Titles tagged with ‘ceremonies’
12 titles - sorted by title / by year
Jump to A B J L N O P S T
Australasian Gazette – Bon Voyage to Ex-Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen (c1924)
This newsreel segment from approximately 1924 shows the farewell and departure of the retired Chief Justice Sir William Cullen and Lady Cullen in Sydney for an overseas trip. ...
Australasian Gazette – Maoris Give Their War Cry (c1922)
This newsreel from about 1922 shows a Maori football team doing haka war dance before a football match. The New South Wales football team poses for the camera ...
Blood Brothers – Jardiwarnpa (1993)
Jardiwarnpa documents the ceremonial dances of the Walpiri over two weeks, with minimal intrusion by the film crew, who capture the unfolding ceremony. It is an observational style ...
Jindabyne (2006)
In the Snowy Mountains, a farmer (Chris Haywood) murders a young woman and dumps her body in a river. Four men on a fishing trip find the body, ...
Loved Up – Lore of Love (2005)
A short documentary about a young woman named Jessie Bartlett, an 18-year-old being taught the lores of love by her Pintupi grandmothers Mijili, Nancy and Kumanjayi.
Naming of the Federal Capital of Australia: The Ceremony (1913)
This silent film footage, by pioneer director Raymond Longford, documents the naming of Australia’s capital city, Canberra, in the official ceremony held on March 12, 1913. It contains ...
Opening of the Prahran-Malvern Tramway (1910)
This silent historical footage filmed by Millard Johnson and William Gibson captures the opening of the Prahran-Malvern Tramway, Victoria, on 30 May 1910.
Out of Darkness (1984)
Produced in 1984, this documentary outlines the archaeological findings on Australian Aboriginal history and culture. Various experts postulate on human development at a range of archaeological sites.
Pathe Animated Gazette (Australasian Edition): The First Instalment of Australian Notes (c1910)
This Australasian edition of the Pathe Animated Gazette newsreel contains four news items, including the first instalment of Australian bank notes and the opening of the Pakington Street ...
A Shifting Dreaming (1982)
A partly-dramatised documentary by Bob Plasto, which attempts to trace Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations through three significant events: the Coniston massacre in the Northern Territory in 1928 in ...
Strangers in Paradise (1989)
Set on the eve of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations, this observational documentary looks at Australian (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) culture through the eyes of a group of American and British ...
Tombstone Unveiling (2000)
An observational documentary about the Torres Strait tradition of unveiling the tombstone of the deceased a year after death. Tombstone Unveiling is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series ...
