A poetic trip of the Heraclitus junk, launched through a 2011-2014 expedition to explore the cultural stories of the people from the mediterranean sea harbours. From Sète to Tabarka, the author focuses on the boat which he considers as a character. He follows its intercultural crew and build…
NEW UPGRADED FILE (2023) An average two metres above sea level, the central Pacific nation of Kiribati is one of the countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change. Sea level rise and increasing salinity are threatening the lives of 105,000 people spread over 33 atolls in this remote corner…
This 1981 ground-breaking series examines the lives of four Aboriginal women over more than 150 years. The first story is set in the 1820s, the second in the 1890s, the third in the 1930s and the last in the 1980s. This drama series, made in 1981, won the United Nations Media Peace Prize and the Banff…
A film by Andrew Wiseman. WONDER BOY is the follow-up documentary to the highly successful 1992 documentary DRIVING WITH RICHARD, the story of Richard Rook, a boy with special needs (physical and intellectual disabilities), and his parents Deirdre and Charlie. Since the last film, DRIVING WITH…
A powerful documentary about the lives of the women who played leading roles in the ground-breaking drama series, WOMEN OF THE SUN. WOMEN OF THE SUN is a remarkable drama series that screened on Australian television in 1981. It had a tremendous impact, bringing the Aboriginal story through the eyes…
A short drama by Ivan Sen [director of BENEATH CLOUDS, TOOMELAH and MYSTERY ROAD] about the relationship between a black tracker and his 'boss’. They are tracking an Aboriginal man accused of murder. 1857, Australia. In the cold, bleak terrain of the high country, a young black tracker,…
Directed by Ross Gibson. Produced by John Cruthers. Exploring the beauty and unruliness of the Pilliga forest in northern New South Wales, the film activates several mentalities, visions and languages - from cinematography, surveying, science and poetry to horticulture, history and ecology. Woven…
A film directed by Rick Cavaggion, and produced by Martin Gordon and Rick Cavaggion. STORIES FROM THE STOLEN GENERATIONS. WHY ME? explores the human costs of a government policy which removed children from their families and country. This documentary is one of the most compelling films on this…
A film by Tom Zubrycki. What goes on in a bland high school class room at Manly Community College for two hours on Wednesday nights represents a fascinating microcosm of how white Australians are dealing (or not dealing) with the Reconciliation process and the country's Indigenous past and present. All…
In 1985 Christian Blackwood embarked on a documentary project about his landlords and neighbors at 115 Bank Street in Manhattan, Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis. Alwin Nikolais was a student of the greats of modern dance, Hanya Holm, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Louis Horst, and…
Tatlin, Gabo, Pevsner, Duchamp; Dada artists, Man Ray, Miro, Arp, Ernst, Calder, Giacometti, Moore, Hepworth, Richier, Cesar, Uecker, Mack, Beuys, Arman, Yves Klein, Spoerri, Tinguely, Caro, Gilbert & George. Written by Edward Fry and Nancy Rosen. Narrator George Rickey. A look at central figures…
Woke Up Black followed five black youth for two years. During this time we witnessed interactions with family members, educational institutions, and the legal and judicial system. We saw the social networking that is critical to the successful development of these youth and we provided a rare opportunity…
