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CROCODILE DREAMING
2006 (M) 27 min
A stone holding the stories and songs of the ancestors has been stolen from its proper location and subsequently causes the death of two children. It must be found and brought back to restore the right order. The local Aboriginal mob cannot carry out this task alone and calls for Burrimmilla (David Gulpilil). more
CROOKHAT AND THE KULUNADA [from the CAAMA Collection]
2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 23 min
Stories of the water serpent, Kulunada, which inhabits a permanent waterhole in the arid desert country of central Australia. more
CROOK HAT & CAMPHOO [from the CAAMA Collection]
2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min
An outstanding documentary about the survival of traditional skills in Aboriginal culture. more
CROSSING THE LINE
2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min
When two young, non-Indigenous medical students go to work in a remote Aboriginal community, their professional precepts and personal ideas are deeply challenged. more
CROSS LIFE
2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 100 min
CROSS LIFE is the first feature film directed by Claire McCarthy, a rapidly emerging new star of Australian cinema. Her second feature is the acclaimed THE WAITING CITY, filmed in India and released nationally through Hopscotch Films. more
DANCE ON YOUR LAND
1991 (G) 28 min
In 1988 fifty Aboriginal people from Mornington Island and Borroloola made an 8000km journey to 15 communities in the remote Kimberley Region of WA over a 5 week period. The aim of the journey was to strengthen Aboriginal cultural identity through performances of dance and song which carry the stories that are unique to... more
DANCING WITH DICTATORS
2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 80 min
Witness the battle to run a newspaper in one of the most repressive countries in the world. Australian publisher, Ross Dunkley started Burma's leading newspaper The Myanmar Times. The paper comes out weekly in both Burmese and English and every edition is a tactical struggle against the censors to get the paper out. more
DARK TO LIGHT
2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 25 min
Stretched to their limits, Burma's eye surgeons are trying their best - but for every one person's sight that is saved, three others go blind. more
DAVID HIRSCHFELDER: Drawing the audience in - making the music for SHINE
2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min
David Hirschfelder was the composer of original music, and music arranger, for the Oscar-winning feature film SHINE (1996). In this documentary, made for the 20th anniversary of the release of the feature, Hirschfelder recalls the complex process of selecting, arranging and recording the music for the film. more
DEADLY YARNS
2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 40 min
5 short films made by Indigenous West Australian filmmakers for the ABC's Message Stick series. more
DEADLY YARNS 2
2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 33 min
A series of 5 short films made by Indigenous Western Australian filmmakers. [includes Special Features: A behind-the scenes documentary on each film] more
DEADLY YARNS 3
2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 34 min
5 short films made by Indigenous Western Australian filmmakers for ABC TV's Message Stick series. [includes Special Features: A behind-the scenes documentary on each film] more
DEADLY YARNS 4
2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 34 min
5 short films made by Indigenous Western Australians. [includes Special Features: A behind-the scenes documentary on each film]. more
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
DEATH IN THE CITY
2022 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 72 min
An intimate portrayal of the sacred city of Varanasi, situated on the holy Ganges, 'the river of life'. The city is the revered destination for death for Hindus since time immemorial, with legendary funeral pyres burning non-stop for over three millennia on the river bank. more
DELINQUENT ANGEL
2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 48 min
A documentary about the famous Australian master painter, the late John Perceval. Tender and beautiful moments in the film reveal details about John's life, his loves and his relationships - with his minder/business manager, and other internationally renowned painters like Joy Hester, Sir Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd. more
DEMON FAULT
2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min
Miners, environmentalists, police, landowners and Aboriginal people come head to head in a deadly serious yet crazy battle over a gold mine, located in a sacred and ecologically sensitive region of Australia's fast-disappearing wilderness. more
DESTINY IN ALICE [from the CAAMA Collection]
2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 27 min
A light-hearted look at the Lesbian community of Alice Springs in central Australia. more
DIYA
2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min
DIYA examines the lively social life surrounding one object, a small terra cotta oil lamp called a "diya" used in India in religious ceremonies. It is central to the Hindu festival of Diwali, "the festival of lights" and the film begins in the increasingly frantic days before this major celebration. more
DOGS OF DEMOCRACY
2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 58 min
WINNER! Spirit of Activism Award, Nevada Women's Film Festival, March 2017. WINNER! Best Documentary Feature, 2017 Imagine This: Women's International Film Festival, Brooklyn, New York! A documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. In the on-going financial crises of the 2010s,... more