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The history, politics and culture of the United States of America and the American people, including documentaries by American filmmakers.

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ALLIES

ALLIES

1983 (PG) 95 min

Made at the time of Bob Hawke's unequivocal embrace of the American alliance, this film explores Australia-US relations during the Cold War: the setting up of ASIO to appease American agencies worried about Communist influence; the Petrov Affair; and the determination of Sir Robert Menzies to follow the US into Vietnam. more

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BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES

BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES

1990 (PG) 113 min

The 1960s alumni of the Berkeley campus tell their stories about how the quiet school became the site of massive political activism on the part of students fighting for their right of political expression on campus and then against the Vietnam War. more

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BORDER POLITICS

BORDER POLITICS

2018 (PG) 90 min

In this film, leading Human Rights barrister, Julian Burnside AO, deconstructs harsh asylum seeker policies around the world, arguing that failure in political leadership is compromising human rights and destroying democratic principles in the West. more

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BRUCE & ME

BRUCE & ME

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 82 min

Filmmaker Oren Siedler's personal exploration into her troubled and unusual relationship with her brilliant, charming, con-artist, white-collar criminal father takes us around the world, from Australia to USA and Cuba. more

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COMPLAINTS OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER

COMPLAINTS OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER

1994 (PG) 44 min

A loving and optimistic film which portrays a mother and daughter's battle with Alzheimer's Disease. more

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DEALING WITH THE DEMON

DEALING WITH THE DEMON

1996 (MA) 165 min

The story of the opiates in three chapters which gives a powerful insight into societies' epic struggle with all drugs of addiction. more

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DVORAK AND AMERICA

DVORAK AND AMERICA

1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min

On 26 September 1892 when the Czech composer, Antonin Dvorak, arrived in New York to direct the National Conservatory of Music of America, he was given the daunting task of creating a school of music for a young nation boundlessly confident in its resources, but still looking to Europe for a sense of identity. more

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GROWING CITIES

GROWING CITIES

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 92 min

From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. Growing Cities tells the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, innovators, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way the USA grows and distributes its food. more

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LAST WRIGHT, THE

LAST WRIGHT, THE

2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

An award-winning film about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the story of the last hotel he designed. In Mason City, Iowa, Wright was commissioned to design a city block encompassing a bank and hotel facing the city park. Soon scandal and tragedy ruined his career but the Park Inn Hotel still stands as one of his... more

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QUICK BROWN FOX: An Alzheimer's Story

QUICK BROWN FOX: An Alzheimer's Story

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 62 min

QUICK BROWN FOX explores the notion of how memories define us and how Alzheimer's can indiscriminately steal one's identity and family history. more

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WEDDING IN RAMALLAH, A

WEDDING IN RAMALLAH, A

2002 (M) 90 min

A Wedding in Ramallah is an engrossing film exploring domestic life in Palestine during a time of war, and the experiences of Palestinians who manage to emigrate overseas. more

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