Australian and New Zealand Films
The Family: a moving documentary on a bizarre religious cult that preyed on social utopian ideals and yearnings for a better life
Rosie Jones, “The Family” (2016) For over 20 years, the quiet town of Eildon and
Tag: Australian Films
Australian and New Zealand Films
The Coming War on China: a hard-hitting documentary drawing on the history of US relations with the western Pacific
John Pilger, “The Coming War on China” (2016) Two years in the making with literally
Australian and New Zealand Films
The Tracker: a desert Western study of European colonialism and exploitation and its effects
Rolf de Heer, “The Tracker” (2002) On the surface, a simple story of four men
Australian and New Zealand Films
Women He’s Undressed: a whimsical and shallow treatment of an Australian country boy who hits the big time in Hollywood
Gillian Armstrong, “Women He’s Undressed” (2015) Hollywood could not have dreamt up a more classic
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The Lost Thing: a multi-layered children’s story that critiques industrial society
Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan, “The Lost Thing” Adapted from co-director Shaun Tan’s picture book
Australian and New Zealand Films
SBS versus President Bashar al Assad of Syria: a respectful interview revealing Western prejudices and assumptions about the Syrian war
SBS News Interview with President Bashar al Assad (1 July 2016) Two years in the making,
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Buckskin: a fascinating story about a young teacher determined to give his people a renewed identity and hope for change
Dylan McDonald, “Buckskin” (2013) A young teacher and sometime Australian Rules football player called Jack Buckskin
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Prison Songs: a snapshot in song and dance of indigenous Australians’ prison experiences, and the issues that blight their lives
Kelrick Martin, “Prison Songs” (2015) Billed as Australia’s first musical documentary, and probably the first
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Chasing Asylum: an urgent film detailing the inhumanity and idiocy of Australian incarceration of refugees in overseas detention centres
Eva Orner, “Chasing Asylum” (2016) Finding information about Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers kept in
Australian and New Zealand Films
The Sound of One Hand Clapping: retreating into blandness and relying on stereotypes and a banal plot-line
Richard Flanagan, “The Sound of One Hand Clapping” (1998) If there’s any value to this