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1000 Encores: the Ballets Russes in Australia
- 2009
- Documentary
- 56mins
- Status: Completed
After 70 years the thrill and glamour of the fabulous Ballets Russes is still as vibrant as ever, and in homage to their brilliance, The Australian Ballet is re-staging one of their greatest productions, The Firebird. This is the behind the scenes story of that recreation, an historical look at the Ballets Russes 1930s tours of Australia and a celebration of how this thrilling dance company changed our cultural landscape forever. Part contemporary performance, part history, THE BALLET RUSSES IN AUSTRALIA tells the story of this extraordinary company and its profound and lasting effect on Australian culture.
Art + Soul series 1
- 2010
- Documentary
- 3 x 50mins
- Status: Completed
ART AND SOUL is a major three-part series about contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. Guided by the distinguished Aboriginal curator Hetti Perkins (eldest daughter of activist Charles Perkins; Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney), ART AND SOUL is a personal journey of discovery into a world of ideas and the imagination.
Australia's Heritage - National Treasures with Chris Taylor
- 2009
- Documentary
- 10 x 5mins
- Status: Completed
History buff, commentator and member of ABCTV's Chaser team, Chris Taylor takes a revealing and upbeat look at some of the building blocks of the Australian identity as he works his way through the treasures on the Federal Government's National Heritage List. Canvassing objects and sites as varied as the Sydney Opera House through to Ned Kelly's armour, Chris shows how our environment and history have shaped today's Australia.
Big Stories, Small Towns
SERIES OVERVIEW
- 2009 - 2015
- Documentary
- Status: Completed
A collaborative media rich website featuring filmmakers-in-residence working in partnership with the community of Port Augusta, South Australia.
Catching Cancer
- 2009
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
We set off in global pursuit of cancer, not just any cancer, but the infectious kind. It's an epic investigation across for continents and 150 million years. There's a classic mystery to be solved, a strange cluster of disease that defies all odds. There are surprising facts and shocking truths… one in three of us will get cancer - we show you how to stack the odds in your favour. And ultimately, armed with new understanding, we reveal that infectious cancers are not bad news but a cause for hope.
Charles Darwin Voyages and Discovery
- 2009
- Documentary
- Status: Completed
2009 is the 200th anniversary year of Charles Darwin’s birth and 150 years after the publication of his famous evolutionary theory on the Origin of Species, so join Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle on the voyage of a lifetime. Explore the world of Darwin and his colleagues and see how their work continues on new scientific frontiers.
Christmas Lights
- 2008
- Documentary
- 22mins
- Status: Completed
Ever wondered what drives people to spend up to 11 months of their year and thousands of dollars all in the name of Christmas? Meet the Watsons, the Greenways and the Overtons, three families who represent some of Australia’s leading Christmas light enthusiasts, and discover the meaning and motivation behind their curious and creative passion.
Freedom Ride
- 1993
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
Charles Perkins grew up in Alice Springs where segregation was the rule. Sent away to Adelaide for an education, he became increasingly aware of the injustices perpetrated against Australian Aborigines. In 1965, the first Aborigine to attend university, he instigated the 'freedom ride' - a bus load of concerned people, mostly students, who visited outback Australia, notably Walgett and Moree, to escalate the level of public awareness of racial intolerance in Australia. This video documents that journey and talks to those who took part.
Let the Balloon Go
- 1976
- Feature
- 78mins
- Status: Completed
A film adaptation from Ivan Southall's novel - one of the most popular stories in contemporary literature. Southall has had over 50 books published in 17 languages in 24 countries. Set in 1917 in a small Australian outback town, this is a poignant story of a boy and his family against a background of a nation at war.
Life at 5
- 2010
- Documentary
- 2 x 55mins
- Status: Completed
The story continues for the children of THE LIFE SERIES, now they are five, as they reveal what it takes to give a child the best chance at life.
My Country
- 1994
- Documentary
- 58mins
- Status: Completed
White Australia is to formally meet Black Australia and confront a dramatic force for change. Both sides have been asked for a measure of agreement and harmony not achieved since Britain raised her flag on this continent 200 years ago. The program proposes a story that examines black and white, close at hand, unfolding on the great cattle stations of the world in and around Alice Springs and on the beautiful lands of Alcheringa, the Aboriginal Lands of Eternity.
Ned Kelly Uncovered
- 2009
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
Join Tony Robinson on an archaeological dig unearthing details of Ned Kelly’s infamous last gun battle in 1880. NED KELLY UNCOVERED follows the first ever excavation of the Glenrowan Inn site where the iconic Australian bushranger and his gang holed up for a showdown with police. The dramatic siege – which lasted over 24 hours – ended with Ned Kelly’s capture and the death of gang members Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart. Nearly 130 years later, can a team of archaeologists and historians reveal new insights into Ned Kelly’s final moments of freedom?
The Story of Rosy Dock
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 10mins
- Status: Completed
The story of what happens to the environment when a foreign plant upsets the equilibrium of the native landscape. This drama animation uses a unique relief collage art form to illustrate the impact that introduced plants have on native flora and fauna. The textures and colours of the collage magnificently recreate the Australian landscape.
Tackling Peace
- 2009
- Documentary
- 75mins
- Status: Completed
A documentary about a combined Israeli-Palestinian Aussie Rules football team that will travel to Australia in September to compete in the 2008 AFL International Cup. But none of the players has ever played this Australian code of football before. Can these traditional enemies sideline decades of conflict to compete together against the world?
Tomorrow
- 2008
- Short film
- 15mins
- Status: Completed
Kirsten is a young teenager from a small country town. Laura is a businesswoman on her way to Brisbane. When their journeys coincide Kirsten and Laura make a connection that runs deeper than their differences.

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