From: australian screen on Fri, Feb 08 2008 1:03 AM

Griffin’s writings are read over a series of shots that show some of his architectural achievements. These include Newman College at the University of Melbourne (1918), the ornate ceiling of the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne (1921) and the incinerator at Willoughby (1934), and a still of the plans...

From: australian screen on Fri, Feb 08 2008 12:56 AM

We see footage of the young, poorly equipped Nicaraguan soldiers as we listen to a protest song performed by one of the soldiers. English TV Journalist, Jon Snow, says that the Nicaraguan army is not well equipped by the Cubans, contrary to claims by US President Regan. He observes that the weapo...

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Scenes of wheat harvesting are accompanied by commentary full of metaphors of nation-building based on ‘harvesting the benefits of a great past’. As the commentary builds to a patriotic climax, the music from Pomp and Circumstance is reprised and the wheat fields dissolve into images of ...

From: australian screen on Fri, Feb 08 2008 12:26 AM

The family travel to Kundjabe to fish. The women bait the hooks with worms, while they talk about the different types of food available to them. There is a great familiarity with how the family relate to this place.

From: australian screen on Thu, Feb 07 2008 11:56 PM

From: australian screen on Thu, Feb 07 2008 11:45 PM

Aaron Pederson and his family come together to place a cross on their grandmother’s grave. They remove the existing plaque which said nothing of who she was, and replace it with a cross with her full details and a photo. Vinnie shovels the dirt to establish the new cross. Aaron and Vinnie embrace...

From: australian screen on Thu, Feb 07 2008 11:42 PM

Local TAFE teacher, Ann Bell, comments that assisting the refugees from Afghanistan is more than teaching English. She meets with the mayor of Young, John Walker, to seek his help in getting permanent status visas for the Hazaras. She wants to argue the case that the refug...

From: australian screen on Thu, Feb 07 2008 11:27 PM

The students take centre stage in the vibrant Torres Strait Hoop Dance.

From: australian screen on Thu, Feb 07 2008 11:08 PM

The women – Kitty, Mother Molly, sister Dorothy, Grandmother Mercia and Marrfurra – sit in the grass stripping the palm leaves. The preparation of dyes begins with the grinding of roots which are first washed, scraped and then pounded with a rock. Everything is put into a billycan and placed on a...

From: australian screen on Thu, Feb 07 2008 10:58 PM

Young Chinese fashion designers Guo Pei and Sun Jian talk about the differences between themselves and their parents, how modern Chinese youth really just want to make money, and how they have no interest in politics.

From: australian screen on Thu, Feb 07 2008 10:58 PM

In 1989 Laura Henkel was raped in South Africa. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Laura is additionally hurt that her son blames her for not identifying the man as a rapist and thus preventing the crime. Laura’s son, Michael is interviewed by his sister, the film’s director Cathy Hen...

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Euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke says he advises many people intent on suicide. Seventy-nine-year-old Lisette Nigot writes her final letter.

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Costume designer Lizzie Gardiner interviews the head of drama for the Seven Network, Jonathan Holmes, about the longevity of young soap stars. Gardiner also speaks to Isla Fisher about being a star of TV serials. Fisher says she has to have multiple personalities to speak to fans, press, producer...