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![CASE 442 [from the CAAMA Collection]](/images/small/5538.jpg)
CASE 442 [from the CAAMA Collection]
2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 49 min
Frank Byrne spent most of his adult life on a personal crusade to find his mother, after being taken away from her at the age of 5. more
![CASS - NO SAUCEPAN DIVER [from the AIATSIS Collection]](/images/small/10899.jpg)
CASS - NO SAUCEPAN DIVER [from the AIATSIS Collection]
1982 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 12 min
Cass is a part-Aboriginal, part-Malay, part-Scottish man who used to work as a diver in the pearling industry in Broome, Western Australia. A film by Wayne Barker, his grandson. more
CELSO AND CORA - A Manila Story
1983 (G) 109 min
CELSO AND CORA is a feature-length film about a young couple and their two children living in a squatter settlement in the Philippine capital, Manila. Rather than just a report on poverty, this is a universal story of people experiencing everyday events with a mixture of humor, irritation, weariness, and courage. more
CHASING GOD
2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min
A worldwide quest from the Vatican to the Ganges, the Wailing Wall to the Dalai Lama Temple and Dome of the Rock Mosque, seeking to discover the principle that drives humanity to believe in God - whatever or whoever that may be. more
CHASING SHADOWS
2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 26 min
Colin Darcy and his two best mates from the mining town of Whyalla start a hip hop band called SHADOWS. They move to Adelaide with high hopes and write rap songs about their personal experiences – being Aboriginal, growing up in a small town, racism, loss of family and striving for success. more
![CHEEKY DOG [from the CAAMA Collection]](/images/small/2498.jpg)
CHEEKY DOG [from the CAAMA Collection]
2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min
Dion Beasley is 15 years old, profoundly deaf and suffers from Muscular Dystrophy. The only way he is able to communicate is through his drawings. With the help of a close friend and teacher, they have established a label for t-shirts and other apparel, called "Cheeky Dog". It is hoped that this venture will create... more
CHIFLEYS OF BUSBY STREET, THE
2008 (G) 72 min
The Chifleys of Busby Street is an eloquent portrait of Australia's best-loved Prime Minister Ben Chifley, his wife Elizabeth, and their cherished spirit kept alive in Bathurst for the five decades since his death. Friends and colleagues share anecdotes and memories of the Chifleys in this charming documentary. more
CHILDREN OF TIBET
2003 (G) 53 min
A remarkable story seen through the eyes of three children who risk their lives escaping Tibet across the Himalayas in search of a new life in India. A moving story of bravery and determination. more
CHILD'S EYE, THE
2018 (G) 147 min
AVAILABLE ONLY ON DVD! Through a series of workshops across India, documentary filmmaker David MacDougall sought to empower young filmmakers to engage directly with the world around them, using cameras to interrogate and explore what they saw, from their own unique child's perspective. more
CHINA'S 3 DREAMS
2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 84 min
Confused by the expurgated history they learned at school and the silence of their grandparents, China's young people are making their way with new dreams for the future - to make their country rich and powerful, and to find a better life and meaningful existence for themselves. more
CHINESE TAKE AWAY
2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min
CHINESE TAKE AWAY is an adaptation of an acclaimed physical theatre show, uniquely blends poetic storytelling, drama and archival footage, to bring a true story to the screen. more
CLOSE TO THE BONE
2022 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 28 min
In this remarkable film, First Nations people and European settler descendants come together to confront legacies of violence from Australia's pastoral frontier. Can the scars of past atrocities be reconciled and healed through the act of truth-telling? more
![COLD TURKEY [from the CAAMA Collection]](/images/small/3322.jpg)
COLD TURKEY [from the CAAMA Collection]
2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 45 min
A drama about two brothers and their journey into a long night of desperate living. more
![COLLUM CALLING CANBERRA [from the AIATSIS Collection]](/images/small/7239.jpg)
COLLUM CALLING CANBERRA [from the AIATSIS Collection]
1981 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min
A cattle station's view of negotiating with a distant bureaucracy. more
COMMON ARTISTRY
2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 44 min
An insight into a radical new approach to music education developed over many years of practice-led research in Canberra's school system. A lecture by Dr Susan West, School of Music, Australian National University. more
COMMON PURPOSE, A
2011 (PG) 75 min
Twenty-five people are convicted of the murder of one man, fourteen are sentenced to hang, one lawyer is assassinated and the other goes into exile. A Common Purpose is the dramatic story behind a notorious murder trial that marks South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy. more
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
![CONISTON MUSTER [from the AIATSIS Collection]](/images/small/9704.jpg)
CONISTON MUSTER [from the AIATSIS Collection]
1972 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 28 min
A classic documentary about the annual muster on Coniston cattle station, north-west of Alice Springs, and its Aboriginal head stockman, Coniston Johnny, who narrates much of the film. more
COOLBAROO CLUB, THE
1996 (G) 55 min
A portrait of the Coolbaroo Club, an Aboriginal-run dance club which operated in Perth from 1946 - 1960. The film is delivered via the memories of those involved, stills, archive and extensive dramatisation. An award-winning documentary on post-war race relations in Australia. more