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99.9 Raw FM
- 1997
- TV drama
- 13 x 60mins
- Completed
99.9 RAW FM is the story of a community radio station that gets a licence to broadcast for a week, then for a further 90 days and then becomes a success. A phenomenal, unstoppable, ratings blitz smash. Commences with a feature length episode.
AIDS - Not Adults Only
- 1988
- Documentary
- 20mins
- Completed
Short documentary which aims to educate teenagers/ young adults about AIDS and to inform them that they are a risk if they do not follow safe sex practices.
Body Melt
- 1993
- Feature
- 85mins
- Completed
The first phase is hallucinogenic, the second glandular, the third - body melt. A peaceful morning in a suburban court is about to be interrupted by a deafening car crash. A few residents will be transfixed by the driver deliberately hurtling toward one of the unsuspecting houses. They will scream as he smashes headfirst through the windscreen, but no-one will see the strange tentacles erupt from the man's neck and force their way down his throat. Something weird is going on in beautiful Homesville ... and it's going to get worse.
Bondi Banquet
- 2000
- TV drama
- 7 x 26mins
- Completed
Cleverly disguised as a cooking program, this series focusses on a culturally diverse group of residents in a Bondi apartment building. Each week two households cook a favourite dish for the cameras. As more tempting and surprising meals are offered, so unfold the tentative and intimate connections between the residents.
The Castanet Club
- 1990
- Feature
- 85mins
- Completed
A movie you can dance to!
Eight Ball
- 1992
- Feature
- 90mins
- Completed
Charlie is a young architect with seemingly everything going for him. Russell, the complete opposite, has just been released from prison. Their paths cross when Russell is employed to work on Charlie's latest project: the construction of a giant Murray Cod as a tourist attraction for a small Victorian town.
Les Contes Des Animaux
- 2003
- Short film
- Animation
- 42mins
- Completed
LES CONTES DES ANIMAUX comprises eight short stories about different animals: the wolf, the panda, the rhino, the rattlesnake, the shark, the gorilla and the frog. Each animal must fight for survival in the modern world. The last story is the Tasmanian tiger, an animal that has already passed into myth.
Look Both Ways
- 2005
- Feature
- Animation
- 100mins
- Completed
LOOK BOTH WAYS, a mix of animation and live action, is set over a hot weekend. Meryl imagines disaster coming from every direction – train crashes, man-eating sharks, baby-eating killer whales… and then there’s Nick.
MDA series 1
- 2002
- TV drama
- 22 x 52mins
- Completed
Lawyers defend doctors accused of malpractice in an organisation called Medical Defence Australia (MDA).
MDA series 2
- 2003
- TV drama
- 22 x 52mins
- Completed
Lawyers defend doctors accused of malpractice in an organisation called Medical Defence Australia (MDA).
The Plains of Heaven
- 1982
- Feature
- 80mins
- Completed
Two technicians in an isolated, satellite relay station pass the time as best they can. The daily transmissions are the only contact they have with the outside world: an uninterrupted stream of violent, bizarre images which form a stark contrast with the starkly beautiful surroundings of the relay station. As one of the technician's nightmares get worse, violence and madness come to the plains of heaven.
Pop Movie
- 1986
- Documentary
- 6 x 29mins
- Completed
An in-depth view of the rock music industry combining documentary, drama, animation and music clips. POP MOVIE looks at rock'n roll as a social and cultural force and as an industry. Leading Australian musicians share their experiences to reveal the business behind the music, the reality behind the myths. The series also recognises rock music as one of the few means of expression open to young people with something to say about the world around them.
The Prisoner of St Petersburg
- 1989
- Feature
- 82mins
- Completed
A young Australian, Jack, is stranded penniless and starving in West Berlin after an unsuccessful search for his dream city of pre-revolution St Petersburg. At the point of despair he is befriended by two German girls and the trio spend an unusual night on the town together.
Return Home
- 1989
- Feature
- 87mins
- Completed
Noel McKenzie decides to make a trip to the town where he grew up. In making this journey Noel comes to a turning point in his life. The journey becomes a voyage of discovery of past things which for so long have seemed unattainable - happiness, family security and a future filled with promise.
Seachange series 1
- 1998
- TV drama
- 13 x 50mins
- Completed
Behind Laura Gibson is a city skyline of corporate deals, home delivery and a broken marriage. In front of her lies the picture perfect Pearl Bay, a position as the local magistrate and plenty of time to get to know the kids. But Laura is to discover that Pearl Bay is an ordinary town made up of extraordinary people.
Small Treasures
- 1994
- Short film
- Animation
- 15mins
- Completed
Pregnancy is a time of great changes. This is the story of Jane's pregnancy – of her panic at losing her identity, her joy in her unborn child, her fears for her endangered career and how she does and doesn't cope in her battles with both her hormones and her well-meaning partner. Jane's story has an unexpected ending.
Stan and George's New Life
- 1991
- Feature
- 102mins
- Completed
Forty-year-old Stan still lives at home with his Mum and Dad and works in his Dad's barber shop. As with many 40-year-old males, Stan decides he needs a change of life - he is manipulated into taking a job at the weather bureau where he meets George and falls in love. Underlying this tender romance is an unusual conspiracy which Stan and George uncover together.
Tender Hooks
- 1988
- Feature
- 93mins
- Completed
A low rent, new wave, pop cult, love story set in Sydney. When two young lovers discover their love has become an obsession, contact becomes a matter of survival.
Under One Roof
- 2003
- Documentary
- 3 x 52mins
- Completed
This series opens the door on contemporary family life. Inside Australian homes, it finds the ties that bind families together and the pressures that pull them apart. Each episode follows a different family negotiating the ups and downs of everyday life. What support does the family offer its members and what must they sacrifice in the interests of the family? How do they manage the complexities of modern family living? How do they all survive life together under one roof?
The Web: Frogs - World
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 5mins
- Completed
This episode of THE WEB presents a great number of frogs living in different habitats. It makes the point that animals which we consider quite common may nevertheless be endangered.
The Web: Gorilla - Africa
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 5mins
- Completed
Inspired by the story of King Kong, a lowland Gorilla who lived in Taronga Zoo in the 1960s. This episode examines the role of zoos, and the improvement in conditions for captive animals.
The Web: Homosapiens
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 5mins
- Completed
This episode of THE WEB presents many aspects of human's use of animals through the centuries. It gives a historical perspective on man's relationship with animals, starting with cave men, and moving through the middle ages and the wild west to modern times.
The Web: Rhinoceros - Indonesia
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 5mins
- Completed
This episode of THE WEB shows how human greed and arrogance can be directly responsible for the extinction of a species. The rhinoceros of the Vdjong Kulon region of Java would be safe from extinction of it were not for the big game hunters who make the long term viability of the small population difficult.
The Web: Seal - Antarctica
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 5mins
- Completed
This episode of THE WEB deals with the dangers of tourism and waste. Seals are particularly susceptible to by-products of our transport system and pollution of their environment.
The Web: Spider - Amazon
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 5mins
- Completed
This episode of THE WEB examines the habitat of the Amazon, using the spider and its web as a unifying theme.
The Web: Wolf - Scandanavia
- 1995
- Short film
- Animation
- 5mins
- Completed
The Wolf episode of THE WEB provides an historical dimension for the series. It revolves around the ancient conflict between man and wolf.
With Love to the Person Next to Me
- 1987
- Feature
- 98mins
- Completed
Wallace is a taxi-driver whose life has stalled; he is without relationships, work, or even prospects of friends. Using a concealed recorder, he begins taping the conversations of his passengers. But rather than bringing him solace, the constant stream of suffering becomes an oppressive burden he can neither understand nor cope with. With subtlety and surprising humour, the film explores a world of marginal characters and the responsibility we all have to the people around us.
Wrong World
- 1985
- Feature
- 95mins
- Completed
A disillusioned expatriate returns to Australia and is committed to a psychiatric hospital. There he meets and inadvertently assists a fellow inmate, Mary, to escape. Their relationship develops and they find a way to survive the uncertain future.

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