Screen Australia

  • Search Keywords

  • Year

  • Production Status

  • Genre

  • Co-production

  • SA Supported

  • First Nations Creative

  • Length

  • Technique

The Screen Guide

AUSTRALIA DAZE is a kaleidoscopic, entertaining and critical portrait of a nation - a series of 'snapshot' views captured on that single day in 1988 which carried so many different symbolic meanings for Australia's citizens. Often humorous and sometimes disturbing, the film examines the way Australians see themselves 200 years after 11 British ships of the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour to found a colony. On Australia Day, 26 January 1988, over 20 crews filmed on locations all across the

Is this your listing? Request an update here.

Crew

Director
Pat Fiske
Producer
Pat Fiske  Graeme Isaac
Editor
Denise Haslem

Production Details

Production Completion
1988
Genre
History and national identity

Sales

International Sales
Graeme Isaac

Selected Awards & Festivals