Titles tagged with ‘women’
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Age Before Beauty (1980)
Designed to provoke thought and discussion, Age Before Beauty examines the issues around ageing, as it relates to women. The film combines interviews with women (young and old), ...
All About Olive (2004)
Filmmaker Mike Rubbo takes 105-year-old Olive Riley back to her childhood home in Broken Hill, western NSW, to talk about her life. Rubbo enlists Olive’s help to faithfully ...
Barred Wives (1993)
Through the examples of four couples, the documentary examines why women marry prisoners, and the complexities and difficulties they experience.
The Book Show – Germaine Greer (1992)
Andrea Stretton, co-host of The Bookshow with Dinny O’Hearn, interviews one of the world’s most famous feminists for this special edition of the show. She is talking to ...
Bread and Dripping (1981)
Four women recall raising families during the Great Depression of the late 1920s and 1930s. The interviews are intercut with historical footage of the living conditions of both ...
A Brief Survey of the Activities of the Brisbane City Mission (c1939)
This promotional documentary made by the Brisbane City Mission surveys the Mission’s activities and services during the late 1930s and the relief they provide for thousands of the ...
Come In Spinner (1989)
This is the story of women in wartime – those left behind while the men are away fighting. It’s the story of three very different women who work ...
Compass – Buddha Realms, Part 1 (2001)
Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest religions; it’s older than both Christianity and Islam and, like those faiths, its influence has spread throughout the world. This program ...
The Evolution of a Chocolate (1925)
Presented by the Made in Australia Council, this documentary details the processes used in the making of confectionery at an Australian chocolate making factory.
Flamingo Park (1980)
The documentary looks at the work of fashion designer Jenny Kee who is shown at work at her retail outlet Flamingo Park and at home in the Blue ...
For Love or Money (1983)
Using a vast array of historical footage, the film proposes a history of women and work in Australia, from 1788 to 1983.
The Good Woman of Bangkok (1991)
In Bangkok, Thailand, Australian filmmaker Dennis O’Rourke hires a prostitute, Aoi, and makes her the subject of the film. Glimpses of the red light area of Bangkok are ...
Hephzibah (1998)
A biography of Hephzibah Menuhin (1920–1981), using home movies, still photographs, extracts from Hephzibah’s letters, film of concert performances and interviews with family and friends. Hephzibah and her ...
Journey among Women (1977)
In the earliest years of Australian settlement, Elizabeth Harrington, a high-born and headstrong young woman (Jeune Pritchard) helps a group of convict women to escape constant rape by ...
The Joys of the Women (1993)
A group of Italian women from Fremantle, Western Australia, formed a choir called ‘The Joys of the Women’ (Le Gioie Delle Donne), to sing traditional and contemporary songs. ...
Least Said, Soonest Mended (1999)
At age fifteen, in 1964, Val gave birth to an illegitimate baby girl. Her parents sent her to a school in another town until she had delivered the ...
Letters From Poland (1978)
Set in Sydney in 1950, Letters From Poland follows a few months in the life of Dana (Basia Bonkowski), a young woman who’s recently migrated from Poland. Dana ...
Lowering the Tone: 45 Years of Robyn Archer (1993)
Australian singer Robyn Archer has been acclaimed worldwide for her cabaret singing. This biographical documentary looks into Archer’s life in 1993. Archer speaks frankly about her personal life ...
The Man Who Stole My Mother’s Face (2003)
Laura Henkel was raped in Johannesburg in 1989. Even though Mrs Henkel identified her attacker, the South African police failed to prosecute. Thirteen years later her daughter, Cathy ...
Midwives … Lullabies … and Mother Earth (1993)
French doctor Michel Odent is a pioneer in the natural birth movement. The documentary follows him to Holland, Russia, the UK and the Middle East to witness childbirth ...
Moodeitj Yorgas (1988)
Made during the 1980s, Moodeitj Yorgas is an experimental documentary by Tracey Moffatt on prominent Indigenous women. Moffatt uses her experience as a visual artist to make a ...
My Life Without Steve (1986)
After a lengthy romance, Steve (who is only seen in photographs and is played by Mark McManus) has left Liz (Jenny Vuletic). During the months that follow, the ...
Pioneers of Love (2005)
Inspired by Elena Govor’s book My Dark Brother: The Story of the Illins, A Russian–Aboriginal Family (2000), Pioneers of Love is a documentary that uses historical footage and ...
Rinso Laundry Powder : Hilda and Hugh Jones (c1940)
This is a cinema advertisement promoting Rinso laundry powder. It takes the form of a short domestic drama in which Mrs Hilda Jones overcomes the drudgery of housework ...
A Shining Example (c1920)
Produced by Herschells films for the Made in Australia Council, this is a promotional documentary that highlights Australia’s capacity to produce the ‘highest grade’ electroplate silverware. The film ...
The Singer and the Dancer (1977)
Two women, both misfits of a sort, become friends in a small rural community. Mrs Bilson (Ruth Cracknell) pretends to be an invalid, and carries the deep scars ...
Snakes and Ladders (1987)
Combining interviews, historical footage, quirky dramatisations and short animations, Snakes and Ladders gives an account of the achievements and setbacks of Australian women attempting to gain education equality ...
Temple on the Hill (1997)
The film looks at a number of people from an Indian community in Northern New South Wales who have chosen to marry outside their own ethnic community, and ...
Tennant Creek – Sacred Dances (1999)
We are introduced to Tennant Creek through the eyes of the Moonga Moonga dancers (lady dancers), and the women’s dances belonging to this area.
A Woman’s Tale (1991)
In her last days, Marta (Sheila Florance) remains cheerful and determined to live life to the fullest. With the help of Anna (Gosia Dobrowolska), a visiting nurse who ...
The Young One: A Portrait of the Conductor Simone Young (1995)
Biographical documentary on the life and times of Australian conductor Simone Young. The film follows her across continents, into rehearsals, during performances and sees her at home with ...
