Burning
Sep 09, 2021 | IMDB 6.8
86 min Watch NowDocumentary
Follows the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as ‘Black Summer’. Burning is an exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists and scientists.
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The Platypus Guardian
Packed Lunch
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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
Tornado, a year later
Smile
Bring Out a Briton
The Chosen Few: The Life of an AFL Coach
Under Cover
Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead
Disaster Capitalism
Koyaanisqatsi
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Island Home Country
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1988
An account of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the subsequent effort to rebuild.The Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2001
Utopia
IMDB 5.6 | Nov , 2013
Documentary by John Pilger looks at the awful truth behind white Australia's dysfunctional relationship with Indigenous AustraliansLoyal to My Image
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1992
Through one woman's experience as an adopted person and also as a mother who relinquished her child in 1971, this documentary highlights the many complex issues associated with adoption.Young Mob Questioning Treaty
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2019
Young Aboriginal people who are traditional custodians in Victoria explore the Treaty process with questions, concerns and their opinions. Sharing their insights into what has been happening and what needs to happen.The Platypus Guardian
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2023
In a time of hardship, Hobart resident Peter Walsh turns to the secretive platypus for solace, only to discover it is the platypus that need his help to survive in a habitat under threat.Packed Lunch
IMDB 4 | Jan , 2005
What is it about Speedos? Well here Australian director Tim Hunter is on a mission to find the answer to the question of why so many gay men can't seem to get enough of hunks in tight fitting trunks? Although somehow I think the answer can be found in the question! Anyway in a bid to discover the truth, Hunter has carried out a series of interviews with men who have more than a passing interest in this briefest of garment, including that of Speedo designer Peter Travis, who here relates his part in the history of 'the male equivalent of the Wonder Bra.'A Global Warning?
IMDB 4 | Nov , 2007
Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 2009
Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth. Only one man survives and the story he recounts shocks the British establishment to the core. This story is the last confession of Alexander Pearce.Tornado, a year later
IMDB 7 | Jun , 2022
Smile
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2018
A heartwarming exploration of a community art project by photographer Tawfik Elgazzar providing free portraits for locals and passers-by in Sydney, Australia's Inner West. The film explores the nature of individuality, cultural diversity and the positive joy for the photographer of seeing his subjects smile.Bring Out a Briton
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1957
‘Bring Out a Briton’ was a short appeal for Australians to help the Immigration Department in its plan to form and assist a ‘Bring Out a Briton’ Committee in each district. It featured popular Australian actor Chips Rafferty as the spokesman for the campaign. Aimed at the Australian public rather than the prospective immigrants it was designed to allay a perceived anxiety amongst the public about non-British European migration.The Chosen Few: The Life of an AFL Coach
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2014
Unveiling the lives and careers of AFL Head coaches, The Chosen Few includes interviews from some of the game's greatest coaches, both past and present.Under Cover
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2022
Some 240,000 women over 55 are at risk of homelessness In Australia – a figure both surprising (owing to this demographic being less likely to speak up about their difficulties) and shocking, given this country’s wealth. Under Cover introduces us to 10 of these people, including a survivor of domestic violence, a former advertising executive, a self-confessed loner and a displaced immigrant, for whom security and shelter are constant unknowns and who, until now, have suffered in silence.Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 1898
The film was filmed in Bibi-Heybat, a suburb of Baku (now the capital of Azerbaijan), during a fire at the Bibi-Heybat oil field. The film was shot on 35mm film by the Lumiere brothers in 1898. On August 2 of the same year, a demonstration of Alexander Michon's program took place, which included the film "Fire at an oil fountain in Bibiheybat".Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2019
Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.Disaster Capitalism
IMDB 8.7 | Feb , 2018
A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex web of interests that span the earth from powerful nations and multinational corporations to tribal and village leaders. This documentary offers unique insights into a multi-billion dollar world by investigating how aid dollars are spent.Koyaanisqatsi
IMDB 7.9 | Apr , 1983
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2024
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, the film shows how they effectively challenged those in power, forced America to reckon with the human cost of unregulated industry, and created a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.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.