×
Screen Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community, land, waters and territories.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains images, voices and names of people who have passed.
Last updated: (unknown)
Personal listings are uploaded to The Screen Guide by the featured individual. Screen Australia makes reasonable efforts to maintain the quality of this information in accordance with the Screen Australia Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
The compelling saga of Father Laforgue, an ambitious young Jesuit whose journey to save the souls of the Indians in the hostile wilderness of 17th century New France becomes a struggle for his own survival.
Australian writer Charmian Clift lived as she wrote, with a ferocious life force that still inspires today.
CROCODILE DREAMING is a modern-day, supernatural myth about two estranged brothers who struggle to come to terms with their traditional roles and identities, and who are reconciled through the spirit of their mother.
A modern comedy romance about relationships. She wants him to commit and he still wants to play around. She makes a wish - that he were in her shoes. When they wake up, he is. He's in her body. She's in his. Forced to live each other's lives - through work, friends, and sex - they get to know each other as they never have before.
The story of a contemporary astronaut's fantastic adventures somewhere on the other side of the Universe.
The story of a remarkable relationship between a teacher and a deeply disturbed 13-year-old boy. A story of courage and optimism based on the best selling novel 'Tom' by John Embling.
An Aboriginal girl convinces her family to move into a proper house and lead a 'normal' life. She becomes disheartened when all her relatives move in, then her father spends the rent.
Set in the summer of 1959, when the impact of European migration and the rise of women’s liberation is about to change Australia forever, a shy schoolgirl (Lisa) takes a summer job at the prestigious Sydney department store, Goode’s. There she meets the 'ladies in black', who will change her life forever. Beguiled and influenced by Magda, the vivacious manager of the high-fashion floor, and befriended by fellow sales ladies Patty and Fay, Lisa is awakened to a world of possibilities. As Lisa grows from a bookish schoolgirl to a glamorous and positive young woman, she herself becomes a catalyst for a cultural change in everyone’s lives.
Sydney, 1961. The women who work in Goodes ladies wear face tumultuous lives navigating societal shifts and personal challenges amidst the fashion transformation of the sixties.
Sir Les is dispatched to make amends with the Arab country, Abu Niveah, and gets a little help from Dame Edna who turns out to be a CIA undercover agent.
Adapted from the novel by George Johnston, MY BROTHER JACK is the story of two brothers in Melbourne between the wars.
The National Black Theatre of Redfern has left a lasting legacy on national politics, social welfare and the Australian arts scene.
A group of Australian soldiers serving in Vietnam becomes increasingly disillusioned with the desperate predicament in which they find themselves. They are in the middle of a war that clearly isn't theirs.
Set in World War II Sumatra, European women imprisoned by the Japanese seek solace from the horror of their imprisonment by forming a vocal orchestra.
A small group of passionate, determined visionaries pioneered Redfern's National Black Theatre at a politically volatile time in our history, transforming Australian culture and politics forever.
Simon Templar, 'The Saint', arrives in Sydney in search of a missing Asian girl. He bumps into an ex-girlfriend at the airport and becomes involved in an attempt to kill the ex-girlfriend's father in order to own a prime piece of real estate.
Scandalised by a provocative series of paintings in the early 1930s by the controversial Australian artist Norman Lindsay, the Anglican Church sends a young clergyman, Anthony Campion, and his wife Estella, who have just arrived from England, to take up a new parish in the countryside west of Sydney. Stopping en route at Lindsay's house in the Blue Mountains, Campion tries to persuade him to withdraw an etching from a coming international exhibition. Three young models, Sheela, Prue and Giddy, are currently staying on the property, and under their sensual influence, Estella feels increasingly estranged from her husband as he tries vainly to prevail on Lindsay to withdraw the offending picture from the exhibition. Like Giddy, Estella is beguiled by a tall, striking-looking man who lives in the bush nearby. Her dreams intensify, and a crisis is reached which threatens her self respect and her marriage.
Barrett works for a group of businessmen known as 'The Gentlemen'. They operate within the fertile realm of the Sydney underworld. Now he's 53 years of age and needs to get out of Sydney. Out of the game. Which of course is easier said than done.
A former dressmaker reinvents herself after meeting a young Chinese fashion designer who reignites her passion for life.
An Imax film covering the history of Sydney - a film to help Sydney celebrate the year 2000. This documentary utilises C.G.I., live action and documentary film footage. With a dramatic story as the film's premise and the creative team assembled, SYDNEY - A STORY OF A CITY is a remarkable film.
Third party web links are provided for your convenience only. Screen Australia is not responsible for and does not endorse any Third Party Sites' use, effect or content or any associated organisation, product or service on the third party site.
I understand, take me to
Cancel