We dive deep into the NFSA Oral History collection to present stories about leading Australian stars and filmmakers who have found success in Hollywood.

Cinematographer John Seale interviewed by Andrew Urban.

Make-up artist and designer Lesley Vanderwalt interviewed by Pamela Willis Burden.

The Minerva Theatre on Orwell St, Kings Cross in Sydney, after it opened in May 1939.

This is a transcript of an excerpt about George Miller and the making of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, featured in the Australians in Hollywood exhibition at the NFSA, 2022.

In the latest NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to George Miller about ambition, Australian storytelling, starting out and how the industry has changed since the 1970s.

In this NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to George Miller about ambition, Australian storytelling, starting out and how the industry has changed since the 1970s.

Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) has been expelled from the penguin colony. His dancing upsets the elders, but he finds that Adelie penguins have a much more open attitude.

The Mad Max films include some of the most compelling music on Australian celluloid.

The insane, death-defying sequences, performed by talented stunt performers, are a huge part of the appeal of the Mad Max films.