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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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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 CENTRAL

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

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

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MY 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 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

1986 (PG) 53 min

RE-MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL FILM MATERIALS! 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 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 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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