It’s more than a matter of ‘I Will Survive’: the films, documentaries, newsreels and series in the NFSA collection remind us how the LGBTQIA+ community have challenged and changed Australian attitudes with dignity and an undefeatable dose of queer joy.

During Alice and Mia’s house party, Mia (Frances O’Connor) and Danni (Radha Mitchell) both admit they’ve made a mistake in breaking up with each other.

Alice (Alice Garner) unloads to her counsellor.

Summary by Lynden Barber

Warning: this clip contains sexual references

This web series follows Saffie and Bek, combining queer sexual health education with a rom-com storyline.

From award winning director Maya Newell (In My Blood It Runs) and acclaimed producer Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays) comes a documentary short 19 years in the making.

Curator Nick Henderson shares excerpts from the home movies of Ken Garrahy, which are unique for documenting gay social life in Sydney in the 1960s.

Kenneth (Ken) Garrahy (1933-2021) was an avid home-movie enthusiast, documenting his social life in Sydney and his holidays overseas during the 1960s and 1970s.

Kenneth (Ken) Garrahy (1933-2021) was an avid home-movie enthusiast, documenting his social life in Sydney and his holidays overseas during the 1960s and 1970s.

This clip is from episode 8 of Homemade History, a 13-part series drawing on the vast and often forgotten heritage of 8mm home movies.

Kenneth (Ken) Garrahy (1933-2021) was an avid home-movie enthusiast, documenting his social life in Sydney and his holidays overseas during the 1960s and 1970s.