Facing Down Under: A Backpackers Documentary
Aug 11, 2022 | IMDB 5.3
84 min Watch NowDocumentary
A 19-year-old high school graduate travels through Australia as a backpacker and accompanies his adventure with a camera.
Documentary
A 19-year-old high school graduate travels through Australia as a backpacker and accompanies his adventure with a camera.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Serene Siam
Glimpses of Peru
Rocky Mountain Grandeur
Copenhagen
Bra Boys
The Door Is There
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Smile
The Italian Doctor
GODSPEED
Loyal to My Image
Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Skateboard Peru
Pelerinaxes
Kakadu: Land of the Crocodile
The Endless Summer
Railway Station
Alaska's Silent Summer
Zero - Cold War
SIMILAR MOVIES
Serene Siam
IMDB 0 | May , 1937
This travelogue begins at Bangkok's rail depot, a center of Indo-Chinese commerce. Next the narrator talks about Buddhism as the camera shows us some of Bangkok's many temples. Then, the narrator introduces us to the importance of traditional dance, with emphasis on the way that delicate wrist movements tell stories. It's on to the system of waterways in Bangkok, where more than 1,000,000 people live or conduct commerce. We take a ride down the Menam River, the country's most important commercial and social road. From our boat, we pass Wat Arun and other colorful signs of life typical in serene Siam.Glimpses of Peru
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1937
This Traveltalk series short brings us to Lima, Peru where we see a modern city.Rocky Mountain Grandeur
IMDB 4 | Jun , 1937
This Traveltalk short visits Rocky Mountain National Park and a nearby dude ranch in Colorado.Copenhagen
IMDB 4 | Nov , 1937
This Traveltalk series short visits Copenhagen.Bra Boys
IMDB 5 | Mar , 2007
A film about the cultural evolution of the Sydney beach side suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle faced by it's youth - the notorious surf gang known as the Bra Boys.The Door Is There
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2023
Portrait of the birth of a friendship between two men, while one helps the other to die. The acceptance of pain, the sense of humour and the commitment to family and friends, will accompany the virtual chats between Fernando and Eric, who were unable to meet due to the pandemic.Dogtown and Z-Boys
IMDB 7 | May , 2002
This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.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.The Italian Doctor
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2020
A young Italian doctor thrust into a COVID-19 ICU ward grapples with isolation and uncertainty with no end in sight.GODSPEED
IMDB 9 | Dec , 2020
A documentary about skating culture in Los Angeles.Loyal 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.Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets
IMDB 4.7 | Nov , 1897
Probably the first ever cricket film: Indian cricketing royalty prepares for the first test between England and Australia at Sydney.In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
IMDB 8.3 | Dec , 2008
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo is a 2008 PBS documentary film detailing Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell's 1993 retracing of Marco Polo's journey from Venice to Anatolia, Persia, India and China.Skateboard Peru
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1981
An experimental film shot in 1978 wherein the director skateboards down one of the highest mountain passes in the Andes.Pelerinaxes
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2016
Luzía visits the eight stages of the 'pilgrimage' that the intellectuals Otero Pedrayo, Vicente Risco and Ben-Cho-Shey hiked from Ourense to San Andrés de Teixido in 1927; the story of the journey was published in the book ‘Pelerinaxes I’ (Pilgrimages I). She carries out this journey in order to finish up an audiovisual project about Otero Pedrayo’s book started at the University, together with a colleague who passed away in an accident.Kakadu: Land of the Crocodile
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1988
Val Plumwood, environmental philosopher returns to Kakadu, where she was the victim of a crocodile attack. Against the backdrop of the steamy, intensely beautiful Kakadu National Park, she shares her thoughts on wilderness and wildlife.The Endless Summer
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1966
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.Railway Station
IMDB 4.7 | Jan , 1980
Kieslowski’s later film Dworzec (Station, 1980) portrays the atmosphere at Central Station in Warsaw after the rush hour.Alaska's Silent Summer
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2021
In 2019, 1.2 million people stepped off a cruise ship into the small, south-east Alaskan town of Ketchikan. The next year, in 2020, zero did. After decades of diligent work building a sleepy fishing, mining, and logging town into one of the most sought after cruise destinations in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed Ketchikan into an empty shell—lined with restaurants, shops, and attractions for the visitors who no longer come. Now, the town must find a way to survive without its key economy until the day arrives when cruise visitors once again pour into its docks.Zero - Cold War
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2013
Featuring Jamie Thomas, Chris Cole, John Rattray, James Brockman, Tommy Sandoval, Dane Burman, Tony Cervantes, Ben Hatchell, Tom Karangelov, and Nick Boserio.