Don Parham

This list shows all the titles currently on australianscreen that include Don Parham in a principal role. It is not a comprehensive filmography.

Don Parham’s other films include Something You Call Unique (1989), The Great Australian Dreaming (1992), Life Is Too Serious (2001), Why Men Pay For It (2003) and The Choice (2006). For further information about these films visit Parham Media Productions.

In a production role:

Big People, Small People (1991) — director, producer, writer

This two-part documentary was produced for SBS‘s Connections program and was screened over consecutive nights. The film contrasts the rich and poor in Australian society. Commentators…

Deadly Hurt (1994) — director, writer, producer

In 1992, the National Committee on Violence Against Women released its National Strategy on Violence Against Women. Deadly Hurt is a personal response to the strategy by filmmaker…

‘We’re All Independent Now’ (1995) — writer, director, producer

The Family Law Act was enacted in 1975. Twenty years later, filmmaker Don Parham questions its effectiveness and relevance with particular reference to its effect on children. Parham…

Big Hair Woman (1996) — producer, director, writer

Actress and comedienne Mary Coustas plays her most famous character, Effie, as she tours around Papua New Guinea. This docu-comedy is a sort of tongue-in-cheek travelogue. Effie gives…

Love’s Tragedies (1998) — producer, director, writer

The film follows Charles, a private investigator, on the job. He describes how he collects evidence of people in the act of being unfaithful and shares his feelings…

Riot or Revolution (2005) — producer, director, writer

A partly dramatised documentary about the Eureka Stockade in colonial Victoria. The civil revolt was triggered by the government’s imposition of a gold licence for gold miners. The…

As a cast member:

Deadly Hurt (1994)