A film by Lawrence Johnston. For over 75 years the town of Grafton on the mighty Clarence River in northern New South Wales still celebrates its rich history by the crowning of the Jacaranda Queen. In the 1880s Henry Volckers, a German migrant, planted the seeds of the Jacaranda tree which he imported…
Dr Susan West was trained as a music educator in Australia, Hungary and New York. For 5 years she was a principal flautist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She currently teaches music in Canberra at various levels from kindergarten to university. OH, BEETHOVEN! is a collection of the composer's…
A documentary directed by Robyn Hughan, and produced by Robyn Hughan and Veronica Sive. A Nun's New Habit follows the story of Sister Carmel Wauchope, a sister of the Good Samaritans who resides in the outback town of Whyalla, not far from the recently closed Baxter detention centre. Sister Carmel…
A film by Margaret Anne Smith. The people of Australia’s deep north have lived in a multiracial frontier society, long before the south accepted non-Anglo migrants. The tropical north has different ancestors, architecture, music, fashions, food, vegetation and work ethics and has cultural ties…
Andy Tjilari and Rupert Peters show how they, as employees of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council, go about using traditional healing methods in contemporary Anungu life. As Andy and Rupert travel the dirt roads of the vast central western desert, we learn about how…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/sastun-p367.aspx by Guido Verweyen color, 20 min, 2002 Sastun tells the story of American herbalist Rosita Arvigo, whose quest to explore the healing powers of plants led her to the rain forest of Belize where…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/this-kind-of-love-p322.aspx by Jeanne Hallacy color, 43 min, 2015 in Burmese and English with English subtitles This Kind of Love follows Burmese human rights and LGBT activist, Aung Myo Min, as he returns…
PARENTS TRANSGENRES est un documentaire qui parle de l’amour, de la vie et des enfants après une transition de genre. Le film partage les difficultés et les forces de plusieurs femmes et hommes transgenres naviguant différents stades de leur vie parentale: de la grossesse à…
People with learning disabilities speak about people's attitudes to them. What do we mean when we say "mentally handicapped"? Historically, people with learning disabilities have been seen as demons, ogres, monsters or helpless objects of pity. The programme asks if any of these attitudes…
Mount Lawrence follows filmmaker Chandler Wild as he embarks on a journey to reconnect with his adventure-seeking and outdoor-loving father, who committed suicide years before. Chandler sets off on a 6,708 mile bicycle journey from NYC to the end of the road in Alaska, where he'll…
— For Home Use Only — A Moving Images Production The Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy has one of the highest concentrations of cooperative businesses in the developed world. The capital, Bologna is an industrial powerhouse, where prosperity is widely shared, and cooperatives…
— For Home Use Only — A film by Polly Bennell and Andrea Sarris This film examines the lives and deaths of Maine author Helen Nearing and her husband, Scott, who were best known for their book about homesteading practices called "Living the Good Life". More than a biography,…
