Documentary
When most people think about Australia, they picture massive sandy beaches, singlet-clad locals drinking beer, and kangaroos bounding through the dusty red outback. Saris, musical numbers, and masala are the furthest from anyone's mind - unless of course, you're one of the millions of Bollywood fans from around the world.
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
Tax Shelter Terrors
Another Romance of Celluloid
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
Island Home Country
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Australia: Land Beyond Time
No Mercy, No Remorse
Something in the Water
Mati Manas
To Be Continued
General Hercules
A Fly on the Wall
Jisoe
Whiteley
Facing Down Under: A Backpackers Documentary
Life in Australia: Cairns
That Guy Dick Miller
Father, Son and Holy War
Stars of Cabaret
SIMILAR MOVIES
Score: A Film Music Documentary
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2017
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.Tax Shelter Terrors
IMDB 5 | Dec , 2017
The first feature-length documentary that fully explores how the toxic social and political Canadian context after 1968 created some of the most nihilistic and imaginative Canadian cult films of the 1970s and 80s and beyond.Another Romance of Celluloid
IMDB 5 | Feb , 1938
This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current MGM productions.Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1997
Documentary about the making of Disney's animated musical adaptation of Kipling's classic.Island Home Country
IMDB 5 | Aug , 2008
A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 2010
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.Australia: Land Beyond Time
IMDB 7.6 | May , 2002
Australia: Land Beyond Time takes viewers on a breathtaking journey back in time to witness the birth and evolution of a mysterious land that harbors remnants of Earth's earliest life and many of it's strangest creatures that exist nowhere else on the planet.No Mercy, No Remorse
IMDB 6.4 | Jun , 2022
No Mercy, No Remorse takes viewers back to the winter of 1993, with a journey into the deeply disturbing world of Paul Charles Denyer, the then 21-year old who is currently serving three life sentences for the Frankston murders.Something in the Water
IMDB 5.7 | Feb , 2008
Something in the Water explores the rock phenomenon that is music in WA. How can the most isolated city in the world have exploded with so many successful bands over the years? Across decades and genres, Something in the Water asks "what is responsible for the sparkling talent pool?"Mati Manas
IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1985
In a poetic hour and a half, director Mani Kaul looks at the ancient art of making pottery from a wide variety of perspectives.To Be Continued
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2007
An ascetic walks through the narrow streets of a village every morning while his family is still asleep. In his semi-somnolent state he dreams about the history of the village mixing up myths, folklore and facts.General Hercules
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2022
In June 1893, European prospectors unlawfully took claim to ‘The Golden Mile’ on Aboriginal land. In little over a hundred years the natural landscape has been transformed into the industrial hellscape of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. As incumbent Mayor John Bowler starts to campaign for a second term, independent prospector John ‘General Hercules’ Katahanas decides to run against him on an anti-corruption ticket. What starts out as a quirky David-vs-Goliath political battle, unravels into a portrait of a man, a town and a country sent mad by the timeless cycles of exploitation, racism and greed.A Fly on the Wall
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
Follows the final days of Chika Kapadia, given four months to live, who has chosen to end his life through physician-assisted suicide at Dignitas in Switzerland. The filmmakers, tasked with documenting Kapadia’s countdown to death, capture both his journey and their own emotional response.Jisoe
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2005
A year in the life of troubled Australian graffiti artist Justin Hughes.Whiteley
IMDB 0 | May , 2017
A visual journey into the life and legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, Brett Whiteley.Facing Down Under: A Backpackers Documentary
IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 2022
A 19-year-old high school graduate travels through Australia as a backpacker and accompanies his adventure with a camera.Life in Australia: Cairns
IMDB 0 | Jul , 1964
A small city in the tropical north of Queensland, Cairns boasts a life that is leisurely and comfortable. The tempo quickens, however, at cane-cutting time when the sugar is harvested, and in winter when tourists come north to escape the cold. The Life In Australia series portrays Australian cities and rural centres as happy, lively places where good homes, abundant jobs, schools, hospitals and amenities provide the foundation for a relaxed lifestyle where sport, shopping, religion and even art combine to create a homogenous and prosperous society.That Guy Dick Miller
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2014
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.Father, Son and Holy War
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 1994
Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan looks to history and psychology as he delves into the possible reasons behind the demolition of the Babri Mosque.Stars of Cabaret
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1956
A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.