In the Company of Actors

Sydney in Time

Sydney in Time is a rich and powerful story that charts the evolution of Sydney from its early years as a colonial outpost through to its emergence as

2006

Island Shunters

Short documentary on the shunters in the Darling Island, Sydney, Australia railyard. Filmed in 1977.

1977

Le Cri du Caméléon

1997

El precio de la risa

The life of Paco Martínez Soria (1902-1982), one of the most famous and beloved Spanish actors, both on stage and screen; a comedian, a theatrical pro

2017

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra

Taking us through Bangarra Dance Theatre’s spectacular growth, we follow the story of how three young Aboriginal brothers — Stephen, David and Russell

2021

Freeman

The story of a nation coming together around Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman who delivered when it mattered on the greatest stage on earth. 20 years

2020

As You Dreamt It

A leading Australian photographer interprets and photographs the recurring dreams of four refugees living on a housing estate in western Sydney with b

2015

Conversation Behind the Scenes

A documentary that follows the story of Dario Pasquarella, deaf director and actor, and his company. Through his work, Dario seeks to bring together t

2019

Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets

Probably the first ever cricket film: Indian cricketing royalty prepares for the first test between England and Australia at Sydney.

1897

Deep Water: The Real Story

In the 1980s and 1990s a wave of murders bloodied the idyllic coastline of Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The victims: young gay men. Disturbing gang assau

2016

Hamlet: This Is Your Family

A provocative and ironic pamphleteering documentary about the making of Christoph Schlingensief’s Nazi-'Hamlet’ (2001). Both a media event and a form

2001

Feed Them to the Cannibals!

Originally broadcast on ABC's True Stories in 1993, Feed Them to the Cannibals tells the story of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It was the firs

1993

10umentary: Behind the Scenes of StarKid Homecoming

Go behind the scenes of StarKid Homecoming: the biggest reunion of StarKids ever! Over the course of three wild days, almost everyone who's even been

2020

Bra Boys

A film about the cultural evolution of the Sydney beach side suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle faced by it's youth - the notorious surf gang

2007

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

A documentary covering the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

2001

Sunshine City

SUNSHINE CITY is Albie Thom’s sprawling, protoplasmic experimental portrait of his hometown of Sydney. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australi

1973

Jane

Documentary focusing on 25 year-old actress Jane Fonda as she and her director Andreas Voutsinas prepare a stage play called The Fun Couple for Broadw

1962

Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude

A look at the entire process of creating and developing Patrice Chéreau’s third staging of "In the Solitude of Cotton Fields" by Bernard Marie Koltès

1996

Yo soy Arturo Fernández

A gentle portrait of the mythical Spanish actor Arturo Fernández (1929-2019) in the hour of his passing, in his own words, through his latest intervie

2019

Whiteley

A visual journey into the life and legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, Brett Whiteley.

2017