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CHIFLEYS OF BUSBY STREET, THE
2008 (G) 72 min
The Chifleys of Busby Street is an eloquent portrait of Australia's best-loved Prime Minister Ben Chifley, his wife Elizabeth, and their cherished spirit kept alive in Bathurst for the five decades since his death. Friends and colleagues share anecdotes and memories of the Chifleys in this charming documentary. more
CHILDREN OF TIBET
2003 (G) 53 min
A remarkable story seen through the eyes of three children who risk their lives escaping Tibet across the Himalayas in search of a new life in India. A moving story of bravery and determination. more
COMPLAINTS OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER
1994 (PG) 44 min
A loving and optimistic film which portrays a mother and daughter's battle with Alzheimer's Disease. more
CONISTON MUSTER [from the AIATSIS Collection]
1972 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 28 min
A classic documentary about the annual muster on Coniston cattle station, north-west of Alice Springs, and its Aboriginal head stockman, Coniston Johnny, who narrates much of the film. more
COOL DRINK AND CULTURE [from the CAAMA Collection]
2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min
The links between traditional bush foods and good health, and supermarket foods and poor health. more
CREATING A MONSTER
2017 (PG) 20 min
A documentary by Gena Lida Riess exploring the ethics of reality television, how it is constructed and consumed, and the psychological impact that it has on participants. more
CROCODILE DREAMING
2006 (M) 27 min
A stone holding the stories and songs of the ancestors has been stolen from its proper location and subsequently causes the death of two children. It must be found and brought back to restore the right order. The local Aboriginal mob cannot carry out this task alone and calls for Burrimmilla (David Gulpilil). more
CROOK HAT & CAMPHOO [from the CAAMA Collection]
2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min
An outstanding documentary about the survival of traditional skills in Aboriginal culture. more
DANCING WITH DICTATORS
2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 80 min
Witness the battle to run a newspaper in one of the most repressive countries in the world. Australian publisher, Ross Dunkley started Burma's leading newspaper The Myanmar Times. The paper comes out weekly in both Burmese and English and every edition is a tactical struggle against the censors to get the paper out. more
DEADLY YARNS 2
2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 33 min
A series of 5 short films made by Indigenous Western Australian filmmakers. [includes Special Features: A behind-the scenes documentary on each film] more
DEADLY YARNS 3
2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 34 min
5 short films made by Indigenous Western Australian filmmakers for ABC TV's Message Stick series. [includes Special Features: A behind-the scenes documentary on each film] more
DIYA
2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min
DIYA examines the lively social life surrounding one object, a small terra cotta oil lamp called a "diya" used in India in religious ceremonies. It is central to the Hindu festival of Diwali, "the festival of lights" and the film begins in the increasingly frantic days before this major celebration. more
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
2006 (M) 104 min
A filmmaker's journey to understand the mystery of death as three characters make choices regarding their own mortality - Steve, Mary and Judy want the right to choose when and how to die. more
DOGS OF DEMOCRACY
2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 58 min
WINNER! Spirit of Activism Award, Nevada Women's Film Festival, March 2017. WINNER! Best Documentary Feature, 2017 Imagine This: Women's International Film Festival, Brooklyn, New York! A documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. In the on-going financial crises of the 2010s,... more
DON'T CALL ME GIRLIE
1985 (G) 69 min
From the birth of the cinema to World War II, DON'T CALL ME GIRLIE tells the untold story of Australia's movie heroines, on and off the screen. Discover the roles our women filmmakers really played - on screen as stars, behind the cameras, as producers, writers, directors and publicists. more
DRAMA SCHOOL
2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 270 min
A NINE PART SERIES ON LIFE INSIDE AUSTRALIA'S MOST FAMOUS ACTING SCHOOL - NIDA [National Institute of Dramatic Arts]. more
DRIVEN TO DIFFRACTION
2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min
The remarkable story of William Henry Bragg and his son William Lawrence Bragg, two shy men who joined the ranks of the most important scientists of the twentieth century. "Ideally suited to whet the scientific appetites of teenagers" - Dr Michael Kindler, Principal, Stromlo High School, ACT more
DRIVING WITH RICHARD
1992 (G) 50 min
DRIVING WITH RICHARD is the story of a remarkable friendship between two women - Deirdre Croft and Carley Pukallus. Deirdre and Carley have provided support for each other for over six years as they cope with the trauma, hardship and enormous challenge of caring for their handicapped children. more
DROVER'S BOY, THE
2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 11 min
This 'hybrid' blend of music, documentary and drama is set in the 1920s in outback Australia, and evokes a time when it was illegal for white Australians and Aboriginal people to marry. Based on a ballad by Ted Egan, the film pays tribute to the role of Aboriginal women in the pastoral history of frontier Australia. more
DVORAK AND AMERICA
1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min
On 26 September 1892 when the Czech composer, Antonin Dvorak, arrived in New York to direct the National Conservatory of Music of America, he was given the daunting task of creating a school of music for a young nation boundlessly confident in its resources, but still looking to Europe for a sense of identity. more