No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentations of his life, this film reviews all his major work and offers rare footage of Mies explaining his philosophy. Phyllis Lambert relates her choice…
"Pure cinema" (Iain Sinclair, author & psycho-geographer) Bata-ville is a bittersweet road movie, a portrayal of a unique coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire in the Czech Republic. Against the backdrop of Milllenium regeneration in their local communities, former employees…
From the Arab Spring to the European Summer, from the Occupy Movement to the global climate justice movement, a profound shift is taking place: humanity is waking up to the fact that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning. The old paradigm that concentrates…
**To engage subtitles, click "Choose Captions" icon. A former neo-Buddhist who has become an ardent defender of Orthodox values, Dmitry Enteo riveted public attention after performing several eccentric actions on himself. He calls himself an orthodox ‘actionist’, and opposes…
"Being the Difference: Kentuckians Answer the Call" is a documentary about the experience of 14 members of NorthEast Christian Church in Lexington, KY who served in Guatemala.
As ISIS and other extremists threaten, enslave and kill Christians, is their history in the birthplace of their faith coming to an end? ‘There is a global war against Christianity’ states Timothy Radcliffe, former master of the order of preachers. According to a Vatican report, 100,000…
A passionate, cinematically innovative story of the siege of Sarajevo from the viewpoint of Australian, Tahir Cambis and Sarajevan, Alma Sahbaz. Rich in imagery with a wonderful music score - Alma and Tahir take us on a kaleidoscopic adventure as they chart the soul of a city in exile. A tale of Multiculturalism…
DIGITALLY REMASTERED - a film by Solrun Hoaas. EFFACEMENT shows a Japanese Noh maskmaker, Taniguchi Akiko, at work on her masks in her Tokyo studio. She carves the mask, paints it and moves it in the pace of an actor's movements on the traditional Noh stage. The film emphasises the relationship…
A film by Andrew Wiseman. DRIVING WITH RICHARD is the story of a remarkable friendship between two women - Deirdre Croft and Carley Pukallus. Deirdre and Carley have provided support for each other for over six years as they cope with the trauma, hardship and enormous challenge of caring for their…
A film directed by RICHARD JASEK, produced by JAMES MOODY and LINDA COOPER. Driven to Diffraction tells the remarkable story of William Henry Bragg and his son William Lawrence Bragg. Part human interest story, part science lesson, part historical journey of discovery, this 55 minute documentary weaves…
A NINE PART SERIES ON LIFE INSIDE AUSTRALIA'S MOST FAMOUS ACTING SCHOOL - NIDA [National Institute of Dramatic Arts]. Introduced by Mel Gibson, NIDA's most famous graduate: "I mean I loved NIDA and hated it ... at times it was very frustrating and hard and depressing and all this kind…
Directed by ANDREE WRIGHT and STEWART YOUNG, and produced by HILARY FURLONG. From the birth of the cinema to World War II, DON'T CALL ME GIRLIE tells the untold story of Australia's movie heroines, on and off the screen. Discover the roles our women filmmakers really played - on screen as…
