The apocalyptic group The Family and their guru, Anne Hamilton-Byrne – one of few female cult leaders – captured international headlines throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Hamilton-Byrne, a yoga teacher who some followers believed was Jesus Christ in a female … Read More
Across Australia, as the dawn rises the marsupials go to bed – except for the ones that don’t. In this land of ancient wonders, big skies and jewelled seas, rules can be broken as the country boasts of splendid dragons, … Read More
Hosted by star mathematics teacher Eddie Woo, ‘Teenage Boss’ sees a range of teenagers from diverse families put in charge of the monthly budget to teach them valuable lessons about financial responsibility and planning. Teenage Boss is an observational documentary … Read More
Since the 1970s, Australia has asserted itself as a proudly multiracial and multicultural country with boundless plains to share. Decades after the first wave of non-European migrants settled at the end of the White Australia policy, what does Australia look … Read More
1000 SPEECHES – 6 POLITICAL LEADERS – 50 YEARS THE SCRIBE (2018) IS A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY RUTH CULLEN. GRAHAM FREUDENBERG IS AN AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL SPEECHWRITER. THE SCRIBE RECOUNTS HIS WORKING LIFE AND HIS ENDURING LEGACY. Synopsis Master speechwriter … Read More
ON 6 APRIL 1966, IN THE MELBOURNE SUBURB OF WESTALL, ABOUT 200 STUDENTS, STAFF AND LOCAL RESIDENTS WATCHED AS A STRANGE OBJECT APPEARED OVERHEAD, LANDED BRIEFLY NEARBY, THEN TOOK TO THE SKY AND VANISHED. THE EVENT TOOK ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. … Read More
Narrated by Tony Barry, one of Australia’s most distinguished and highly respected actors, Rivers of Australia: A Journey Along the Murray is a unique feature-length documentary that follows two southern adventurers – James Livingstone and Albany Asher, along with their … Read More
Allan Turner is the father of Zaidee, a seven-year-old girl who in 2004 was the only child in Victoria that year to become an organ and tissue donor after she died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Having learned that Australia lags … Read More
Papua New Guinea is Australia’s nearest neighbour, a place characterised by stunning but unforgiving landscape, immense cultural diversity – and a national passion for rugby league. According to human rights organisations, it is also one of the worst places in … Read More