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GALLIPOLI

GALLIPOLI

2005 (PG) 120 min

Through the use of surviving diaries and letters of the soldiers, GALLIPOLI shows the bravery and the suffering on both sides. An epic reconstruction of the battle that changed nations forever: a film of spectacular visual sweep and great emotional power. more

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GANDHI'S CHILDREN

GANDHI'S CHILDREN

2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 185 min

GANDHI'S CHILDREN is an award-winning film by David MacDougall about abandoned or orphaned boys living in a charitable Home in one of the poorer quarters of New Delhi, India, building a society of their own within the institutional environment. more

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GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE, THE

GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE, THE

1996 (G) 190 min

During the northern spring of 1989, nightly news accounts filmed in Tiananmen Square alternately enthralled and horrified millions of viewers around the globe. THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE revisits these events and explores the complex political process that eventually led to the Beijing Massacre of June 4th. more

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GEOFF DIXON - PORTRAITS OF US

GEOFF DIXON - PORTRAITS OF US

2022 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 82 min

An intimate portrait of the life and work of iconoclastic New Zealand artist Geoff Dixon. more

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GIORGIO MANGIAMELE COLLECTION, THE

GIORGIO MANGIAMELE COLLECTION, THE

(M) 282 min

Five provocative works from an Italian filmmaker in post-war Australia. This 2-DVD set includes a 28-page booklet, 70 minutes of interviews with film historians as well as the following five films: IL CONTRATTO, THE SPAG [unreleased], THE SPAG [released], NINETY NINE PER CENT and CLAY. more

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GOD'S GIRLS: Stories from an Australian Convent

GOD'S GIRLS: Stories from an Australian Convent

1992 (PG) 49 min

GOD'S GIRLS describes life in a Sisters of Mercy convent in country New South Wales from the 1940s to the present day. This courageous and clever film investigates the subtle complexities of change within a society that has been surrounded by mystery for hundreds of years. more

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GOODBYE REVOLUTION

GOODBYE REVOLUTION

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

This beautiful and moving portrait of Chinese artist, Shen Jiawei, is a 'labour of love' from director Esben Storm. Shen moved to Australia at the time of the Tiananmen Square uprising. Now, 20 years later, Shen is taking us back to China. A journey of rediscovery and reflection, a journey through which we get to know the... more

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GREAT STRIKE 1917, THE

GREAT STRIKE 1917, THE

2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 69 min

To this day, the Great Strike of 1917 is still Australia's largest industrial upheaval. The story of the Strike has long been dormant in archives, and is now re-told with original film footage from the era. OFFICIAL SELECTION! Antenna Documentary Film Festival. FINALIST! ATOM AWARDS, Documentary (History). more

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GREEN CHAIN, THE

GREEN CHAIN, THE

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

For 30 years, a Maori community fights for truth and justice after industrial chemical poisoning afflicts its land and people. In the process, many Maori workers affected by the poison learn new skills of leadership and become powerful spokespeople for their cause. more

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GREEN TEA AND CHERRY RIPE

GREEN TEA AND CHERRY RIPE

1989 (G) 56 min

NOW DIGITALLY REMASTERED. A fascinating portrait of Japanese women who came to Australia as war brides, and their survival in an alien land. 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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GULPILIL

GULPILIL

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

A portrait of the legendary Australian actor - David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu. more

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HABITS OF NEW NORCIA, THE

HABITS OF NEW NORCIA, THE

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 53 min

Re-release of a remarkable documentary from 2000: the story of the Benedictine Aboriginal Mission at New Norcia, in Western Australia. Now a popular tourist destination north of Perth, the Mission holds harsh memories for the former Aboriginal "inmates" who were placed there during the 1920s through to the 1960s. more

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HACKTIVISTS, THE

HACKTIVISTS, THE

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 52 min

A one hour documentary that explores the world of on-line activists. These are computer experts who are using the Internet and cyberspace as very effective new means of protest against global capitalism and the power of large transnational companies. more

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HAND-DRAWN HISTORIES: The Films of Lee Whitmore

HAND-DRAWN HISTORIES: The Films of Lee Whitmore

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 61 min

NED WETHERED (11 mins), ON A FULL MOON (17 mins), ADA (7 mins) and THE SAFE HOUSE (26 mins). EXTRA FEATURES: Interview (23 mins), The Making of ... (42 mins) Plus slideshow of storyboards. DVD also includes a 28-page DVD booklet - Hand-drawn Histories THE FILMS OF LEE WHITMORE: the animator talks about her... more

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HANDLING THE HEART

HANDLING THE HEART

2022 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 27 min

An exploration of patient experiences following major heart surgery - how to understand them and live with them: a story of existential crises and transformative experiences, told by four ex-patients. Adapted from the feature-length documentary, PUMPHEAD. more

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HANGING AUSTRALIA

HANGING AUSTRALIA

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 49 min

A major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, "Australia" was the largest collection of art ever to represent this country overseas. more

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HATOMA FILMS, THE

HATOMA FILMS, THE

1983 (G) 119 min

NOW DIGITALLY REMASTERED - A series of four films by Australian filmmaker Solrun Hoaas, about the tiny depopulated island of Hatoma, in Okinawa, Southern Japan. more

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HATRED

HATRED

1995 (M) 56 min

HATRED is an award-winning Australian documentary - a personal journey that asks big social questions about identity and prejudice in the modern world. more

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HEALING OF BALI, THE

HEALING OF BALI, THE

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

The Balinese response to the terrorist bombing of October 2002: an intimate, personal story of grief, recovery and tolerance in an age of terrorism. more

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HERITAGE FIGHT

HERITAGE FIGHT

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 104 min

Broome is a town in the Kimberley region, one of Australia's great wilderness areas. This is where the head of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, and Woodside, a multi billion-dollar company and Australia's largest liquid natural gas producers, decided to install the second largest liquified natural gas plant in the... more

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HIGHER EDUCATION

HIGHER EDUCATION

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 72 min

For some students, entering university can be the result of years of personal struggle and challenge. [DVD includes EXTRA FEATURE: Interview with the director, MILES ROSTON] more

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HILLMEN, THE - a Soccer Fable

HILLMEN, THE - a Soccer Fable

1996 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

A story about cross-cultural relationships, the generation gap and what it's like to lose. ... A film by Steve Thomas. WINNER! BEST TV DOCUMENTARY in the AFI Awards,1996. more

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HIRED ASSASSINS

HIRED ASSASSINS

2003 (PG) 58 min

An incisive documentary about Australia's leading editorial cartoonists who grapple daily with the double-edged sword of humour and seriousness to reveal the heart of politics in Australia. more

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HOLDING TIGHTLY - Custom and Healing in Timor-Leste

HOLDING TIGHTLY - Custom and Healing in Timor-Leste

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 30 min

Holding Tightly observes seven approaches to healing in remote, rural and urban parts of the Baucau municipality in Timor-Leste, spanning contexts and experiences from the armed resistance era to the independence period. A film by Lisa Palmer and Susanna Barnes. more

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HOMELAND STORY

HOMELAND STORY

2019 (M) 84 min

An intimate portrait of Donydji, an Indigenous Homeland community in north-east Arnhem Land. The film charts their struggle from the 1960s to the present day to overcome the corrosive effects of government policy and pressure from mining interests, and to remain on their land. more

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HOMETIME

HOMETIME

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 49 min

Hometime is the story of a group of homeless men and their experiences at Charles O'Neill House, an innovative program offering the tools to break the debilitating homeless cycle. We witness their growing confidence as they actually participate in the making of Hometime, and talk about their newly discovered direction. more

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HONEYMOON IN KABUL

HONEYMOON IN KABUL

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 71 min

A powerful documentary about Afghanistan and the difficulties of delivering aid to a country that is suffering from "aid fatigue" and prolonged exposure to Western misunderstanding. The psychological and physical damage caused by war, exacerbated by mistrust of foreigners, is at the heart of this honest and challenging... more

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HOPE

HOPE

2008 (M) 104 min

In 2001, 400 asylum seekers set out on a boat known as the Siev X. Only 7 made it to Australia. Amal Basry was one of them ... more

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HOPE ROAD

HOPE ROAD

2017 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 103 min

Filmed over a 5-year period, HOPE ROAD is a film by Tom Zubrycki which follows an ambitious project undertaken by a Sudanese refugee in Australia, Zacharia Machiek, to build a much-needed school back in his home village, now part of the new nation of South Sudan. But life disrupts his best-laid plans ... more

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HORSES OF FUKUSHIMA (Matsuri no Uma)

HORSES OF FUKUSHIMA (Matsuri no Uma)

2013 (PG) 74 min

A powerful and heart-breaking film of continuing relevance as new disclosures continue to emerge from the Fukushima disaster. After the tsunami, the nuclear meltdown, and many months of government inaction, the absurdity of human civilisation is reflected in their traumatised eyes of horses trapped for many weeks in a stud-farm... more

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HOUSE-OPENING, THE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

HOUSE-OPENING, THE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1980 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 42 min

"House-opening" ceremonies in a contemporary Aboriginal community combine elements of Aboriginal, Torres Strait and European cultures in dealing with death. A film by Judith MacDougall. more

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HOW FAR IS HEAVEN

HOW FAR IS HEAVEN

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 99 min

The Sisters of Compassion have lived in the remote village of Jerusalem/Hiruharama on the Whanganui River in New Zealand for 120 years. Today, only three nuns remain - their legacy on the river is coming to an end. This is a complex world of powerful dualities; Maori and Christian spirituality, parties and prayers, pig... more

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HOW THE WEST WAS LOST

HOW THE WEST WAS LOST

1987 (G) 72 min

NOW RESTORED FROM ORIGINAL FILM NEGATIVES! The story of the 1946 Aboriginal Pastoral Workers' Strike that has never officially ended. An event more important than the Eureka Stockade but never recorded in written histories - the passive resistance by 800 Aboriginal station workers against the appalling living and working... more

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HUNDREDTH ROOM, THE

HUNDREDTH ROOM, THE

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 18 min

THE HUNDREDTH ROOM follows the personal journey undertaken by the filmmaker in the twelve months following her partner Caroline's death. We enter into the landscape of grief to discover what death says about life. more

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HUNGRY TIDE, THE

HUNGRY TIDE, THE

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 90 min

A film about a nation on the front line of climate change: the central Pacific nation of Kiribati is one of the countries in the world most vulnerable to rising sea levels. DVD includes 2 versions of the film: 53 mins abridged for television and 90 mins full unabridged version. more

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HYBRID LIFE - group 1 of 3

HYBRID LIFE - group 1 of 3

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 104 min

A series of programs which examine the lives of the children and the grandchildren of Australian migrants. This group from the series consists of 4 episodes: ISLANDS | FROM HERE TO ITHACA | MISSING VIETNAM | COSENZA VECCHIA. more

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HYBRID LIFE - group 2 of 3

HYBRID LIFE - group 2 of 3

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 104 min

A series of programs which examine the lives of the children and the grandchildren of Australian migrants. This group consists of 4 episodes from the series: ALWAYS A VISITOR | THE LAST PECHENIUK | WEE JIMMY | PARRA. more

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HYBRID LIFE - group 3 of 3

HYBRID LIFE - group 3 of 3

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 104 min

A series of programs which examine the lives of the children and the grandchildren of Australian migrants. This group from the series consists of 4 episodes: THE BRIDES OF KHAN | DEAR BERT | DELIVERY DAY | SPARKY D COMES TO TOWN. more

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I WANT TO MAKE A FILM ABOUT WOMEN

I WANT TO MAKE A FILM ABOUT WOMEN

2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 12 min

A queer, speculative, documentary love letter to Russian constructivist women. It asks what the revolutionary women artists of the 1920s said, what they did, and what they might have created had it not been for Stalin's suppression. A film by Karen Pearlman ASE. more

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IMAGINARY BORDER

IMAGINARY BORDER

2017 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 105 min

A challenging and compassionate reflection on race relations in Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. A film by Iranian-born Austrian filmmaker, Alireza Ghanie. more

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IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 78 min

Follow the Tiwi Bombers football team through their first season in the Northern Territory's big league as they strive to fulfill the dreams of their grandfathers. more

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INERTIA TRAP, THE

INERTIA TRAP, THE

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 45 min

Packed with information, THE INERTIA TRAP is a rich compendium of scientific insights on the subject of the effect of climate change on the world's oceans. Includes EXTRAS - 88 minutes of extended interviews about the science of climate change. more

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INHERITANCE, A FISHERMAN'S STORY

INHERITANCE, A FISHERMAN'S STORY

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

Follows Balazs Meszaros' passionate struggle to gain compensation for his fellow fishermen for the loss of income and livelihood incurred by the cyanide spill that devastated the River Tisza in Hungary in January 2000. more

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INNOCENCE BETRAYED

INNOCENCE BETRAYED

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

In 1990 and 1991, three Aboriginal children were murdered in the rural town of Bowraville NSW - Colleen Craig, Evelyn Greenup and Clinton Speedy-Duroux. Despite two trials and a coroner's inquest, no-one was ever convicted of the murders. more

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INTERVENTION 2 years on [from the CAAMA Collection]

INTERVENTION 2 years on [from the CAAMA Collection]

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min

An Aboriginal perspective on the effect of the Australian Government's Intervention in Aboriginal lives in the Northern Territory. more

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INTERVENTION, Katherine, N.T.

INTERVENTION, Katherine, N.T.

2008 (PG) 52 min

Intervention, Katherine, N.T. is a one-year record of the impact of The Emergency Intervention by the Federal Government in the Northern Territory region of Katherine and the surrounding communities of Beswick, Barunga, Eva Valley and Binjari. more

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INTERVENTION: Stories from the Inside

INTERVENTION: Stories from the Inside

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 46 min

An incisive inside look at the historic Intervention by the Federal Government in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, made with the participation of Alice Springs town-campers. more

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INTO THE SHADOWS

INTO THE SHADOWS

2009 (M) 90 min

Looking from afar, the Australian film industry appears glitzy and glamorous, robust and invincible. Into the Shadows challenges this notion and journeys beyond the glamour to meet the filmmakers, distributors and exhibitors who bring Australian films to the screen. more

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IRAQ, MY COUNTRY

IRAQ, MY COUNTRY

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

A journey into Iraq after the American invasion, as told by an Iraqi refugee returning to his homeland after 10 years in Australia. A film of raw power and immediacy, capturing images of Iraq that we will never see on the nightly news. more

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JABIRU 0886: TRESPASS [from the CAAMA Collection]

JABIRU 0886: TRESPASS [from the CAAMA Collection]

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 26 min

The story of Yvonne Margarula and the resistance of the Mirarr people to the loss of their land and their heritage because of mining operations in the Kakadu area. more

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JAMMIN' IN THE MIDDLE E

JAMMIN' IN THE MIDDLE E

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 49 min

An Arab-Australian comedy based on the true-life stories of young people growing up in the tough Western suburbs of Sydney. more

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JAPARTA - a Journey to the Gurindji Way

JAPARTA - a Journey to the Gurindji Way

2025 (G) 99 min

The story of a Japanese scholar, Minoru Hokari, who, before his death in 2004 at the age of 32, achieved work which today commands an ever-widening audience. It is a story of cross-cultural understanding, how Gurindji Elders in the Northern Territory tasked Minoru to relay stories from their culture to a wider world. A... more

JARLMADANGAH: Our Dream Our Reality [from the CAAMA Collection]

JARLMADANGAH: Our Dream Our Reality [from the CAAMA Collection]

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 25 min

Welcome to Jarlmadangah – where we go well off the beaten track! Situated in the West Kimberleys, Jarlmadangah is a remote community often hailed as 'a model' for its many social and cultural achievements. more

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JOHN FARROW:  HOLLYWOOD'S MAN IN THE SHADOWS

JOHN FARROW: HOLLYWOOD'S MAN IN THE SHADOWS

2021 (PG) 96 min

This award-winning documentary is the first ever made about one of Hollywood's most prolific yet forgotten filmmakers, John Villiers Farrow (1904-1963). Part mystery, part biography, part film noir, the documentary follows the stranger-than-fiction story of this Australian-born, Oscar-winning filmmaker. more

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JOURNEY WEST (BUWARRALA ARYAH)

JOURNEY WEST (BUWARRALA ARYAH)

2019 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

In the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia, Aboriginal Elders lead their community on a traditional walk across Country to re-connect children and youth to their culture. more

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KABBARLI

KABBARLI

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 50 min

KABBARLI explores the extraordinary life of Daisy Bates and her passionate involvement with Australian Aborigines. The film interweaves fiction and biography, history and memory to explore Daisy Bates' life - a dramatic map of the colonial imagination, and a portrait of a remarkable and wily old woman. more

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KARAM IN JAIPUR

KARAM IN JAIPUR

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 54 min

This third film in the Doon School Quintet follows the main protagonist of With Morning Hearts into the next phase of his life in Jaipur House, one of the five main houses of the school. more

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KEEN AS MUSTARD

KEEN AS MUSTARD

1989 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 46 min

Re-release of an important documentary that explores little known experiments in chemical warfare conducted in Australia from 1942 to 1945. more

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KEEPER

KEEPER

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

Growing up in a small town divided by mining disputes isn't easy, but for Aboriginal teenager Jacinta Haseldine it's a stark contrast to her grandmother's life at the same age growing up on a mission. more

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KEEPERS OF THE STORY - Jandamarra [from the CAAMA Collection]

KEEPERS OF THE STORY - Jandamarra [from the CAAMA Collection]

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min

The story of the Bunuba people's efforts to keep alive the story of Jandamarra and his war against white settlers in the 1880s in the Kimberleys, as a source of inspiration for Aboriginal people and all Australians. more

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KIDNAPPED!

KIDNAPPED!

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

The extraordinary story of a group of Japanese citizens who were abducted by North Korean spies in the 1970s and 1980s and the subsequent struggle of their families to have their loved ones returned. more

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KILLING PRISCILLA

KILLING PRISCILLA

1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 55 min

A filmmaker with three films to his name, including one huge hit and one enormous flop, attempts to get his career back on track and direct a stylish thriller in this behind-the-scenes documentary by costume designer Lizzy Gardiner. more

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KINDRED

KINDRED

2023 (M) 91 min

A journey into the emotional landscape of family, love and loss experienced by two close friends, both Aboriginal, who were adopted by white families and have connected back with their bloodline families. more

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KINGS OF BAXTER

KINGS OF BAXTER

2017 (M) 66 min

A rare insight into life behind bars for juvenile inmates in one of the country's largest juvenile justice centres: two actors from the Bell Shakespeare company engage with young offenders in an attempt to stage a performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth for their families and fellow inmates. more

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KORIAM'S LAW and the Dead Who Govern

KORIAM'S LAW and the Dead Who Govern

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 110 min

In Koriam's Law Australian anthropologist Andrew Lattas meets his match in philosopher-informant Peter Avarea of Matong village, Pomio, Papua New Guinea. Driven by their feisty dialogue and with access to sacred ceremonies, the film patiently goes about making sense of that mysterious Pacific phenomenon, the "cargo-cult". more

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KOTLA WALKS - performing locality

KOTLA WALKS - performing locality

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 92 min

This film tells the story of the residents of Kotla Mubarakpur, an 'urban village' in South Delhi, focusing on the family of Sarita and Raman Bhardwaj, their friends and neighbours. more

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KULKA: The Life and Times of Gordon Briscoe

KULKA: The Life and Times of Gordon Briscoe

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

The inspirational story of Dr. Gordon Briscoe's life - from his work with legendary eye doctor Fred Hollows, to his days as an activist travelling Australia and telling traditional land owners about their land rights, and everything in between. more

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LAKE OF SCARS, THE

LAKE OF SCARS, THE

2022 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 95 min

A documentary exploring the beautiful, mysterious scarred trees, middens and stone scatters at Lake Boort and surrounds in Victoria, and the story of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, who are working against the clock to preserve and promote what they can. A film presented by the late, great Uncle Jack Charles, more

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LALAI DREAMTIME

LALAI DREAMTIME

1972 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 60 min

LALAI DREAMTIME takes the viewer into pre-colonial Australia to tell a story depicting the spiritual tradition of the people. A film by Michael Edols, from the story told by Sam Woolagoodja. more

LAND BETWEEN, THE

LAND BETWEEN, THE

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 77 min

An intimate insight into the hidden and desperate lives of Sub-Saharan African migrants living in the mountains of northern Morocco: most dream of jumping the fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in search of "a better life" in Europe. more

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LAND MINES - a love story

LAND MINES - a love story

2005 (PG) 73 min

LAND MINES - a love story is a compelling anti-war film set in Afghanistan, a country that has become synonymous with conflict. It is also a story of romance and a celebration of life, hope and love. more

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LAND OF THE LITTLE KINGS

LAND OF THE LITTLE KINGS

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 78 min

LAND OF THE LITTLE KINGS is a feature-length documentary which provides personal accounts of the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families. Through these stories of survivors of the stolen generations, musician and performer Archie Roach reconstructs his own story. more

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LAST STAND AT NYMBOIDA

LAST STAND AT NYMBOIDA

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min

The remarkable story of a worker rebellion that made international history. Bonus 35 minute extra feature includes interviews with ANDREW VICKERS, General Secretary, CFMEU Mining & Energy Chairman, Mineworkers Trust, and ALAN MURRAY, mining historian and author. more

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LAST TASMANIAN, THE

LAST TASMANIAN, THE

1978 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 105 min

The controversial 1978 documentary by Tom Haydon and archaeologist Rhys Jones. The story of the swiftest and most destructive genocide on record. 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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LEAST SAID, SOONEST MENDED

LEAST SAID, SOONEST MENDED

1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

The story of the filmmaker's twin sister: despatched at the age of 15 to an institution where she was hidden away and arrangements made for the adoption of her baby. She then lived for the next 25 years without knowing where her child was or whether she was alive or dead. more

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LIFE IS A VERY STRANGE THING (English language version)

LIFE IS A VERY STRANGE THING (English language version)

2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 80 min

Frédéric, a former high school rebel, ethnomusicologist, and multinational executive, returns from decades abroad, to a France that is both familiar and on edge. A quirky and moving portrait by outsiders, exploring what it is to be French in the 21st century. A delightful film by Les McLaren and Annie Stiven. more

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LIFE IS A VERY STRANGE THING (French language version)

LIFE IS A VERY STRANGE THING (French language version)

2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 80 min

Frédéric, a former high school rebel, ethnomusicologist, and multinational executive, returns from decades abroad, to a France that is both familiar and on edge. A quirky and moving portrait by outsiders, exploring what it is to be French in the 21st century. more

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LIFE OF THE TOWN

LIFE OF THE TOWN

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 390 min

13 half hour episodes detailing the happy, sad, funny and dramatic endeavours of a community of battlers united through footy. Narrated by Dale Kickett, LIFE OF THE TOWN is a homage to grass roots football and is a window into the lives of the men, women and children who are passionate about their community. more

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LIFE'S BURNING DESIRE

LIFE'S BURNING DESIRE

1992 (G) 51 min

LIFE'S BURNING DESIRE follows the rise of Paul Mercurio, the star of STRICTLY BALLROOM, as an internationally acclaimed actor, dancer and choreographer. more

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LIGHT FROM THE SHADOWS

LIGHT FROM THE SHADOWS

2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 29 min

The remarkable life and work of Aboriginal artist Danny Eastwood and his contribution to the well-being of his community in western Sydney, and to Reconciliation and Australian culture at large. more

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LIGHTING A CANDLE

LIGHTING A CANDLE

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

Dr Catherine Hamlin's 50 year journey for the destitute women of Ethiopia. EXTRA FEATURES include 3 additional short films: A COMPASSIONATE VISION, HEAVEN SENT and LABOUR OF LOVE. more

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LILI  (English version)

LILI (English version)

2019 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 85 min

LILI is a powerful exploration of inter-generational trauma; a mother, Lili, abandons her two-year-old daughter as she flees from Hungary in 1956 when the Soviets quash the Hungarian revolution. The trauma sparks a history of abandonment that spans four generations of Lili's family. more

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LINDSAY'S RESERVE

LINDSAY'S RESERVE

2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 49 min

Four seasons in one of Australia's most successful boutique wineries - Paringa Estate Winery on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. more

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LINK-UP DIARY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

LINK-UP DIARY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1987 (G) 87 min

On the road with Link-up, an organisation that re-unites Aboriginal families more

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LITTLE TOWNS, BIG VOICES

LITTLE TOWNS, BIG VOICES

2016 (M) 28 min

Taking a stand on domestic violence in regional, rural and remote communities: in this powerful short film by Fran Dobbie, this often hidden subject is brought to light by people willing to speak out about abuse to help create social change. more

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LOCKHART FESTIVAL [from the AIATSIS Collection]

LOCKHART FESTIVAL [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1974 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 33 min

A classic documentary about an Aboriginal dance festival organised by the Lockhart River community in far north Queensland. more

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LOCKOUT

LOCKOUT

2007 (PG) 56 min

In 1929, 10,000 miners found themselves locked out of their Hunter Valley coal mines in a bitter industrial dispute over pay rates. What began as an undeclared war on industrial labour ended up overpowering a government, crippling an industry and besieging a community. more

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LONG GOODBYE, THE

LONG GOODBYE, THE

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 55 min

THE LONG GOODBYE follows the journeys of three families living with dementia as they struggle to maintain the identity and dignity of those they love. Filmed over a 3 year period, the documentary celebrates the capacity of the human spirit to search for meaning and hope when the end is known and inescapable. more

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LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY

LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 94 min

This documentary studies South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), set up by the post-apartheid, democratic government to consider amnesty for perpetrators of crimes committed under apartheid's reign. more

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LONG SHADOWS: Stories From A Jewish Home

LONG SHADOWS: Stories From A Jewish Home

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

Jewishcare (Montefiore Homes), is the largest Jewish aged care facility in Victoria, Australia. Most of its residents are survivors of the Holocaust. Stories of Montefiore residents rekindle horrific memories of a collective tragedy. more

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LOOKING FOR LIGHT

LOOKING FOR LIGHT

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 83 min

Jane Bown (1925-2014) was one of the most celebrated of British portrait photographers, renowned for her highly individualistic portraits of the famous. Some of these portraits are now accepted as classics of the genre - Samuel Beckett, Queen Elizabeth, the Beatles, Mick Jagger, Margaret Thatcher and countless more. more

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LORANG'S WAY

LORANG'S WAY

1979 (G) 69 min

Part 2: TURKANA CONVERSATIONS - A multifaceted portrait of Lorang, the head of the homestead. more

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LORE OF LOVE, THE  [from the CAAMA Collection]

LORE OF LOVE, THE [from the CAAMA Collection]

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 25 min

An 18 year old Aboriginal girl learns the lore of love from her outgoing and mischievous grandmothers. more

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LOYAL TO MY IMAGE

LOYAL TO MY IMAGE

1992 (PG) 21 min

LOYAL TO MY IMAGE is a powerful documentary about adoption, mothering and personal identity. more

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LURUGU [from the AIATSIS Collection]

LURUGU [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1973 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

The revival of an initiation ceremony for young men on Mornington Island in north Queensland. more

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LURUJARRI DREAMING

LURUJARRI DREAMING

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

An animated exploration of Goolarabooloo history and culture, focusing on a nine-day Lurujarri Heritage Trail walk led by Elders from the community, north from Broome along the Dampier Peninsula in north-western Australia. more

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MACDOUGALL TAPES, THE

MACDOUGALL TAPES, THE

2017 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 261 min

Extended conversations with David and Judith MacDougall about their years with the Film Unit of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, 1975-1987. During this time, the MacDougalls made a series of eleven documentary films that were acknowledged world-wide as landmark achievements in ethnographic cinema. more

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MAD MORRO

MAD MORRO

2008 (MA) 49 min

Debbie Morris has waited 13 years for her family to be reunited. Her son James has been behind bars for his entire adult life. In prison he has become a hardened survivor of the system - earning himself the nickname Mad Morro. Now he is only weeks away from release. more

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MAGIC HARVEST

MAGIC HARVEST

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

Feeding the world's ever-expanding population is a growing global concern. Where is the land that once grew food? It's at your own back door! This documentary tells the story of a backyard revolution - new food-growing gardens, one square metre at a time. more

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MAKE IT RIGHT! [from the AIATSIS Collection]

MAKE IT RIGHT! [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1988 (G) 21 min

MAKE IT RIGHT! is a unique record of the landmark 1988 Barunga Festival of Aboriginal Sport and Culture at which Prime Minister Bob Hawke made commitments (unfulfilled) to negotiate a treaty with Aboriginal people. more

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MAKING TRAPS

MAKING TRAPS

1994 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 27 min

MAKING TRAPS follows Pauline Chan's first journey to Vietnam, since leaving with her family in 1972, to make her debut feature film, TRAPS. more

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MAKING VENUS

MAKING VENUS

2002 (MA) 70 min

MAKING VENUS is an hilarious and revealing portrait of the terrors and excitement of making a low-budget feature film, from fundraising to final test screenings. more

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MAN OF STRINGS

MAN OF STRINGS

1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 57 min

A portrait of the life and work of Czech-born violinist, Jan Sedivka, a charismatic musician who is one of the foremost violinists and string teachers in Australia. Now aged 80, Sedivka is still actively teaching and performing. more

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MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 1

MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 1

1989 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 224 min

An 11 part film series which was first released in 1989 and represents one of the major achievements in the field of pre-history, archeology and anthropology. DVD 1 consists of 4 episodes: First Footsteps | Hunters & Gatherers | Into the Deep Freeze | Flaming Arrows. more

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MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 2

MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 2

1989 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 224 min

An 11 part film series which was first released in 1989 and represents one of the major achievements in the field of pre-history, archeology and anthropology. DVD 2 consists of 4 episodes: Changing the Menu | The Cutting Edge | The Powerhouse | Pure & Simple. more

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MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 3

MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 3

1989 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 168 min

An 11 part film series which was first released in 1989 and represents one of the major achievements in the field of pre-history, archeology and anthropology. DVD 3 consists of 3 episodes: Roads Without Wheels | The Feathered Serpent | The Last Horizon. more

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MAN WITHOUT PIGS

MAN WITHOUT PIGS

1990 (G) 59 min

MAN WITHOUT PIGS offers a rare insight into the dynamics of village life in Papua New Guinea. The film explores the antagonism aroused when conflict between traditional custom and Western values occurs in an isolated community. more

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MARATUS

MARATUS

2016 (M) 30 min

A film about a lost spider and the power of "citizen science". An enthusiastic "citizen scientist" bushwalking in the Namadgi National Park near Canberra stumbles across a tiny, exquisite spider, hitherto unknown to science. Later, when the significance of his find becomes known, the search begins to find the spider... more

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MARY

MARY

1994 (G) 75 min

Excommunication in the 19th century, sainthood in the 20th. Mary MacKillop is one of Australia's unsung heroes. Despite excommunication and exile, Mary remained determined to bring education to the poor and underprivileged. In January 1995 Mary was beatified by Pope John Paul II as Australia's first saint. This is Mary's... more

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ME & YOU (NIDF series 5)

ME & YOU (NIDF series 5)

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

ME AND YOU follows Frank and Leanna Shoveller, a father and daughter, who reveal their music recording and family bonds. They travel from Halls Creek through Broome to Mijil Mil Mia on a visit to their family's traditional country. more

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MEMOIRS OF A PLAGUE

MEMOIRS OF A PLAGUE

2010 (G) 77 min

The war against locusts is as old as human civilisation. Filmmaker Rob Nugent examines the complexity of the dramatic interactions between man and locust. more

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MEMORY TREE

MEMORY TREE

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

THE CONTROVERSIAL ART OF DAVID BOYD: MEMORY TREE has rare insights into the nature of enduring creativity and the power of the imagination. It tells of the passionate life journey of one of Australia's great living artists whose real stature has not always been recognised in the art world. more

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MEN DON'T CRY

MEN DON'T CRY

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 26 min

A mother's concern for her son and his abuse of alcohol takes her on a journey of her own self-discovery. The film observes the pain and hardship of alcohol abuse on families, and the internal pain of a mother feeling 'useless' as she observes the self-destruction of her child as he tries to become 'a man'. more

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MERREPEN [from the CAAMA Collection]

MERREPEN [from the CAAMA Collection]

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 23 min

The Merrepen palm tree is one of many plants that provide a life source for the people of the Daly River region in the top end of the Northern Territory. In this landscape lavished with natural beauty, we discover the many uses of the Merrepen Palm as well as some unforgettable characters. more

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MESSAGE FROM MUNGO

MESSAGE FROM MUNGO

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 70 min

WINNER! UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA MEDIA AWARDS in the Category of "Promotion of Indigenous Recognition". The story of the interaction between Scientists and the Custodians of Indigenous Heritage at Lake Mungo, one of the world's richest archaeological sites. more

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MICK'S GIFT (Family Foibles)

MICK'S GIFT (Family Foibles)

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 27 min

Mick Hudson was mythologised by his family but his films of the 1950s and the memories of loved ones leave contradictory images prompting a reassessment of the 'real' Mick. more

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MIDWIVES, LULLABIES AND MOTHER EARTH

MIDWIVES, LULLABIES AND MOTHER EARTH

1993 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 53 min

Pioneer advocate of natural childbirth, Michel Odent is a French doctor who believes that separating the mother and baby at birth has a profound significance for them both and for society as a whole. Odent believes that "if we can transform the birth, we can transform the world". more

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MILLI MILLI

MILLI MILLI

1994 (G) 53 min

MILLI MILLI tells the story of the Kimberley people from their point of view. Using the Kimberley people's traditions of storytelling, painting, dancing and taking into account Aboriginal law and culture, the film records a cultural revival from within. more

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MIRACLE OF THE LITTLE PRINCE, THE

MIRACLE OF THE LITTLE PRINCE, THE

2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 90 min

The story of how communities are keeping endangered languages alive with the help of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince – from North Africa to Tibet, and the Arctic circle to Latin America. A feature documentary by Dutch filmmaker, Marjoleine Boonstra. more

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MISSING PRESUMED DEAD

MISSING PRESUMED DEAD

2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 55 min

The mysteries of a World War One German soldier's wallet found in Adelaide, South Australia and a British airman missing in France lead to a deeply personal investigation with unexpected results. more

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MOHAMED ALI'S HAPPY DAY FEAST

MOHAMED ALI'S HAPPY DAY FEAST

1998 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min

Mohamed Ali and his wife, Halima Mubarak, are the owners of the Dhodaan Café, Flemington, a meeting place for the Somali refugee community in Melbourne. Having survived war in Ethiopia and Somalia, but suffered the loss of home and family, Mohamed and Halima arrive in Australia with a renewed optimism, and set about establishing... more

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MOLLY AND MOBARAK

MOLLY AND MOBARAK

2003 (M) 85 min

Molly and Mobarak starts where the hysteria and hyperbole of media commentary on the Tampa incident and refugee problems leave off. It is a film that provides an intimate insight into what it means to be on a temporary protection visa, to be only partially accepted by the country you live in and to endure the emotional... more

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MORE THAN A FISH KILL

MORE THAN A FISH KILL

2024 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 38 min

Two beloved rivers and more than 30 million dead fish bring artists, scientists and First Nations custodians together to turn ecological disasters into a journey of cultural healing. more

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MORNING SUN

MORNING SUN

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 117 min

A brilliant portrait of China's "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" of the 1960s and 70s. Another extraordinary film from the team that made the award-winning THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE. more

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MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING

MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 93 min

Was William Shakespeare truly the greatest English author, or does that honour really belong to Christopher Marlowe, a peer of the great bard who penned a number of popular plays during the late 1500s? This documentary plunges deep into the mystery surrounding the authorship of the plays and Marlowe's supposed murder. more

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MURIEL MATTERS

MURIEL MATTERS

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 27 min

Adelaide-born actress and elocutionist Muriel Matters has been neglected by mainstream history, but in the early 1900s was a pivotal figure in the fight for women's rights in Britain and was renowned for her daring escapades to draw attention to the cause. more

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MUSIC AND MURDER

MUSIC AND MURDER

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

Music and Murder follows the story of three men, all incarcerated for horrific murders, who have become accomplished musicians in prison. Each man believed music was helping them in the long road to being reintegrated into society. more

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MUSIC CENTRAL

MUSIC CENTRAL

2023 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 27 min

MUSIC CENTRAL explores the power of music to create connection and healing. Filmed on the Central Coast of New South Wales, this documentary follows the stories of local Elder Uncle Kevin 'Gavi' Duncan, the staff and students at Woy Woy Public School, young singer-songwriter Ruby Archer and the Artistic Director of the... more

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MY GRANDPARENTS

MY GRANDPARENTS

2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

A cross-generational documentary in which filmmaker Joshua Marks sets out to find out more about his grandparents. The film is, as Joshua describes it, "a journey of awareness in front of and behind the camera. Gradually, we ask who is the real subject of the film, and who is really in control?" more

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MY LIFE WITHOUT STEVE

MY LIFE WITHOUT STEVE

1987 (PG) 53 min

A film by Gillian Leahy. Through the story of one woman's year in a room with a view, the film catches its audience up in the collective memories of all those who have loved and lost. more

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MY MOTHER INDIA

MY MOTHER INDIA

2001 (PG) 52 min

Director Safina Uberoi traces her parents' history. Her Australian mother married a Sikh and moved to India. There they bought up their three children and survived the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. The autobiography features family photos, historical footage and interviews with the family particularly with Uberoi's mother,... more

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MY MOTHER MY SON

MY MOTHER MY SON

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

The story of an Aboriginal mother and daughter [Mona & Kymmy], both victims of the stolen generation, who embark on a journey to regain custody of Kymmy's young son Rowland. They are determined to shed the baggage from their past and take control of their own lives and by so doing break the cycle of dispossession, broken... more

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MY MOTHER'S VILLAGE and the Sri Lanka series

MY MOTHER'S VILLAGE and the Sri Lanka series

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 256 min

In the late 1970s, anthropologist Sharon Bell and cinematographer Geoff Burton made three landmark documentaries about village life in Sri Lanka, observed over a two-year period, released in 1980. Decades later their son, Aaron Burton, reconnects with the communities to share experiences and aspirations with the next generation. more

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MY NAME IS GULPILIL

MY NAME IS GULPILIL

2021 (M) 101 min

"I'm an actor, I'm a dancer, I'm a singer and also, a painter. This film is about me. This is my story of my story." - David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu more

MY UNCLE BLUEY

MY UNCLE BLUEY

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 16 min

A filmmaker's personal story about her estranged Uncle Bluey - a white man who found his home in a remote Aboriginal community. more

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MY WORK, MY SORROW

MY WORK, MY SORROW

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 44 min

A universal story of labour in the industrial sector. The film is built from interviews (in French with English subtitles) with assembly-line workers in the factory system, discussing their work experiences and the ethics of their employers. more

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NED WETHERED [from HAND-DRAWN HISTORIES]

NED WETHERED [from HAND-DRAWN HISTORIES]

1984 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 11 min

The first of Lee Whitmore's personal animations, recording her memory of her childhood and a visitor who often called on her family. more

NEON

NEON

2015 (PG) 84 min

Lawrence Johnston's NEON is a brightly coloured journey through the American dream, exploring how neon light became a beacon for the hopes of a country: a delightful spectacle of colour and light, music and history, design and cultural heritage. more

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NEW BOYS, THE

NEW BOYS, THE

2003 (G) 100 min

THE NEW BOYS provides a comparison to the group viewed in With Morning Hearts, for these boys appear more divided and class-conscious. Within the group there is a range of personalities and backgrounds - some are natural leaders, some subject to teasing and bullying, some argumentative and some peace-makers. more

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NGANGKARI (NIDF series 5)

NGANGKARI (NIDF series 5)

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

The role of Ngangkari, Traditional Healer, still plays a vital role in the health and well-being of the Anangu people of Central Australia. Yet only two Ngangkari are employed in full-time positions. This film introduces these two renowned Ngangkari specialists. more

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NIGHT CRIES

NIGHT CRIES

1990 (G) 17 min

DIGITALLY REMASTERED! NIGHT CRIES – a story of a white woman and her adopted Aboriginal daughter, told with vibrantly coloured landscapes and a richly constructed soundscape. The film is in part a response by visual artist Tracey Moffatt to Charles Chauvel's celebrated feature film, JEDDA (1955). more

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NIGHT THE PROWLER, THE

NIGHT THE PROWLER, THE

1978/2021 (M) 85 min

A wickedly funny and subversive collaboration between Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick White and one of Australia's most adventurous film directors, Jim Sharman (director of The Rocky Horror Picture Show). more

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NO BURQAS BEHIND BARS

NO BURQAS BEHIND BARS

2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 77 min

Inside an Afghan women's prison. Women are normally faceless in Afghanistan: outside the home, burqas cover them from head to toe. But in prison, they sometimes have more freedom and safety than outside. more

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NORTH OF CAPRICORN

NORTH OF CAPRICORN

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 54 min

"Northern Australia is a profoundly important part of Australia. It's a third of Australia that's in the tropics. It the part of Australia least developed, it's very rich in resources, and its the part of Australia closest to our neighbours," Professor Henry Reynolds. more

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NORTHERN LIGHTS

NORTHERN LIGHTS

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

Behind the scenes of a successful programme to promote Indigenous participation in AFL, led by Indigenous football legends, Andrew McLeod and Michael Long. It's the story of NT Thunder, a new team with 60% Indigenous players, and a new philosophy of community engagement. more

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NOT A BEDROOM WAR

NOT A BEDROOM WAR

1992 (G) 52 min

In 1992, four hundred of the world's most prominent women met in Dublin to discuss new visions of leadership. Hosted by Mary Robinson, Ireland's first woman president, NOT A BEDROOM WAR is the behind-the-scenes story of this historic and extraordinary gathering. more

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NOT JUST NUMBERS

NOT JUST NUMBERS

2019 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 53 min

Not Just Numbers is an inspiring documentary about the Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group in Alice Springs. They believe in talking straight about the violence in their communities and are working on the front line in prevention. So often reduced to statistics, these heroes have banded together to fight for their... more

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NUN'S NEW HABIT, A

NUN'S NEW HABIT, A

2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

This documentary follows Sister Carmel, a sister of the Good Samaritans, in her fight for social justice. Along with many of her contemporaries, she is passionately involved with the plight of refugees who were incarcerated in detention for many years and the ongoing psychological trauma suffered after their release. more

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NYIRR-MARIE [from the CAAMA Collection]

NYIRR-MARIE [from the CAAMA Collection]

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min

Evelyn Hall (Nyirr-Marie), a leader of her community in the campaign for land rights, returns to her country to say goodbye for the last time. more

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OLD MAN AND THE INLAND SEA, THE  [from the CAAMA Collection]

OLD MAN AND THE INLAND SEA, THE [from the CAAMA Collection]

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 20 min

Norman Hayes Jagamarra gives us a unique Aboriginal perspective on greed, alcohol and the importance of maintaining your pride and self-sufficiency through a working life. more

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ON RICHARD'S SIDE

ON RICHARD'S SIDE

2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 90 min

Filmed over three decades, On Richard's Side charts the life-story of Richard, a young man with a complex disability since birth. The film provides intimate and poignant insights into his parents' determined quest to establish a quality life for their son and for themselves. more

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ON THE BANKS OF THE TIGRIS

ON THE BANKS OF THE TIGRIS

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 79 min

A musical odyssey that uncovers the hidden – and almost erased – story of Iraqi music. more

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ON THE EDGE

ON THE EDGE

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 338 min

Over a two month period, a group of Indigenous teenagers take a physical, emotional and spiritual journey to discover who they are. It's an emotional roller-coaster ride with the group dynamics that constantly change. Featuring the work of mentor Fran Dobbie. more

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ONCE A QUEEN

ONCE A QUEEN

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 50 min

A universal story of a rural community with big aspirations ... Grafton in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, and its inspired annual celebration of its rich history. more

AUD$34.95

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ONCE MY MOTHER

ONCE MY MOTHER

2013 (PG) 75 min

Australian filmmaker Sophia Turkiewicz investigates the reasons why her Polish mother abandoned her in an orphanage as a child and uncovers the truth behind her mother's wartime escape from a Siberian gulag, leaving Sophia to confront her own capacity for forgiveness. more

AUD$34.95

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ONE LAST CHANCE

ONE LAST CHANCE

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 36 min

An award-winning film about justice and morality, by Rod Freedman (producer of ONCE MY MOTHER). more

AUD$34.95

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ONE PLACE

ONE PLACE

2008 (G) 27 min

An inspiring film about a unique Islamic Cultural Centre: a place of worship and of study, a library and a centre of learning, it is also a building where families gather, an integral part of a community that speaks more than thirty languages, comes from more than forty countries and shares a single faith. more

AUD$34.95

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OONDOORRD: Married Turtle [from the CAAMA Collection]

OONDOORRD: Married Turtle [from the CAAMA Collection]

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 22 min

The hunt for the special Oondoorrd or female turtle in the mating season, in the ocean off the West Kimberley region of Western Australia. more

AUD$34.95

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