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The Boys are Back
- 2009
- Feature
- 105mins
- Completed
In a story both moving and humorous, Clive Owen plays journalist Joe Warr, thrust into single parenthood after his wife tragically dies of cancer. Left with a grieving six year old son and then joined by a son from a previous marriage, Joe throws the rulebook out the window and devises a new philosophy for bringing up boys: Just Say Yes. THE BOYS ARE BACK charts Joe's journey as he discovers that he has to learn about fatherhood and himself.
Call Me Mr Brown
- 1985
- TV drama
- 90mins
- Completed
The true story of Australia's 'Great Plane Robbery' of 1971. Calling himself Mr Brown, petty criminal Peter Marcari extorts $500,000 from Australia's national airline Qantas. After a day of tension, suspense and ironic twists of fate, he makes a clean getaway. An international manhunt begins.
Finders Keepers
- 1992
- TV drama
- 10 x 20mins
- Completed
Patrick receives an invitation, while he is playing on a computer, to take part in a TV game show called 'Finders Keepers'. He is sucked through a time barrier to another world where he is given clues to find missing 'treasures' from his own world and take part in a time travel treasure hunt. Based on the award-winning book 'Finders Keepers' by Emily Rodda.
Freedom
- 1982
- Feature
- 95mins
- Completed
Ron is a factory worker and loser with a penchant for fast cars and beautiful women. He dreams of living in a more tolerant society but his real troubles begin when he manages to lay his hands on a Porsche.
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
- 2008
- Documentary
- 114mins
- Completed
An intimate cinematic portrait of the life, times and influences of composer Philip Glass. Through exclusive access to his private world of family and friends, his work and collaborations, as well as his public performances and achievements.
The Great Wall of Iron
- 1989
- Documentary
- 5 x 60mins
- Completed
A documentary series on the People's Liberation Army of China. This unique and exclusive look into the armed forces of China traces its history, development. In the light of the tragic events in Tiananmen Square it gives a timely look at its current state.
Highly Strung
- 2015
- Documentary
- 90mins
- Completed
Passion, obsession and philanthropy enrich the journey into a world of rarefied instruments and the dealers, musicians and philanthropists who seek them out.
Sebastian and the Sparrow
- 1988
- Feature
- 105mins
- Completed
The story of an unlikely friendship of opposites between teenagers - of a rich boy and a street kid from adjoining suburbs and their search for the street kid's mother.
Shine
- 1995
- Feature
- 100mins
- Completed
After succumbing to the pressure of his father's obsessive love and the fierce competition of the concert world as a child prodigy, David Helfgott makes a new beginning in London inspired by his passion for music and the woman he loves.
The Space Shuttle
- 1994
- Documentary
- 90mins
- Completed
The definitive study of the space shuttle. Includes footage never before seen of the launching and landing of the shuttle and interviews with NASA personnel.
Submarines: Sharks Of Steel
- 1992
- Documentary
- 4 x 52mins
- Completed
SUBMARINES takes the viewer on a real life, deep sea adventure. From the earliest, primitive submarines, through both world wars, to the sinister Typhoon with an explosive potential 65 times the strength of the Hiroshima bomb, and into new and future technology.

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