Recherche détaillée

This is a condensed version of a series of films made in 1965 and 1967 of trips to the Western Desert region of Australia. The object of these trips was to film the daily life of the nomadic Aboriginal people living in the Gibson Desert of Central Australia. Although this land is one of the most arid regions of Australia, the people who lived there regarded it as rich in resources. The series was devised as an ethnographic record and was sponsored by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies for the then Commonwealth Film Unit. (From the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia)

The joys of living in Australia at Christmas time.

Where Dead Men Lie is a short drama based on a "script" written by Henry Lawson in 1896 in the earliest days of moving pictures. Anticipating the development of dramatic cinema, Lawson wrote his story, The Australian Cinematograph, with clear directions for the camera.

A look into beekeeping.

A film created to encourage British people to move to Australia. Includes scenes of recreation, industry, housing, etc.

A look at Sydney Harbour.

An Australian short film documentary of the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.

A documentary about Australia, directed by Chips Rafferty.