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- A journey in a heated and paranoid America with a man in search of a lost love, a woman lost in desire for revenge and a twenty-year-old diary about the yearning to waste oneself in destruction.
- When a tomb in Vietnam is opened on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a vengeful spirit is unleashed. May Le must rediscover her true heritage and accept her destiny to help bring balance to a community still traumatised by war.
- After fifty mail-order brides are kidnapped by bandits, the blind gunfighter hired to escort them heads into Mexico in pursuit.
- Exploring offenses practiced by popular media, big business, police forces and Governments helping the Australian 225 year campaign of genocide continue against Aboriginal Australians.
- A tower block on the edge of a forest, people hoping to join the building's community as it is one of the last bastions of civilization in a world that has fallen apart.
- A documentary about vitamins: the history of their discovery, the dietary supplement industry, and the dangers of both deficiencies and excessive intake.
- Ernie Dingo explores Australia's iconic destinations from the Kakadu National Park to the Great Barrier Reef, and introduces us to the people who live there in a symbiotic relationship with nature.
- A film about the Paris Peace Conference that negotiated the end of World War I with the Versailles Treaty.
- When the dust settles, culture remains...The Maralinga people survive aggressive colonisation, including dispossession to enable atomic testing, and through their tenacious spirit and cultural strength fight to retain their country.
- Look Me In The Eye explores what happens when two estranged people come face to face - without conversation - to look each other in the eye.
- The Ghan is an innovative three-hour documentary that takes the viewer on an immersive, visually stunning journey on Australia's most iconic passenger train. In Australia's first 'Slow TV' documentary, The Ghan doesn't just travel through the heart of Australia, from Adelaide to Darwin, it explores the part the Ghan played in the foundation of modern multicultural Australia.
- Since the most recent and historic flooding tragedies in Southeast Asia (in 2004 and 2011), researchers around the world are mobilized to study the complex mechanics of tsunamis.
- An impressionistic look at controversial Melbourne master photographer Bill Henson, focusing on his exhibition at the Venice Biennial in Italy where he represents Australia, whilst giving context to his work as a whole. This documentary offers an interpretation of Henson's artistry through the prism of visual richness, complexity and decay of Venice itself.
- 'A Dying Shame' examines the plight of Aboriginal health in Australia. Through the personal stories of families and individuals within the Aboriginal community in Borroloola in the Northern Territory, this film reveals the human tragedy behind the bald statistics of Aboriginal health. Shot over nine months the film documents the struggles of individuals and their families in the face of poor health and an ineffectual health system, said to be one of the most inequitable health services in the Western world.
- This is the story of the 12 British atomic bomb tests in Australia seen through the eyes of Aboriginal elders, atomic veterans and experts "That uranium belongs to us" says Uncle Kevin, "we knew about that long before the white man came here, it's our responsibility, it's part of the Dreamtime" With the building of a new $500 million nuclear reactor in Sydney, the expansion of more multi-national uranium mines and the community opposition to having an international nuclear waste repository 'in our backyard', the fight is on ...
- In Sudan it is taboo for a man to cook. But when a group of refugee Sudanese men in Australia is found starving because the men don't know what to do with a fridge full of groceries, something has to change. Ayen Kuol, a Sudanese health worker, decides to challenge a million years of custom and culture and to start a cooking school for African men.
- Mark Coles Smith travels to the Kimberley region in Western Australia, where he grew up, to investigate why it has the highest suicide rate in the world, especially among young indigenous men, and what can be done to restore hope.
- 'Big Girls Don't Cry' is about the strength and resilience of three people and their families coping with end-stage renal failure. Mariah Swan (from Moree) gets a kidney transplant at 18 months of age and now we visit her when she is 10 years old. Glenda Kerinuaia (from Bathurst Island) chooses to self-administer Peritoneal Dialysis so that she can participate in the cultural and family life of Tiwi Island. Essie Coffey OAM (from Brewarrina) speaks poignantly of the hardship associated with Haemodialysis. Essie tells us of her cultural dilemma in receiving a kidney transplant. Eventually with her weakened immune system, the common cold claimed her life. Renal physicians tell us what it means for Indigenous Australians living with debilitating renal disease in remote and rural communities.
- Crossing Australia from Perth to Sydney, the pivotal part played by the transcontinental railway line in linking the far-flung west coast with the eastern states is explored.
- When renowned singer-songwriter Kev Carmody released his first album, Pillars of Society, in 1989, Rolling Stone magazine described it as "arguably the best protest album ever made in Australia". Kev was propelled onto the national stage as a voice of protest for Aboriginal people. This documentary looks at Kev up close - cattle mustering in southern Queensland, making music in suburban Sydney and playing Long Bay Jail.
- One of Australia's worst environmental disasters. The film calls upon experts, Indigenous elders and locals, to unravel the cause and effects of this catastrophe on people and wildlife.
- A study of the different expectations for the son and daughter of an Italian family living in Australia, the problems this causes, and the final happy resolution.
- Rashiq's father was held in detention in Australia for six years while he and his family waited in Iran. Recently reunited after nine years apart, they must together confront their past and seek ways to harness their new freedom. For Rashiq, this means embracing his new country and forging his own path. Through memories, the obstacles of daily life in a new country and a family road trip to Baxter Detention Centre, Rashiq must confront the past and embrace his future.
- Over the last century scientists have devised many ingenious methods to unlock the secrets of the mind. In this BBC TV series, Into the Mind, Michael Mosley goes in search of these bizarre, brilliant and the unorthodox experiments that have led to scientific discovery.
- Third generation farmer and local Mayor of the outback South Australian town of Wudinna, Tim Scholz has a series of radical plans to repopulate and save his home town from extinction.
- Stories of Injury, fear, humor, and falling in love from soldiers caught up in conflicts from World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
- In 2001 tons of ashed human bones were found in Melbourne, contaminated by Strontium 90, a toxic residue of nuclear weapon tests in Australia and around the world.
- Amidst the heart of a nation struggling to survive is a man and a program bringing hope to those most in need. On the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, a young optimist, Tawanda, leads a program for orphans and homeless young people that sees them gathering each day to play street soccer. There's one thing they all have in common - the love of the round ball. In 2008, the team prepares to travel to Melbourne in Australia to take on over fifty other nations at the Homeless World Cup.
- Roll up your swags, pack your sense of adventure and hit the road with Olympic Champion Cathy Freeman and actor Luke Carroll as the two city slickers embark on a road trip through remote Indigenous Australia. Setting out from Australia's central deserts, Cathy and Luke embark on a 3000 kilometer odyssey to the country's outermost edge - on a journey that takes them from Uluru, to Cape York and onto the islands of the Torres Strait. They introduce us to places we've never seen, people we've never met and reveal the stories behind Australia's rich cultural heritage.
- A dancer still is a documentary about inspirational community artist Ronaldo Cameron whose work had a ripple effect that touched many people. The film traces Ronaldo's life through rare archival footage, performances and interviews as he is struggling with the effects of motor neuron disease. His style was unique, his work was usually performed outdoors and reflected concern for the environment long before it was fashionable. The film contains rare archival footage of the legendary White Company performing at Nimbin, records of the work of Margaret Barr, and George Gittoes and Gabrielle Dalton's films of the events at Wattamolla Beach as well as contemporary pieces by the Bangarra Dance Theatre, Kala Bharti and others.
- Features Indigenous Australians of the Bunjalung, Coodjingburra and Minyangbal clans participating in a surfing competition and Aboriginal gathering at Fingal, N.S.W.
- The bond between mothers and babies is ancient and primal. But what happens if you don't love your child? If you feel indifferent? If your smile masks despair and the sound of your own child crying drives you to distraction? For Tracey Callander and her family, Post-Natal Depression was a nightmare of psychological torment and medical ignorance. When Tracey returned to her former self, her love for her son was unconditional, leaving her to wonder about the nature of love and the mysteries of the human mind.
- When Jane and Ross Fargher found the uncertainties too great and the rewards too small from their cattle property, they bought a hotel and started a new life as facilitators of the image of outback Australia. This perfect red sandy desert and blue sky location is sought by overseas' advertising agencies representing ice-cream companies and car makers, Australian and International feature film crews and bus loads of tourists in pursuit of the quintessential Australian outback experience.
- Follow the Matildas at the 2019 World Cup live on SBS with Tracey Holmes, Craig Foster and Joey Peters, featuring exclusive access to the Aussie camp throughout the tournament.