Film Catalogue (14/34)

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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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

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

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

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

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]

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.

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

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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IN THEIR NAME

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

Decades after Latvian Jewish women and children were humiliated and killed by Nazi troops and their Latvian collaborators in 1941, their descendants continue to be haunted by the massacre. A film by Peter Hegedus. more

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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

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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I REMEMBER 1948

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min

Palestinian elders share memories of the year they became refugees. Personal memories of the tumultuous days of Al Nakba, 'the catastrophe', May 15th 1948, when 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes. more

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ISLAND OF LIES

1991 (G) 56 min

When Eliza Fraser was shipwrecked on Fraser Island in 1836, there were up to 3000 Aboriginal people living there — by 1905, there were perhaps a dozen left. Filmmaker Gillian Coote follows the route of early settlers north out of Sydney to Fraser Island to uncover the lies and secrets of Australia's settlement. more

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IT'S A LONG ROAD BACK [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1981 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 13 min

The story of one woman's struggle to regain her Aboriginality. more

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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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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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JACK THOMPSON Live at the Gearin Hotel

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min

The much loved Aussie actor Jack Thompson is in his element reading Australia's most loved classic poems in front of a live audience at the splendid art deco Gearin Hotel Katoomba NSW. more

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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

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]

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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JAVA SPIRIT, THE: Religious Diversity in Indonesia

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 45 min

An exploration of changing attitudes to religion and spirituality in Java, Indonesia. more

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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)

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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JUDITH ANDERSON - AUSTRALIAN STAR, FIRST LADY OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE

2019 (G)

A book by Desley Deacon. Paperback, 461 pages plus chronology, filmography, bibliography and index. Kerr Publishing, Melbourne, 2019. This well-researched biography tells the story of Judith Anderson's life and the full range of her work on stage and screen. more

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JUPURRURLA - MAN OF MEDIA (from the CAAMA Collection)

2019 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

A portrait of Warlpiri Elder and Lawman, Francis Jupurrurla Kelly – a pioneer of Indigenous filmmaking in central Australia. more

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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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KAMA WOSI

1979 (G) 48 min

This film is about the music, and especially the singing, of the Trobriand Islanders. It includes songs and incantations for garden fertility, harvest chants and songs of love and enticement. more

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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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KARLU KARLU: Devil's Marbles [from the CAAMA Collection]

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 21 min

Stories of Karlu Karlu and its handback by the government to the traditional owners. more

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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

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]

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!

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

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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KIMBERLEY MOB, THE

1991 (PG) 54 min

Three Aboriginal brothers run a cattle station in the Kimberley. They face drought, divided tribal loyalties, government bureaucracy, diamond-mining companies and fundamentalist Christianity while trying to keep traditional Aboriginal beliefs and customs alive for their children and future generations. more

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KIM & HARLEY & THE KIDS (Family Foibles)

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

Kim and Harley and the Kids looks at how hard family life can be when resources are limited. Kim has four children including four-year-old twins. Her partner Harley is father to the youngest three kids and his heart is in the right place. They all live below the poverty line in a Ministry of Housing home in outer Melbourne. more

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 BILONG ISLANDERS

1990 (G) 52 min

LAND BILONG ISLANDERS tells the story of what has become known as the 'Mabo Case'. It contains rare interviews with the late Eddie Mabo, James Rice, Father Dave Passi and others involved in this historic legal drama. Together they challenged the idea that prior to European settlement, Australia was a land belonging to no-one,... more

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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

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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LANGUAGE OF LIGHT, THE

2023 (M) 171 min

Intimate portraits of seven ground-breaking Australian photographers, each with a significant body of work and each with a different photographic style. more

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LAST OF THE NOMADS, THE

1997 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

THE LAST OF THE NOMADS tells the moving story of Warri and Yatungka, the last of the Mandildjara people to be living a traditional nomadic lifestyle in the remote Gibson Desert of central Australia. more

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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

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 VIOLIN, THE

2023 (PG) 75 min

Master violin maker, Charalambos Vatiliotis, known as Harry, is 85 and has retired. When Romano, a violinist and friend of 48 years, persuades him to make one final violin, a heart-warming story unfolds. more

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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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LEAPING OFF THE EDGE

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

A documentary about Melbourne's Women's Circus, a theatrical experience that has been inspiring, exciting and empowering audiences for over a decade. more

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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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LEGEND OF FRED PATERSON, THE

1996 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 58 min

The story of Fred Paterson, the only member of the Communist Party ever elected to an Australian Parliament. Idealist, divinity student, champion athlete, Rhodes scholar, war veteran and barrister, Paterson haunted the establishment until he was brought down by a police baton in 1948. more

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LEMPAD OF BALI

1980 (G) 56 min

A re-release of an acclaimed documentary classic by John Darling - A film about the life and death of the 116-year-old Balinese Master-Artist. more

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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)

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

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

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

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

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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LIGHT YEARS

1991 (G) 47 min

NOW SUPERBLY RE-MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL FILM MATERIALS! A unique record of the life and work of eminent Australian photographer, Olive Cotton. more

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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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LILI (Hungarian version)

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

Egy anya, Lili, az '56-os forradalom közepén elmenekül Magyarországról, ezzel egy kontinenseken és generációkon átívelő elhagyás történet veszi kezdetét. more

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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]

1987 (G) 87 min

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

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LIONEL

2008 (M) 83 min

In 1968, a young Aboriginal boxer named Lionel Rose punched his way to history in Japan when he became the undisputed bantamweight champion of the world. This is his story, before and after he became a legend. more

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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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LIVING COUNTRY [from the CAAMA Collection]

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min

Traditional owners of proposed nuclear waste dump sites in central Australia show us what's at stake if the unthinkable happens. A film by David Tranter. more

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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

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 BOW TRILOGY

1984 (G) 174 min

All 3 parts sold separately. These three documentary films (ALL UNDER HEAVEN, SMALL HAPPINESS and TO TASTE 100 HERBS) offer extraordinary portraits of Chinese life in the early 1980s. Carma Hinton is uniquely qualified as an observer of China. Three one-hour films about the village of Long Bow in northern China. Pt 1: ALL... more

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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

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

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

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

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]

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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LOUSY LITTLE SIXPENCE

1983 (G) 54 min

DIGITALLY RESTORED! In NSW, in 1909, the Aborigines Protection Board planned to break up Aboriginal communities by forcibly removing their children and hiring them out as servants to white employers. The title of this powerful documentary comes from the wages that were to be paid to the children. Many never saw that lousy... more

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LOVE MARKET, THE

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

Four young girls, aged 8 to 18, from hill tribes in North Vietnam, survive by selling artefacts to tourists and living in the hope of an escape to a brighter and better life outside Vietnam. A film by Shalom Almond, director of MY LONG NECK, also about the impact of tourism on traditional life styles. more

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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]

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

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

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

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

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]

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 A BARK CANOE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1969 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 16 min

Two men make a bark canoe in the swamps of coastal Arnhem Land – a process simply observed by filmmaker Roger Sandall. more

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MAKING A MARK

2018 (PG) 56 min

A chronicle of creative trailblazing - exploring one of the most personally challenging and financially tenuous of vocations, to live and work in the competitive world of the visual arts in Australia. A superb film about inspiration, aspiration and the hard facts of life. more

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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

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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MALANGAN LABADAMA

1982 (G) 58 min

The story of three brothers and their tribute to deceased clansman, Buk-Buk. Their preparations, and the performances of the 'malangan' is vividly portrayed in this superbly photographed film. more

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MALBANGKA COUNTRY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1975 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 29 min

The Malbangka family leaves the social problems of Hermannsburg in central Australia to return to their own traditional land and set up their own independent settlement. more

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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

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

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

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

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

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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MARN GROOK [from the CAAMA Collection]

1996 (G) 45 min

Marn Grook is a celebration of Australian Rules and the great contribution Aboriginal players have made to the game. more

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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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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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MEMORIES OF IWANY [from the CAAMA Collection]

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 28 min

Bardi Elder, Patsy Achoo, returns to her birthplace on Sunday Island (Iwany), north of Broome, WA, to find it deserted and the old mission settlement in ruins. WARNING: This film contains graphic scenes of killing and preparing turtles for cooking that may distress some viewers. more

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MEMORIES ON STONE

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 97 min

A remarkable award-winning Kurdish feature film from Iraq. With great visual and comedic flair, director Shawkat Amin Korki delivers a poignant portrait of contemporary Kurdish society haunted by its past. more

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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

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]

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

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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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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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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MICROBES TO MACROBES: The Story of Frank Fenner

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 63 min

Frank Fenner was one of Australia's greatest scientists. He helped save Australia's troops from malaria in World War II; charted the course of myxomatosis as it decimated Australia's feral rabbit population; was one of the leading figures in the global campaign which eliminated smallpox; and was a pioneering environmentalist. more

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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

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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MILLION ACRES A YEAR, A

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

The devastating story of an ecological disaster: the epic history of post-war agricultural development in Western Australia and the personal journeys of a rural vanguard who came to acknowledge that current forms of agriculture were not sustainable. The re-release of a remarkable documentary from 2002, still powerfully... more

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MINISTER WITHOUT MONEY

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

Minister Without Money portrays Dr John Waiko's political rise and fall fourteen years after the first film about Waiko, Man Without Pigs (1990) which focused on the significance of Dr Waiko's achievement as the first Indigenous scholar to gain the title of Professor in Papua New Guinea. more

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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

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

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

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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MORESBY MODERN

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

PNG is slowly joining the globalised world, and if you look closely at this society in transition you can see signs of a modest middle class on the rise, and a new generation coming of age. more

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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

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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MOURNING FOR MANGATOPI [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1974 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 53 min

An elaborate Tiwi mourning ceremony, performed as an affirmation of traditional culture. more

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MPARNTWE - Sacred Sites [from the CAAMA Collection]

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min

The continuous struggle by Central Australia's Arrernte people to maintain their sacred sites in the face of property development in the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) area. more

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MR STREHLOW'S FILMS

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

The life and work of one of Australia's most eminent and controversial anthropologists, T.G.H. (Ted) Strehlow. more

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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

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

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

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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MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 76 min

Take a journey and discover how deep Muslim history runs in Australia. Discover the earliest contact that dates back to the 1600s, their connection with the indigenous population and the rich contribution they made. more

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MY COLOUR, YOUR KIND [from the CAAMA Collection]

1998 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 11 min

An atmospheric short drama about Aboriginal identity. more

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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 HOME THE BLOCK

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

An intimate view of "The Block", situated in Sydney's Redfern district as seen through the eyes of Aboriginal Elder Joyce Ingram. more

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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 LONG NECK

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 53 min

Maja is proud of the 16 coils of brass around her neck that distinguish her as a Long Neck Kayan woman from Burma. But after 20 years of living on display and constantly being photographed in a tourist village in northern Thailand, the rings are becoming more of a trap than a source of pride. more

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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

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 NANCY (Family Foibles)

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

A cross-cultural, cross-generational tale of a mother reclaiming her identity to pursue her dream against the traditional conventions on which her family is built. more

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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

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 REMBETIKA BLUES (English version)

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 83 min

Rembetika music or the Greek blues is a music born of exile and the streets. The film traces the roots of this music in the mass migration of people in the early twentieth century and in particular the journey of the filmmaker's own forebears from Smyrna in Turkey to Sydney, Australia. A universal story about love, life... more

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MY REMBETIKA BLUES (Greek version)

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 83 min

Rembetika music or the Greek blues is a music born of exile and the streets. The film traces the roots of this music in the mass migration of people in the early twentieth century and in particular the journey of the filmmaker's own forebears from Smyrna in Turkey to Sydney, Australia. A universal story about love, life... more

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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

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]

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

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 BEIJING

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

Swinging from old to new, this documentary gives a panoramic view of the biggest construction boom in history and charts the modern face of Beijing and its newly iconic buildings. [DVD includes over an hour of extra features including extended interviews with participating architects]. more

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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)

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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NICE COLOURED GIRLS

1987 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 17 min

NOW DIGITALLY RE-MASTERED! This stylistically daring film audaciously explores the history of exploitation between white men and Aboriginal women, juxtaposing the 'first encounter' between colonisers and native women with the attempts of modern urban Aboriginal women to reverse their fortunes. more

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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 PARROT STORIES

2016 (G) 89 min

A cinematic ode to a bird lost in the darkness: a wonderfully inventive and engaging exploration by filmmaker Rob Nugent of the science, mythology and rumours surrounding the elusive nocturnal bird, the Night Parrot, that supposedly disappeared In Australia at the end of the 19th Century. more

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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

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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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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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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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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NOTHING RHYMES WITH NGAPARTJI

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

Acclaimed Pitjantjatjara actor, Trevor Jamieson, sets out on a daunting personal journey to bring his hit show home to country ... but can he bridge these two worlds, two languages and two cultures? more

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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

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]

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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OCCUPATION: NATIVE

2017 (PG) 52 min

The Aboriginal story is often buried deep beneath the accepted 247-year Australian historical narrative. It's not that the Australian story is wrong, it's just that it's a wee bit one-sided. Aboriginal filmmaker Trisha Morton-Thomas, bites back at Australian history in this inspired satire. more

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OCHRE AND INK

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 27 min

OCHRE AND INK tells the extraordinary story of artist Zhou Xiaoping and his inspiring 23 year collaboration with Indigenous artists in the Maningrida area in the heart of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. A film by James Bradley, with co-producer Rachel Clements. more

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OH, BEETHOVEN!

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 25 min

Dr Susan West and children from Ainslie Primary School, Canberra, in a special performance of a work about Beethoven's life, followed by discussion about Dr West's innovative approach to music education. more

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OK, LET'S TALK ABOUT ME

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 26 min

Meet Eddie. He's a 17-year-old boy with Down Syndrome. He's stubborn and charming, funny and sometimes temperamental. Through the course of this documentary the viewer is invited to get to know Eddie - a rare treat - and journey with him as he turns 18 and prepares to leave school. more

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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 A FULL MOON [from HAND-DRAWN HISTORIES]

1997 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 17 min

Contemplative memories of childhood and family by animator Lee Whitmore, lovingly animated frame by frame by pencil and pastel on paper. more

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

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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

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ONE DAY IN FATULAI

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 18 min

Through her medical work as a volunteer Dr Colette Livermore provides a glimpse of everyday life, health and education in a remote East Timorese village. more

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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

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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

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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

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

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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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

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OPHIR

2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 97 min

Voiced entirely by the Indigenous people of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, Ophir observes the colonisation of the land and its people, who at the end of the 1980s were left with no choice but to revolt for their right to exist. more

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ORIGINAL MERMAID, THE

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

From crippled child to the star of the biggest theatres in the world, the story of Annette Kellerman is truly without peer. Along the way she changed the face of swimming, fashion and dance and helped forge a new identity for women. more

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OTHER ZIONISTS, THE

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

An award-winning documentary by Canadian filmmaker, Eric Scott, focusing on an issue which he sees as emblematic of the whole Israeli-Palestinian conflict - the Israeli military checkpoints that line Israel's border and are scattered throughout the Occupied Territories. more

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OUR BOTANICAL BIOSPHERE

1990 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 240 min

This pioneering series of short documentaries, first released as UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES in 1990, is even more relevant today: there is now an ever-increasing urgency for us all to be informed about science, to liberate us from a dependence on politicians and corporations. more

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OUR COMMUNITY

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min

An exploration of the concept of 'community' in the far northwest of NSW - an intimate expedition through the townships of WALGETT, LIGHTNING RIDGE and SHEEPYARD. more

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OUR PARK

1998 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

OUR PARK was meant to be a nice quiet film about the filmmaker's local park but the it took an unexpected turn and became a film about the politics of a neighbourhood and the difficulties of grass roots democracy - how people interact, how they solve disputes - or how they don't. more

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OUT OF OUR MINDS

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

OUT OF OUR MINDS explores the interlocking stories of Mark Dean, Rita Halabarek and Sonia Teuben. They are full-time professional actors and writers with Geelong's Back to Back Theatre, each of them are people with intellectual disabilities. more

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OVER THE EDGE

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min

Teenagers in the series ON THE EDGE reunite 5 years later as young adults facing a turbulent world. This film explores how their choices have determined their present circumstances. Some are working, some in jail, and three are parents. Every one of them is living an extraordinary life and coming to terms with their world. more

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PAINTING THE TOWN

1986 (G) 59 min

PAINTING THE TOWN is a film about art and artists, culture and politics. Through the story of Yosl Bergner, the film reveals a community of Australian painters who sought to create an art that would reflect the great social upheavals of the 1930s and 1940s. more

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PANTHER WITHIN, THE

2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 54 min

Filmmaker Edoardo Crismani and his mother Barbara embark on a search to unravel the mystery surrounding Barbara's father, Joe Murray, an Indigenous boxing champion who danced and sang in vaudeville shows, and married a blue-eyed blonde white woman in 1930s Australia. more

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PAPA BILONG CHIMBU

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 54 min

In 1937 a young Catholic missionary, Father John Nilles, arrived in the highlands of Papua New Guinea – one of the first whites the local people had ever seen. There he would stay for the next 54 years. More than just a priest, he would become an anthropologist, linguist, politician and clan leader. more

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PAPER TRAIL: The Life and Times of a Woodchip

1991 (G) 51 min

In Australia, woodchipping has become one of the most politically significant issues of the environmental movement. Australia is a major supplier of woodchips to the paper manufacturers of Japan. As a consequence, the woodchip trade is now high on the political agenda, powerful enough to bring down governments. more

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PARRA

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

IT'S NOT WHERE YOU'RE FROM, IT'S WHERE YOUR AT. Set in Parramatta, Western Sydney, this film illustrates the life of one of the largest shopping centres in the southern hemisphere. more

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PASSIONATE APPRENTICES, THE

2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 75 min

Three intimate portraits of a close-knit group of inspiring people who share a passion for perfection. These three artisans and their apprentices live and work in a quiet valley in Tasmania, in the shadow of Sleeping Beauty Mountain. more

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PASSPORT TO PARENTHOOD

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

When Melbourne couple Davor Dirlic and his wife Nina decide to adopt Petra, whilst visiting their homeland Croatia, they embark on an emotional rollercoaster that will uncover a tragic past. more

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PATOU: in Black and White

2022 (M) 55 min

With a career that spans over four decades and across the globe, Jamaican singer Pat Powell ("Patou") is one of Australia's most accomplished yet hidden vocal talents. A award-winning film by Fiona Cochrane. more

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PEACE PILGRIMS

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

In September 2015, five peace activists penetrated the 'Joint Facility' Pine Gap, just outside Alice Springs to protest and lament victims of American drone strikes. They were arrested and faced 7 years jail. A documentary by John Hughes, based on Peace Crimes, Kieran Finnane (UQP 2020) more

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PETYARRE and ATNANGKERE (Our Cave) (From the CAAMA Collection)

2016-7 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 40 min

Two related short documentaries by Viviana Petyarre, featuring artist Gloria Petyarre and her family's search for a cave to which they are culturally connected. For millennia, the Atnangkere Cave has been a Dreaming centrepiece for the Alyawarre people of Atneltye (Boundary Bore), Utopia, north of Alice Springs in central... more

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P.G-H.

1992 (G) 57 min

The life and art of composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks - born in Australia in 1912, P.G-H., as she was known, lived and worked in America, becoming one of the few women to take a powerful creative role in the world of modern music. more

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PHOTO WALLAHS

1991 (G) 60 min

Renowned ethnographic filmmakers David and Judith MacDougall explore the many meanings of photography in this profound and penetrating documentary. The film focuses on the photographers of Mussoorie, a hill station in the Himalayan foothills of northern India whose fame has attracted tourists since the 19th century. more

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PICTURING HOME

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

After twenty years of homelessness one woman finds empowerment by sharing her journey through the lens of a camera. A powerful film by Annette Cohen, exploring links between mental health concerns and homelessness. more

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PIONEERS OF LOVE

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 110 min

An epic story of Immigrant and Indigenous experiences in far north Queensland spanning across the 20th century. more

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PITJIRI: The Snake That Will Not Sink

1986 (G) 48 min

In 1936 on a remote outpost in the Northern Territory, nine Aboriginal Elders appeared before Ruth Heathcock, who they believed was a member of their tribe before the Dreaming. Fifty years later, Sister Ruth returns and describes the psychic phenomena that she experienced and how this changed her perception of the human... more

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PLEAD GUILTY, GET A BOND

1991 (G) 30 min

A young Aboriginal woman has been charged with wounding her husband during a domestic argument. It is expected by all concerned that she will simply plead guilty and receive a good behaviour bond. The inexperienced legal aid lawyer is outraged by this expectations and persuades Amy to plead her innocence. more

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POLES APART: The Blue Poles Controversy

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

POLES APART places the acquisition by the Whitlam government of Jackson Pollock's 'Blue Poles' in all the turbulence of its social and political context. more

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PORTRAITS OF US

2022 (PG) 82 min

An intimate portrait of the life and work of iconoclastic New Zealand artist Geoff Dixon. See GEOFF DIXON - PORTRAITS OF US: more

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PORTS OF DESTINY

1998 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

This documentary follows a 76 year-old man from Australia to Argentina to see his 96 year-old Aunt for the first time since they were separated by war 60 years ago. The film charts the experiences of aging, migration and memory when one is towards the end of their life. more

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POZIERES

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 52 min

Between July and August, 1916, the small village of Pozieres in northern France became the centre of one of the bloodiest battles of the Great War. By the end of August the village had been destroyed. The battles to reclaim the territory for the French nation were to become legendary. more

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PRESIDENT VERSUS DAVID HICKS, THE

2004 (M) 81 min

The story of the Australian Taliban fighter, David Hicks: the film explores David Hicks's journey from stockman and rodeo rider to the legal limbo of Guantanamo Bay. more

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PRIESTESS/THE STOREKEEPER, THE

1983 (G) 30 min

Available only in the collection of four films made by Solrun Hoaas on Hatoma Island: THE HATOMA FILMS. more

PRISON SONGS

2015 (M) 56 min

The inmates of a Darwin prison are shown in a new light in Australia's first documentary musical. Incarcerated in tropical Northern Territory, over 800 inmates squeeze into the overcrowded spaces of Berrimah Prison, and share their experiences in the most extraordinary way – through song. more

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PRODIGAL SON, THE

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 27 min

Alexo hasn't spoken to his son for 15 years. It is only after serious illness that he begins to speak to him again. THE PRODIGAL SON is the moving story of a traditional Macedonian family's 'dilemma' with having a gay son. more

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PROFESSOR WILL STEFFEN: Lecture on Climate Change

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 59 min

Climate change is real and presents grave dangers for societies globally. This presentation by Professor Will Steffen, Executive Director of the ANU Climate Change Institute, given at the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on 10 March 2010, provides an easy to understand and comprehensive overview of the climate... more

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PUMPHEAD

2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 74 min

Pumphead is a feature-length documentary exploring patient experiences following major heart surgery - how to understand these experiences and how to live with them. A story of existential crises and transformative experiences, told by eight ex-patients including the filmmaker himself. more

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PUNISHED NOT PROTECTED

2004 (PG) 58 min

PUNISHED NOT PROTECTED is an educational documentary series in four parts (on one DVD) featuring the views of leading Australians and concerned citizens on the effects of government policy on asylum seekers and temporary protection visa holders. more

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PUTUPARRI and the Rainmakers

2015 (M) 97 min

Against the backdrop of Australia's tangled colonial and Indigenous history, Putuparri and the Rainmakers explores one man's struggle to fulfill his destiny. more

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PYONGYANG DIARIES

1997 (PG) 68 min

PYONGYANG DIARIES is director Solrun Hoaas' personal account of her encounter with the closed society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. While the official line in North Korea fosters an almost religious cult of personality, with an emphasis on uniformity, nationalism, and a sense of self-reliance, Hoaas' observations,... more

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QUEST OF JIMMY PIKE, THE

1989 (G) 51 min

Jimmy Pike lives an extraordinary and idyllic life hunting and painting in a harsh and primitive environment in the Great Sandy Desert. He first learnt to paint whilst in prison serving a life sentence for murder. As a young boy, he had come out of the Great Sandy Desert and saw white men for the first time. Now he wants... more

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RADICAL IDEAS IN JUSTICE AND REGULATION

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 191 min

An extended interview with John Braithwaite - from the Regulatory Institutions Network Australian National University, Canberra, Australia - about Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation. more

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RANDOM 8

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 62 min

A tense psychological mystery inspired by historic experiments about conformity and obedience. more

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RAOUL WALLENBERG: Between The Lines

1985 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 86 min

Raoul Wallenberg was an unlikely hero. A Swedish diplomat, he risked his life to challenge the Nazi forces in Hungary and to save the lives of as many as 100,000 Jews in Budapest in 1944. more

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RED BOWMEN, THE

1978 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 58 min

The record of a ceremony called Ida which is performed every year by villagers of the Waina-Sowanda district of West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. A film by Chris Owen. more

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REDFERN STORY, THE

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 57 min

In Redfern, in inner Sydney, a group of determined visionaries pioneered the National Black Theatre at a turbulent time for Indigenous politics in the 1970s. The Theatre left a lasting legacy on national politics, social welfare and the Australian arts scene. more

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RED MATILDAS

1984 (G) 50 min

Through the lives of three women, RED MATILDAS explores the social and political conditions in Australia during the Great Depression - conditions of massive unemployment, widespread malnutrition and growing militarism at home and abroad - that provoked many people to political activity. more

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REMEMBERING COUNTRY

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

An intimate autobiographical film that invites the audience into Harold Furber's vivid memories of being a desert kid stolen away to a tropical island. more

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REVENIR (To Return)

2018 (PG) 77 min

For years, stories of West African migrants and refugees have been told through the lenses of foreign journalists. Revenir is a story from the inside: a bold new documentary by Australian filmmaker David Fedele in collaboration with Kumut Imesh, a refugee from the Ivory Coast now living in Paris. more

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RIDDLE OF THE BRADSHAWS, THE

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 53 min

This story of the Bradshaw rock paintings or Gwion Gwion as they are known to the Aboriginal traditional owners, unfolds in the vast and beautiful Kimberley region of Australia's far north west. more

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RINGBALIN - BREAKING THE DROUGHT

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 32 min

A powerful documentary about the healing of Australia's greatest river and its diverse peoples through ancient ceremony of culture and spirit. more

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RINGTONE

2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 30 min

In the Yolngu community of Gapuwiyak in the Northern Territory, individual ringtones on mobiles reveal rich insights into lives and relationships. Ringtone features individuals talking directly to camera, revealing the stories behind their own ringtones as well as the pleasures and perils of their new connectivity. more

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RISKING OUR KIDS

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

Exploring the "Modernity Paradox". Could we be the last generation of humans that live longer than our parents? Have we lost sight of how to care for our kids? more

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RIVER OF NO RETURN

2008 (PG) 52 min

The story of Frances Daingangan, one of the stars of TEN CANOES, and her journey from traditional tribal life to the international red carpet. A film written and directed by Darlene Johnson, one of Australia's leading Indigenous documentary filmmakers, acclaimed for GULPILIL – ONE RED BLOOD and STOLEN GENERATIONS. more

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ROAD TO HOME, THE

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min

A portrait of the West Papuan Benny Wenda, now in exile in England, and his on-going fight for the right to self-determination for his people. more

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ROAD TO NHILL

1996 (PG) 95 min

A delightful rural comedy: in a small isolated Australian town, a car carrying four members of the local bowling club runs off the road, trapping the women inside. Maurie, a local pig farmer, is first on the scene and alerts the Emergency Services. However, the ambulance heads off in the wrong direction because there is... more

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ROAD TO NHILL (screenplay/book)

(G)

A screenplay by Alison Tilson * Currency press 1998 * Paperback * 100 pages The original screenplay by Alison Tilson, for the highly successful feature film released nationally in 1998. more

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ROBERT FORTUNE - THE TEA THIEF

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

Behind the story of a simple cup of tea is a tale of espionage and intrigue captured in a documentary by Melbourne filmmaker Diane Perelsztein. The cup that cheers has a complex, often dark history. The story of tea is a tale of politics, economics and spirituality, of espionage, art and the drug trade. more

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ROBERT McFARLANE

2017 (PG) 27 min

See THE STILL POINT - PHOTOGRAPHY OF ROBERT McFARLANE more

ROCKING THE FOUNDATIONS

1985 (PG) 92 min

DIGITALLY RESTORED! A riveting documentary about the New South Wales Builders Labourers Federation (BLF). Filmmaker Pat Fiske, herself one of the first women members of the BLF, develops a portrait of this once-powerful union through interviews with former union members and officials, archival film, and television news... more

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ROSALIE'S JOURNEY [from the CAAMA Collection]

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min

The story of Rosalie Kunoth-Monks who (as Ngarla Kunoth) gained fame in the leading role of Charles Chauvel's legendary feature film, JEDDA (1955). more

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ROSIE'S SECRET

1994 (G) 11 min

ROSIE'S SECRET is a fictional portrait of a forgotten heroine, Rosie Foster. We discover the pivotal role Rosie played in the construction and celebration of Australia's national icon, the Sydney Harbour Bridge. more

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ROUGH RIDERS

1995 (M) 55 min

ROUGH RIDERS tells the story of two champion Australian rodeo riders, one of whom lost his life in a bull-riding accident. Through their story the film explores the rituals of competition, the endless travel, the friendship and loyalty, courage and determination that the sport of bull-riding entails. more

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RUNNING WITH CRUTCHES (original title: ShoPaaPaa)

2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 96 min

Cinematically bold and intellectually mesmerising, Running With Crutches is an exploration of the line between drama and documentary in the worst of times and the best of times. A film by Shekhar Bassi and Molly Reynolds. more

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RUSHING TO SUNSHINE

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 73 min

A rare and remarkable insight into the relations between North and South Korea at a personal, intimate level, through the stories of student dissidents, ex-political prisoners, writers and artists. more

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RYDIN' TIME [from the CAAMA Collection]

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min

Life on the rodeo circuit in Queensland for three teenagers who risk their lives to compete. more

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SACRED VANDALS

1983 (G) 55 min

Available only in the collection of four films made by Solrun Hoaas on Hatoma Island: THE HATOMA FILMS. more

SAFE HOUSE, THE [from HAND-DRAWN HISTORIES]

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

Lee Whitmore's careful, loving recreation of a quiet suburban street in Sydney in the 1950s and the moment when larger issues intruded in the form of the Petrovs, ASIO and the newspapers. more

SALTWATER STORY, THE

2017 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 55 min

Guided by Indigenous canoemaker Kyle Slabb from the Bundjalung people, a group of young men (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous) build traditional canoes and embark on a 3-day sea voyage re-tracing an ancient trade route from the heart of the Queensland Gold Coast to North Stradbroke Island. more

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SAMMY BUTCHER: Out of the Shadows [from the CAAMA Collection]

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 24 min

A portrait of Sammy Butcher [Warumpi Band], one of the leading figures in the contemporary Indigenous music scene. more

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SATELLITE DREAMING [from the CAAMA Collection]

1991 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

A film of considerable historic importance, this documentary narrates the emergence of Indigenous media in Australia, and discusses its role in preserving Indigenous languages and culture. more

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SAVE OUR SONS (S.O.S.)

1996 (PG) 54 min

A film about the Save Our Sons Movement of Victoria - a group of women formed in the sixties to protest against the Vietnam War. Energetic and informative, an extraordinary episode in the anti-conscription and anti-Vietnam War struggles of the 1960s. more

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SCHOOLSCAPES

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 77 min

In this film David MacDougall explores a famous progressive school in South India, the Rishi Valley School. Inspired by the cinema of Lumière and the ideas of the 20th century Indian thinker Krishnamurti, this film is dedicated to the simple act of looking, in which each scene is a single shot. more

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SCOTT HICKS: sculpting the movie - the experience of directing SHINE

2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

In this documentary, made for the 20th anniversary of the release of SHINE, director Scott Hicks recalls the long development of the project and the complexities of shooting the film in Australia on a limited budget, contrasting with his subsequent experiences working in Hollywood on major studio productions. more

SCRIBE, THE

2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 71 min

From deep within the engine room of politics comes this superb documentary on the "Donald Bradman" of speech-writers - Graham Freudenberg: a powerful journey into one of the great minds of politics who has written speeches for Labor leaders over many decades, including Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. more

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SEARCHING FOR INGMAR BERGMAN

2018 (M) 99 min

In this beautifully crafted and moving memoir, Margarethe von Trotta recalls the inspiration she found in the work of Ingmar Bergman: his films triggered her decision to become a director and guided many of her creative decisions over her long career. more

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SECRET AND SACRED

2008 (G) 53 min

A documentary detailing the anthropological and historical story of the Badtjala people of the Hervey Bay and Fraser (K'Gari) Island region. more

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SECRET SAFARI, THE

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

A documentary about an overland safari truck which, between 1986 and 1993, ran 40 successful trips smuggling arms into the townships of South Africa without the passengers knowledge. An account of one of the ANC's most audacious military operations in the armed fight against apartheid told by those who were the main protagonists. more

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SELLING SICKNESS

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

SELLING SICKNESS explores the unhealthy relationships between society, medical science and the pharmaceutical industry as they promote their new miracle cures - selling not just drugs but also the latest diseases that go with them. more

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SENSE OF PLACE, A

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

An intimate portrait of four Vietnamese Australians who, for the past 30 years, have searched to build their identity and home in Australia. more

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SENSO DAUGHTERS

1990 (PG) 55 min

During World War II, 140,000 Japanese troops died in Papua New Guinea. Considered the 'Forgotten War,' neither the war nor its veterans received public recognition in Japan. Another unacknowledged tragedy of that campaign was the army's mistreatment of New Guinean women and 'comfort girls'. Over 90,000 'comfort girls' were... more

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SERIOUSLY SINGING

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

At a small school in the Victorian Mallee, indefatigable 91 year-old choral conductor, the late Jessie Carmichael, works with a group of novice singers to revisit a legendary moment in local history. more

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SERIOUS UNDERTAKINGS

1983 (G) 28 min

A fascinating film about Australian culture, politics, film and pleasure, and the context in which images of femininity and masculinity are produced. more

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SERPENT AND THE CROSS, THE

1991 (G) 55 min

In several outback Australian communities Aboriginal artists are consciously seeking an expression that builds bridges between Aboriginal spirituality (the Dreaming) and the Christian religion of their invaders. A look at these artists' thinking and dreaming which provides a rich, privileged look at the artwork, beautifully... more

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SEX, DRUGS AND STRING QUARTETS

2003 (M) 27 min

The Landau String Quartet comes together to rehearse. Each player has travelled a very different path to become a musician. In this dramatised documentary, the musicians reveal the story of that journey. more

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SHADOW OF MARY POPPINS, THE

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

This documentary explores the complex and troubled life of the creator of Mary Poppins, Pamela Travers. The audience will be taken on a journey tracing the parallel lives of Travers and Mary Poppins from their origins through to their transformation from servant to seer. The enigma of Travers is finally revealed in this... more

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SHADOW PANIC

1989/2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 25 min

The feminist classic from 1989, now restored from original 16mm film materials. An innovative film by Margot Nash (director of VACANT POSSESSION and THE SILENCES) based on "the idea of structuring a film via the female gaze". more

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SHADOW PLAY

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 79 min

In Indonesia, on 30 September 1965 a group of President Sukarno's guards murdered six generals who were anti-Communist. General Suharto blamed the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI). Suharto grabbed power and set up death squads to murder up to a million accused Communist sympathisers. The documentary traces the events... more

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SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL

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

A journey with Parkinson's - Ross Collins is on a journey. At the age of thirty three, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Now he wants to be like the man he was. An in-depth look at the toll and impact this disease has on one sufferer. more

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SHARK TRACKER

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 47 min

A spectacular voyage of discovery with a team of marine biologists, catching and tagging Tiger Sharks in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland. The team is led by scientist and underwater photographer, Richard Fitzpatrick. more

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SHIFT IN PERCEPTION, A

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 16 min

Journey through the senses and memories of three vision-impaired Australian women. more

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SHINE

1996 (PG) 107 min

The 1996 multi-award winning Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. Starring Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. more

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SHINE (screenplay/book)

(G)

A screenplay by Jan Sardi * Bloomsbury 1997 * Paperback * 176 pages * The screenplay by Jan Sardi for the feature film, SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks and produced by Jane Scott. more

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SHOCK ROOM

2016 (M) 72 min

In the early 1960s American psychologist Stanley Milgram ran a series of controversial experiments on obedience. An authority orders you to inflict painful shocks on another person. Most us will obey, claimed Milgram. But will we? more

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SHORT STORIES

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 104 min

Filmed over two years, SHORT STORIES is a 4x26 minute documentary series [on 1 DVD] about a group of short statured people who are part of a small community in Sydney's working class western suburbs. more

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SIGNED, THEO SCHOON

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 100 min

A superb portrait of the Dutch émigré artist, Theo Schoon (1915 – 1985), raised in the East, trained in the West, and replanted in the South. He rocked the New Zealand cultural world and built a strong liaison with Māori communities and the landscape. more

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SILENCES, THE

2015 (M) 73 min

A film about family secrets and the ties of love, loss and kinship between a mother and daughter. more

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SILMA'S SCHOOL

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 83 min

SILMA'S  SCHOOL is a compelling observational documentary about a Muslim school in Sydney and the tumultuous struggle by its principal to keep it open. more

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SINCE THE COMPANY CAME

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

A Solomon Islands community struggles with some unexpected consequences of a logging operation. The men of Rendova Island embrace the chance to be part of the modern economy; but the women are concerned for the forests and traditions that sustain their families. As Rendova's forest rapidly disappears, the loggers set their... more

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SISTERS

2008 (M) 42 min

SISTERS captures the experiences of a young Australian woman working amongst the Missionaries of Charity on the streets of Calcutta, tending to the poorest of the poor in a city of untouchables. more

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SIX DAYS IN AUGUST

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

This documentary juxtaposes an international AIDS Conference with the realities of "life on the ground" in South Africa. In the city of Durban, 1 in 3 people are infected with AIDS, the government's solution is to urge its people to eat beetroot and garlic, and most people just wish the problem would go away on its own. more

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SKIN OF OTHERS, THE

2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 91 min

A story of modern Australia told through the extraordinary life of Aboriginal WW1 soldier Douglas Grant (c.1885-1951), an intellectual, a journalist, a soldier and a bagpipe player with a fine Scottish accent. Featuring the acclaimed Indigenous actor Balang Tom E. Lewis in his final performance (as Douglas Grant) and guest... more

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SLEEP OF REASON, THE

1993 (PG) 50 min

A film about the end of the world: the myth that has been with us since the beginning of civilization, and the possibility made real at Hiroshima in 1945. The journey takes us from medieval paintings to 50s sci fi movies and leaves us better able to understand and deal with our destructive urges. more

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SMALL HAPPINESS

1984 (G) 58 min

Part 2: THE LONG BOW TRILOGY - SMALL HAPPINESS: 'To give birth to a boy is considered a big happiness. To give birth to a girl is not exactly no happiness, but a small happiness.' more

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