Paul Giger, violinist of world renown, is arranging his opus Karma Shadub for performance in the cathedral of St.Gallen; it is the opus he composed on the occasion of his son’s birth 30 years earlier. Ramòn films, searching for the person behind the musician, the father by whom he feels…
The Flying Boomerangs follows a team of outstanding young Indigenous football players who travelled to South Africa to play a series of competitive games. The trip was part of the AFL’s plan to expand the game into other countries and make it a more international sport. In the process, the young…
NIGHT PATROL (Munga Wardingki Patu) Night Patrol is an all-women group who undertake to try to keep the peace in their community. On any given night the patrollers may come across a domestic dispute where they can intervene and attempt some sort of resolution or perhaps transport one of the parties…
A film by PAUL ROY. Each year the Australian Red Cross recruits new people for its overseas postings. This film follows three successful applicants from their training in Melbourne to their first missions in Africa – a refugee camp in Western Tanzania, a field hospital in north Kenya, dealing…
Albert Namatjira was the first Aboriginal artist to be recognised by white Australians. He was torn between two worlds simply because he had the wisdom to recognise both. Two cultures, two laws. The feting and fawning of the city glitterati, ultimately led to his tragic decline and death. FIRST CITIZEN:…
Directed by NED LANDER, produced by CAROL RUFF and NED LANDER. 50 YEARS OF SILENCE tells the story of Jan Ruff-O'Herne and her experience of enforced prostitution at the hands of the Japanese military during World War II. As the first European woman to go public on this issue Jan faced the difficult…
Narrated by the linguist and anthropologist Peter Sutton, this documentary observes his work with a family in far north Queensland, outside Aurukun, to map their hereditary “clan country”. The aim of the older members of the family is partly to protect their land and prove their attachment…
A powerful documentary about restorative justice and conferencing. Two convicted criminals come face-to-face with the toughest jury of all: the family and friends of their murdered victim ... On one fateful night in 1994, a murder opened up a huge well of unresolved pain, guilt, anger, confusion…
A passionate, cinematically innovative story of the siege of Sarajevo from the viewpoint of Australian, Tahir Cambis and Sarajevan, Alma Sahbaz. Rich in imagery with a wonderful music score - Alma and Tahir take us on a kaleidoscopic adventure as they chart the soul of a city in exile. A tale of Multiculturalism…
DIGITALLY REMASTERED - a film by Solrun Hoaas. EFFACEMENT shows a Japanese Noh maskmaker, Taniguchi Akiko, at work on her masks in her Tokyo studio. She carves the mask, paints it and moves it in the pace of an actor's movements on the traditional Noh stage. The film emphasises the relationship…
A film by Andrew Wiseman. 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…
A film directed by RICHARD JASEK, produced by JAMES MOODY and LINDA COOPER. Driven to Diffraction tells the remarkable story of William Henry Bragg and his son William Lawrence Bragg. Part human interest story, part science lesson, part historical journey of discovery, this 55 minute documentary weaves…
