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Mrs. Carey's Concert
(2010) [PG]

At a Sydney girls School, Music Director Karen Carey prepares her young students for a concert at he Opera House. Believing in the trans-formative power of great music, Carey insists upon a Classical repertoire, sets a dauntingly high performance standard and requires the participation of every...  More

Discovering Hamlet
(1990) [E]

Shakespeare comes alive inside the Birmingham Rep Company in a truly fresh interpretation of a celebrated work. Join Sir Derek Jacobi, a Shakespearean actor who directs Kenneth Branagh as he rehearses this coveted role for the first time. See it played out as never before by articulate gifted...  More

Life in a Day
(2010) [PG]

A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010  More

Federation
[E]

The challenge was not only to create a nation but to develop an enduring Australian democracy.

A remarkable investigation into the process that shaped ‘the Great Southern Land’ over a century ago, FEDERATION is the award winning three part documentary series, detailing...  More

Shadow Play - The Making of Anton Corbijn
(2009) [M]

Internationally renowned artist and filmmaker Anton Corbijn has created some of his generation's seminal rock images. Photographing musicians as diverse as U2, The Killers and Nirvana among others, Corbijn has created an aesthetic which is as stark and uncompromising as it is beautiful. Shot as...  More

Position Among The Stars
(2010) [PG]

For 12 years, film maker Leonard Retel Helmrich followed an Indonesian family from the slums of Jakarta. Position Among The Stars is the culmination of a body of work.

Position among the Stars, the final part of a trilogy, follows the award- winning documentaries Eye of the Day and...  More

Peter Ustinov on the Orient Express
(1991) [G]

The pinnacle of luxury train travel, the Orient Express is renowned for its history, exuberance, class, beauty and mystery. Crime writer Agatha Christie brought the mystique of the journey to millions across the globe with her thrilling novel Murder on the Orient Express, and Peter Ustinov...  More

Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta
(2012) [M]

"Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta" is the untold story of how the Vietnamese community overcame the odds and found their place in multicultural Australia. The story begins with the landmark decision of Prime Minister Fraser to open Australia's doors to thousands of refugees at the end of the...  More

This is Not a Film
(2011) [G]

Jafar Panahi, the Iranian writer/director of internationally acclaimed films such as CRIMSON GOLD, THE CIRCLE and OFFSIDE, is under house arrest, and has been banned from filmmaking for 20 years. THIS IS NOT A FILM is a courageous effort by Panahi and his co-director Motjaba Mirtahmasb to fight...  More

Woody Allen: A Documentary
(2011) [M]

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and...  More