Film Catalogue (17/35)

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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