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ABORIGINAL RULES
2007 (PG) 55 min
From the producers of the original award-winning 'BUSH MECHANICS'. A rare behind-the-scenes look at the grassroots Aboriginal football experience that you may have heard about, but never seen before. more
ACROSS THE PLATEAU
2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 95 min
China used to be called "the Bicycle Kingdom". This is a bicycle story from China, about a group of friends in southern China who share cycling treks of epic scale. Their adventures are an expression of their sense of personal freedom in the new China, after a lifetime of political turmoil and personal struggle. more
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ADA [from HAND-DRAWN HISTORIES]
2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 7 min
This miniature masterpiece by animator Lee Whitmore draws on memories of her childhood, and especially the stillness and silence of her elderly grandmother. more
ADVERTISING MISSIONARIES
1996 (PG) 52 min
A look at the determination of advertising companies to reach the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, where more than three quarters of the population cannot be reached by regular advertising. A small theatre group travels to the remote region, performing soap operas devised around advertising messages for a variety of... more
AFTER MABO
1997 (M) 84 min
An Australian documentary classic that examines the political controversy surrounding native title and the Federal Government's proposed amendments to the Native Title Act (1993). AFTER MABO tackles many of the reconciliation issues that are still relevant today. more
AFTERSHOCKS
1998 (M) 86 min
AFTERSHOCKS dramatises the 1989 Newcastle earthquake and tells the story of the survivors. Writer Paul Brown and a team of researchers interviewed 32 people who experienced the collapse of the Newcastle Workers' Club during the earthquake and uses these interviews as the words of the real characters. more
AFTER THE APOLOGY
2017 (M) 82 min
In Larissa Behrendt's riveting documentary, four Aboriginal women each face their own battle to challenge government policies and bureaucracies to bring their grandchildren home. Their grassroots actions spearhead a national conversation to curb skyrocketing rates of child removal. more
AFTER THE FACTS
2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 5 min
In the early years of cinema, editors were usually women. This short documentary by Karen Pearlman looks at how they wielded power, and how their work was made invisible. more
AGENT ORANGE
2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 71 min
AGENT ORANGE is one woman's personal journey through Vietnam to try to understand the ravages caused by chemicals in the Vietnam War, and to come to terms with her husband's premature death. Her observation of the way in which Vietnamese families and health organisations are coping with ongoing deformities in children,... more
AGE OF REASON, THE
2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 87 min
In this fifth and final film in his Doon School Quintet, filmmaker David MacDougall focuses on the life of one student at Doon school, an all-boys academically selective boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. more
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AGNES ABBOTT: Hard Worker [from the CAAMA Collection]
2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min
Agnes Abbott is an Eastern Arrente woman who has witnessed the transformation of her Central Australian homeland - from her early days working in the cattle industry, to the damage caused by the introduction of alcohol. Her determination to care for her community has seen Agnes at the forefront of initiatives to drive out... more
AGONY OF ECSTASY, THE
2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 31 min
Convinced that ecstasy use is behind her struggle with anxiety, depression and memory loss, 28-year old Lise sets out to discover how the 'Love Drug' is affecting her brain and those of the half a million Ecstasy users in Australia today. more
ALL ABOUT OLIVE
2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 55 min
Olive is 107 years old. She has decided to go home and will make the journey back to Broken Hill where she was born. The trip will trigger memories of things long forgotten, fights, funny moments and events almost too sad to bear. more
ALLIES
1983 (PG) 95 min
Made at the time of Bob Hawke's unequivocal embrace of the American alliance, this film explores Australia-US relations during the Cold War: the setting up of ASIO to appease American agencies worried about Communist influence; the Petrov Affair; and the determination of Sir Robert Menzies to follow the US into Vietnam. more
ALL UNDER HEAVEN
1984 (G) 58 min
Part 1: The Long Bow Trilogy - ALL UNDER HEAVEN: An intimate look at daily life in Long Bow, a village 600 kilometres south-west of Beijing. more
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ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL [from the CAAMA Collection]
2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min
This portrait of two feisty, strong-willed Elders, is a moving and beautifully filmed document of a vanishing way of life, with a strong message to respect the past, traditional culture and community values. more
ANGELS GATHER HERE
2017 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 49 min
Angels Gather Here follows Jacki Trapman's journey back to her hometown of Brewarrina to celebrate her parents' 60th Wedding Anniversary. Going home is never easy, and for Jackie it means facing the traumas of her past. more
ANGELS OF WAR
1982 (PG) 54 min
RE-MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL FILM NEGATIVES! In January 1942, Papua New Guinea became the battle ground for nearly 2 million foreign soldiers. This film documents the experiences of Papua New Guinea's indigenous population during this campaign. more
ANIMATING AEROPLANE JELLY
2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min
An episode in the life of pioneer Australian animator, Eric Porter, and his creation of one of the most iconic and enduring of Australian advertising images. An award-winning film by Michael Kraaz. more