina stays in the car.
Summary by Romaine...
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Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) stand beside a waterhole. Grandma Nina sees people from her past.
Summary by Romaine Moreton
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In this short excerpt from a home movie donated to the NFSA by amateur filmmaker Sid Bennetts, we see a group of young men and boys building a barbecue in their backyard.
Long before barbecuing ...
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Ever wondered what drives people to spend up to 11 months of the year and thousands of dollars on Christmas lights? Meet the Watsons, the Greenways and the Overtons, some of Australia’s most...
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Kamarrang of the Bordoh clan introduces himself and the Nabarlek band to us. They come from Manmoyi, 200 kms from Oenpelli in Arnhem Land. Kamarrang tells us how the band has been established to...
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The family travel to Kundjabe to fish. The women bait the hooks with worms, while they talk about the different types of food available to them. There is a great familiarity with how the family...
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The Bordoh clan travel by tractor to the river. Over footage of the family going to the river, swimming and fishing, Diliyang introduces us to his family and country, and talks about the value of the...