Film Catalogue (10/35)

FIRST CITIZEN: ALBERT NAMATJIRA

1989 (G) 54 min

Albert Namatjira was the first Aboriginal artist to be recognised by white Australians. He was torn between two worlds simply because he had the wisdom to recognise both. Two cultures, two laws. The feting and fawning of the city glitterati, ultimately led to his tragic decline and death. more

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FIRST FAGIN, THE

2012 (PG) 87 min

From New York to Hobart, and from the darkest jails and prison ships of England to the penal colony of Port Arthur, THE FIRST FAGIN brings to life the passionate love and dramatic adventures of Ikey Solomon, family man, fence, and Charles Dickens' inspiration for the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist. more

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FIRST MISSION

1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 54 min

Each year the Australian Red Cross recruits new people for its overseas postings. This film follows three successful applicants from their training in Melbourne to their first missions in Africa – a refugee camp in Western Tanzania, a field hospital in north Kenya, dealing with wounded from the war in the Sudan. more

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FIVE SEASONS [from the CAAMA Collection]

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

In these fast and modern times, the Numurindi people are still guided by the seasons and stories of the Dreamtime. This observational documentary focuses on Moses Numamurdirdi and his families fight to hold onto their culture and ways in an ever-changing world. more

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FLOATING ... LIKE WIND BLOW 'EM ABOUT

1975 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 58 min

A film by Michael Edols. Available on DVD and Vimeo-on-Demand as part of the ASPECTS OF A LIFE collection. more

FLOWERS AND TROOPS (Hana to Heitai)

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 106 min

Inspired by the documentaries of the great Imamura Shohei, under whom the filmmaker studied, this film explores the lives of Japanese soldiers who chose not to return to Japan when the war finished, but who stayed behind in south-east Asia to build new lives for themselves. more

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FLYING BOOMERANGS, THE

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

24 Indigenous teenagers embark on the first Aussie Rules tour of South Africa. more

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FOLLOWING THE FENCELINE

1996 (PG) 50 min

A documentary about breast cancer and an innovative approach to public awareness taken by 14 remarkable women. more

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FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE

1992 (PG) 73 min

A portrait of Professor Fred Hollows whose eye health programs in Eritrea, Nepal and outback Australia offer a model for Third World countries where millions suffer from curable blindness. A bold, wry, intimate and ultimately very moving tribute to an extraordinary life more

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FORGOTTEN BIRD OF PARADISE

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 27 min

A rare and moving insight into West Papua's struggle for freedom. more

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FORGOTTEN DISTRICT, THE

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

Toledo is "the Forgotten District" of Belize in Central America - an area of dense rainforest and minimal economic development. For the last 20 years, the Maya people have been promoting their own eco-tourism programme in order to protect their natural resources and traditions. more

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FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A History of Women and Work in Australia

1983 (G) 107 min

DIGITALLY RESTORED! An investigation and celebration of women's work from white settlement to the present, a story told by Aboriginal and migrant women, convict women and today's women. more

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FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A pictorial history of women and work in Australia (book)

(G)

A book by Megan McMurchy, Margot Oliver & Jeni Thornley * Penguin Books 1983 * Paperback (large) * 186 pages A telling and passionate tribute to the unsung labors of Australian women, past and present. more

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FOR THE DEFENCE

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

Explores the Victorian criminal justice system via the experiences of three criminal defence lawyers. Their journey takes us from interview room to supreme court, and into their own lives as they strive to maintain the principles of the right to defence and the presumption of innocence in an increasingly pressurised legal... more

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FOUNDATION, The (NIDF series 5)

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

A documentary that intercuts interviews with historical footage to tell the history of The Foundation of Aboriginal Affairs, an organisation significant in the push for the 1967 referendum in which Aboriginal peoples were given the vote. more

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FRAMED

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min

FRAMED is about our fascination with faces. It's about portraits. But what is a portrait? Of course it's the famous painting on the gallery wall and the notorious candidate for the Archibald Prize. But isn't it also the cherished photograph you have in your wallet, at your place of work, by your bed? In FRAMED we... more

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FREEDOM STORIES

2015 (PG) 99 min

Explores the achievements of former 'boat people' who arrived from the Middle-East around the watershed year of 2001. Locked in remote detention centres and then placed on temporary protection visas, their limbo lasted for years. Now Australian citizens, they are building secure lives and contributing to their new country. more

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FRIENDLY ENEMY ALIEN

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 90 min

In June 1940, the HMT Dunera leaves Liverpool for Australia crammed with over 2,500 German, Austrian and Italian internees. We hear from the last survivors of the "Dunera Scandal," who tell the story of the 57-day long journey and what happened after they were interned by the British Government in an Australian Outback... more

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FRIENDS AND ENEMIES

1988 (PG) 88 min

FRIENDS AND ENEMIES is a provocative film about one of the most vicious and protracted labour disputes in Australian history - one which saw the emergence of the New Right as a powerful force on the country's political landscape. more

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FROHE OSTERN! HAPPY EASTER

2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

The story of joyful Easter camping rituals celebrating the way in which a group of German families have made their home in Australia over three generations. more

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