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The 10 Conditions of Love
- 2009
- Documentary
- 53mins
- Completed
This is the story of Rebiya Kadeer, China’s nightmare – the woman it accuses of inciting terrorism within China’s borders. It is also the story of the ‘other Tibet’ – the country its people call East Turkestan, but which the Chinese call Xinjiang Province – the other stain on China’s moral character.
Acting Out
- 2006
- Feature
- 80mins
- Completed
About the experiences of a young woman dealing with issues of intimacy and a fear of relationships as a result of family problems that led to the separation of her parents. These issues drive her to ‘act out’ as she craves attention from her self-absorbed mother and those around her, yet places a wall between herself and the outside world.
Ayen's Cooking Class for African Men
- 2007
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Completed
In Sudan it is taboo for a man to cook. What happens when Ayen starts a cooking class for refugee boys and asks them to prepare a feast for their biggest critics - the elders?
Bad Bush
- 2009
- Feature
- 85mins
- Completed
When Ophelia with her baby finds her sister Maggie in the bush, she expects to find a peaceful haven. But Maggie seems deeply disturbed and when she goes to town for supplies, Ophelia is left alone with her boyfriend Weaver, whose charming exterior covers a psychotic personality. To make things worse, Maggie never returns home…
Ballroom Rules
- 2010
- Documentary
- 30mins
- Completed
Anny Salerni is the owner of Melbourne’s only gay and lesbian ballroom dancing studio, and is the driving force behind the art of same-sex ballroom dancing in Australia. Anny has been threatened in the past by the governing body for ballroom dancing in Australia but she is determined to provide a safe space for her students to dance.
Between The Flags - The history of Australia lifesaving
- 2010
- Documentary
- 46mins
- Completed
Over the past 100 years Australia has developed the most integrated cost effective, coastal rescue and surveillance network. A total of 37,000 trained surf lifesavers patrol 400 of the country's beaches on weekends and public holidays during the swimming season. Surf life saving is Australia's major water safety and rescue authority, and the largest organisation of it type in the country. In recognition of Australia's surf life savers BETWEEN THE FLAGS is a documentary showing the history and celebrating 100 years of surf life saving in Australia.
Bikes and Broken Bones
- 2010
- Documentary
- 3 x 30mins
- Completed
This is a journey into the heart and soul of Freestyle Motocross (FMX) in Australia and the generation of riders who are addicted to this risky lifestyle. With little thought to self-preservation, these daredevils risk injury or death for something they love to do.
Byron Underwater
- 2006
- Documentary
- 57mins
- Completed
BYRON UNDERWATER explores marine life behaviour at Julian Rocks, off the coast of Byron Bay, where tropical and temperate waters converge creating a unique habitat for an amazing variety of marine life. Come on a marine journey to observe mating octopus, wobbegong sharks, schools of pelagic predators, anenome fish defending its host, manta rays soaring and the prehistoric looking leopard sharks. Discover a haven for sea turtles and one of the remaining refuges for the endangered grey nurse shark.
Convict
- 2013
- Feature
- 110mins
- Completed
Ray, a decorated soldier who just returned from his duty in the Middle East, finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiancé’s honour. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break him. Ray has to learn how to navigate his way around the internal politics and turf wars between the Arab, Aboriginal and Anglo prisoners and wardens, and find a way to make it through to keep his sanity and see his fiancé again.
Convictions
- 2005
- Feature
- 61mins
- Completed
In 1879 a lone soldier mans the outpost of Beacon Hill. Lieutenant Henry Tasman is distracted from his chores by a vision of his dead wife and daughter, and one dark day a boatload of convict ghosts appears. Years later Melanie, a young researcher, is obsessed with finding the truth about the hauntings recorded in Henry's journal. A seance in the ruins of the fort unearths a darker secret than could have been imagined.
The Desealer
- 2006
- Feature
- 60mins
- Completed
A young man walks into a building under construction and is told he must leave for safety reasons. Confused, he says this is the hotel he has been living in for eight weeks. A worker escorts him from the building, says it’s been empty awaiting permits for over 12 weeks. A young woman follows him into the street and offers her spare room until he gets his bearings. He takes her up on the offer.
Fearless
- 2005
- Documentary
- 54mins
- Completed
At the age of 91, you're expected to be planning a journey into the next life, not a trip to London to witness the world premiere of your play. Yet this is precisely what Julia Britton does.
A Fighting Chance
- 2007
- Documentary
- 30mins
- Completed
At age 42, Australian boxing champion Nermin Sabanovic is making a comeback and dreaming of fighting for a world title, despite the concerns of his wife and two daughters. Nermin has been out of the ring for 10 years and his aging body may not be up to it.
The Future Makers
- 2008
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Completed
Australia has one of the world’s largest renewable energy resources. A number of Australians are world leaders in the field of renewable energy and sustainable solutions. They are serious about creating clean energy options that will make a big difference. Some draw energy and inspiration from nature in their clean technology designs.
Gene-X
- 2006
- Feature
- 88mins
- Completed
Tom Gray’s discovers the gene that will cure cancer. Convinced by the young nurse he is falling in love with that his breakthrough may be the last chance to save the life of a dying boy on her ward, Tom prematurely uses his material on the child with breathtaking success. When Tom discovers a flaw in his creation, a brain tumour that results in violent behaviour, and attempts to get the Gene-X of his creation back in the bottle, is met with a cover-up that will cost him his job, and others, their lives.
Girl in a Mirror
- 2005
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Completed
GIRL IN A MIRROR documents the work of 1970s photographer Carol Jerrems, in a life tragically cut short. Drawing from hundreds of her photographs, the film traces the passionate and exuberant course that Jerrems took through this turbulent decade.
The Glenmoore Job
- 2005
- Short film
- 52mins
- Completed
Warren steps out of prison and straight into a self-help group whose idea of therapy is to play board games. But if he has to humour these weirdos so the cops will leave him alone while he does a 'job' for a mate on the inside, then 'roll the dice...'
Hamlet X
- 2004
- Feature
- 118mins
- Completed
A man is released from prison and a woman friend invites him to stay in a deserted building, where he reluctantly becomes involved with a production of 'Hamlet'. Haunted by the uncertainty of his past, together with his guilt for existing, he becomes more and more like Shakespeare's infamous Dane.
The Heartbreak Tour
- 2005
- Short film
- 52mins
- Completed
A group of friends, on the verge of their thirties, embark on an unplanned tour of their personal emotional sacred sites. It's a journey into their collective past but as they visit the venues of their greatest romantic disasters they discover that the past is not as collective as they had imagined.
ICU
- 2009
- Feature
- 90mins
- Completed
Three bored teenagers spying on their neighbours suspect they have uncovered a vicious serial killer in action. But little do they know that the high-rise holiday apartment they are staying in is actually full of hidden cameras and that 'someone' is actually watching them from every angle.
Inferno
- 2004
- Documentary
- 45mins
- Completed
INFERNO is a fast-paced one-hour docu-drama about a team of fire fighters and their many fires and rescues. Exclusive access means the camera team follow the fire fighters into the midst of major emergencies, resulting in a very real and dramatic coverage at the heart of the crisis. Producer/narrator Greg Grainger follows the team from C Platoon Blacktown for several months through the most extreme fires, recruit training and risky rescues.
Jammin' In The Middle E
- 2005
- Short film
- 52mins
- Completed
An Arab Australian comedy about food, families, gangsta rap and… rosewater!
Liberty in Restraint
- 2005
- Documentary
- 90mins
- Completed
Following the unusual life of fetish photographer, Noel Graydon, we investigate his work, past and present, and the transgressive activities of the S&M community he works within. (Also available in a 55 min version)
Lost and Found
- 2006
- Feature
- 90mins
- Completed
One man, two lives.
The Love Market
- 2008
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Completed
In the highlands of Northern Vietnam lies the remote town of Sapa, home to a mosaic of colourful hill tribes. Sapa opened to tourism in the late 1990s and now roughly 200 hill tribe girls aged seven to 18 years live independently on the streets of Sapa to sell embroidery. The girls are savvy, street smart and dream of life beyond selling souvenirs. But how will these young girls survive the leap from remote tribal culture to 21st century Asia?
A Loving Friend
- 2009
- Documentary
- 77mins
- Completed
In his posthumously published diaries, Australian artist Donald Friend made shocking admissions of sexual liaisons with children across Asia and the Torres Strait, though many among the arts elite of Australia continue to deny any wrongdoing on Friend's part. Filmmaker Kerry Negara confronts this culture of evasion and the creation of the 'nice, culturally acceptable pedophile'. Her documentary encompasses the viewpoints of academics in Canberra through to unprecedented interviews with Friend's houseboys on the island 'paradise' of Bali.
Mad Morro
- 2008
- Documentary
- 50mins
- Completed
James is an Aborigine who was been behind bars for his entire adult life. Now he is only weeks away from release. His aim is to return to some type of normal life – a career, a good woman, a family of his own, and to find peace. It is a search that sees attempted love, a battle with his own personal demons, and both the help and hindrance of his own family.
The Marey Project
- 2005
- Feature
- 90mins
- Completed
A mysterious mix of loss and longing that investigates a man's imaginings, taking him to the edge of the abyss before he discovers what it is he needs most. Experimenting with a host of strange phenomena including phantoms from his past and present, Walter Hey confronts a power that could hold the key to his deepest dreams... or darkest nightmares. THE MAREY PROJECT is a challenging new work inspired by the photographic and chrono-photographic experiments of the 19th century French physiologist E. J. Marey. It is an eerie work, with intriguing whispers, reminiscent of Chris Marker’s ‘La Jetee’ (1962) in its clash of science with humanity.
Marine Passions
- 2005
- Short film
- Experimental
- 52mins
- Completed
Filmed in the waters of Byron Bay, MARINE PASSIONS submerges you into a magical underwater world. The world music soundtrack connects you with the inherent rhythm of nature and the exotic aquatic life forms we share our planet with. Combined with stunning visual effects MARINE PASSIONS immerses your senses.
Mask of Deception
- 2007
- Documentary
- 96mins
- Completed
With obesity being the fastest growing epidemic in world history, increasing not only in the elderly but also in young people, everyone is at risk. Are dangerous substances in our food supply and the over consumption of certain food substances killing us? Are the next generation of children likely to have a lower life expectancy than their parents? The evidence indicated the answer is yes!
The Medieval Imagination
- 2008
- Documentary
- 26mins
- Completed
This documentary looks at the bringing together of 90 hand-made, precious books dating from the 8th to the 16th centuries, including the oldest European book to ever cross the Equator. Behind the scenes of this exhibition and its creation lies the fascinating story of the richest repository of Western knowledge and art, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the advent of printing.
Missing: Presumed Dead
- 2008
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Completed
MISSING PRESUMED DEAD is Gerard Reed's journey to discover what became of Heinrich Bornkamp, a German soldier of World War One, whose wallet he discovered in a collector's shop in Adelaide, South Australia. Heinrich’s wallet was a link to a loss in Gerard's family, as his great uncle Pat Murphy was 'missing presumed dead' in World War One. Gerard seeks some resolution for this man whose family had kept the door unlocked for the day he would return, a day that never came.
More Than Horseplay
- 2008
- Documentary
- 27mins
- Completed
A world first study into the therapeutic benefits of horseback riding for children with cerebral palsy. MORE THAN HORSEPLAY focuses on three children: Lachlan aged eleven, Georgia five and Angus who is just four years old. As we meet the children and their families we understand their hopes and expectations. We explore the scientific team research methods and hypotheses. Will riding really improve the quality of life for children with disabilities?
My Home, Your War
- 2006
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Completed
MY HOME, YOUR WAR follows Layla Hussein and her middle-class Suni family living in Baghdad from the time before invasion to the present. It looks at the disintegration of normal life in Iraq.
A Nun's New Habit
- 2008
- Documentary
- 56mins
- Completed
Sister Carmel Wauchope, a sister of the Good Samaritans kicked off her habit some 20 years ago. However, her current habit is just as profound: the plight of refugees who have been detained in detention centres and the ongoing psychological damage and trauma suffered after their release.
On the Edge of Eden
- 2007
- Feature
- 94mins
- Completed
Before heading overseas for the job of a lifetime, Ash and Jennifer escape their shoe box apartment to enjoy a three-day holiday. The moment they arrive in their remote paradise they receive a call that brings into question their financial and career security, and all they’ve known and trusted about their employer. Stuck in the middle of nowhere with only a mobile, paradise becomes hell as they make decisions that could make or break their futures – personally and professionally.
Our Bush Wedding
- 2005
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Completed
Aboriginal artist Gordon Syron and American photographer Elaine Perlot-Kitchener met nearly 30 years ago, a few days after Gordon finished serving time for murdering his brother-in-law. Now in their early sixties, this documentary follows the creative and eccentric pair in the lead-up to their bush wedding.
Packed Lunch
- 2005
- Documentary
- 24mins
- Completed
Speedos are both an Australian icon and a gay male icon. PACKED LUNCH explores the appeal, the fetish, the fashion and the fun of Speedos. Are they legitimate sportswear, a gay thing or just well-packed lunch?
Rat Ribbons
- 2006
- Documentary
- 25mins
- Completed
This film is designed to act as a counterweight to the centuries of defamation and bad press rats have received worldwide. It shows that rats are not just sewer dwelling animals that live to bite you, but are adorable little pets with personality.
Raul the Terrible
- 2005
- Documentary
- 80mins
- Completed
An intimate and often dangerously up close portrait of a man driven to change the world, and a frightening insight into the politics of poverty in 21st century Argentina.
Rush
- 1999
- Documentary
- 56mins
- Completed
Looks at the obsession with speed, 'joyriding' and car theft and the implications for three young men's lives, providing a deeper understanding of their motivation and culture.
Sacred Ground
- 2007
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Completed
This observational documentary captures the story of Quenten Agius and his family, fighting to save what remains of their heritage and culture. This multi-layered film is a microcosm of what is happening to Aboriginal peoples all over Australia. In the lucky country, 40 thousand years of heritage, culture and traditions are being swept away - it's a national disgrace. This challenging, enriching and emotional story takes us into an Aboriginal world that is rarely seen or heard.
Searching 4 Sandeep
- 2007
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Completed
Despite living in Sydney, one of the gay capitals of the world, 28 year old Poppy is forced online in her search for love. When she meets online 31 year old Anglo/Indian Sandeep Virdi, she thinks she’s found the one. Unfortunately, Sandeep lives at home in the British Midlands with her conservative Sikh parents and three younger sisters. And she’s not out to any of them!
Stranded
- 2005
- Short film
- 52mins
- Completed
How long does it take before the abnormal seems normal? Death, love and family values are all up for renegotiation in this black comedy about a girl trying to start a new life after the loss of her mother.
Sum of Existence
- 2004
- Feature
- 85mins
- Completed
Liz Murphy's happy life is destroyed in one night by a vicious attack. Tormented by nightmares, she attempts suicide. Her desperate parents turn to an ambitious psychiatrist, Doctor Juliet Kin, who hypnotises Liz to help her forget what happened. The treatment appears to have worked, but the attacker is enraged that Liz can't remember him and vows to make sure she never forgets him.
The Sunset Six
- 2013
- Feature
- 85mins
- Completed
An aging guitarist looks to revive his former legendary status in this Australian feel-good comedy. With his glory days behind him, he forms a new band of hopefuls – The Sunset Six. The band is his last chance of landing the record deal that will get him back in the game. But with the band falling apart and their first big gig imminent, can Riff keep the band on the rails?
Tailgate
- 2013
- Feature
- 83mins
- Completed
Luke awakens in the boot of a car with vague memories of the night before. The Driver’s instructions are: travel to the location and in 3 days, kill the man in the boot. But why is Luke in his car and who supplied the orders? Imprisoned with only a slither of light, Luke desperately attempts to gain control by attacking the Driver’s conscious. Death seems inescapable until they arrive at their destination and the boot is opened, but is either man actually prepared to face the reality of their situation?
Tan Lines
- 2006
- Feature
- 97mins
- Completed
This is the story of Midget Hollows: teenage surfer, party-goer, pervert - and how his existence is turned upside-down when he falls in love with his best friend's older brother.
Tin God
- 2011
- Feature
- 92mins
- Completed
Ethan and Jesse were mates. Closer than brothers. But when the mysterious Sasha comes to town, everything changes forever. Is she a jaded victim of too many relationships gone wrong or a manipulative sadist simply using the boys as sport?
Why Me?
- 2006
- Documentary
- 50mins
- Completed
This is the story of five children who as adults are trying to get on with their lives. Powerful re-enactments of key moments from the 1950s and 60s establish an emotional link to the pain and suffering of being an outsider wherever you are. It also shows how these people struggle to find a direction in their lives, their courage and hope.
With Time To Kill
- 1987
- TV drama
- 73mins
- Completed
Lieutenant Nick Yates and his partner, Sergeant Max Clements, are two detectives who decide to take the law into their own hands. For too long the guilty have gone free, and they plan to put a stop to it. After making a hit list they commence their executions. Suddenly the hunters have become the hunted. But things start to go horribly wrong when a car bomb kills Max's estranged wife and child. Max avenges their deaths by embarking on a wild killing spree over which he has no control.
Words from the City
- 2007
- Documentary
- 90mins
- Completed
The film follows the daily lives of artists at the vanguard of Australian hip hop, a movement that is exploding onto the musical landscape as one of our most powerful and energetic creative forms.

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