The Archive Project

Fall Breakers: The Making of 'The Mutilator'

Feature-length documentary on the making of the 1984 slasher film classic.

2016

Shaping the Sphere: The Art of the Visual Effects Supervisor

Special Effects Supervisor Jeff Okun gives an overview of his responsibilities on Sphere, and takes us through some of the techniques used to create t

1998

VIPCO: The Untold Story

Capturing the history of the infamous and beloved old UK home video label, with the man himself Michael Lee appearing for the first time ever on camer

2019

Sticky Carpet

A documentary focused on Melbourne's music scene around the year 2006. Features bands such as HTRK, The Stabs, Cosmic Psychos, Rod Cooper, and Love of

2006

Bikes for Africa

Bikes for Africa is an entertaining, insightful and moving documentary following the life adventures of Hap Cameron and Mandy Todd, and their attempt

2013

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

A documentary on the making of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), featuring interviews with the cast and crew, as well as behind-the-scenes footage.

2014

Bohemia

When Melbourne’s cultural hub is left devastated post-pandemic, the creative industry, like many others, is ravaged. Set amongst the ashes of the citi

The Making of 'Wolf Creek'

An overview of the making of Wolf Creek (2005).

2006

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

2019

Jisoe

A year in the life of troubled Australian graffiti artist Justin Hughes.

2005

Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin discusses his life and career with TCM host Robert Osborne at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival.

2015

25 Tracks

'25' are two unknown, indie songwriters in a bare bones studio on a train in the industrial West of Melbourne - Australia’s music capital. They plan t

2017

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

A feature-length, retrospective documentary about the troubled production of 1985's SPOOKIES, which began its life under the title TWISTED SOULS.

2019

We're Livin' on Dog Food

Rowland S. Howard, the Primitive Calculators, Ollie Olsen, Phillip Brophy and many others proffer their recollections and air their animosities in a t

2009

The Making of 'One from the Heart'

A short documentary on the Francis Ford Coppola musical One From the Heart.

1982

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider fil

1983

Back to the Brickworks

In the 1800s, brickmaking was one of the largest manufacturing industries in Australia. Hoffman's Brickworks in Brunswick, Victoria, was a leader of t

2010

The Outer Circle: Melbourne's Forgotten Railway

In the 1870s Victorian politicians debated the virtues of constructing a 20km-long railway through Melbourne's east, simply to circumvent a privately-

2014

How To Be Cool In Melbourne

This documentary program follows the intense transformation of Aretha from “awkward loner” to “cool person”, by talking to some of the coolest people

2021

Spider-Mania

E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.

2002