1 Introduction
Romulus, My Father (Richard Roxburgh, 2007) 105 min.
2 Road movies
Clips
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994
Running on Empty (John Clark, 1982)
Doing Time For Patsy Cline (Chris Kennedy, 1997)
Welcome to Woop Woop (Stephan Elliott, 1997)
Roadgames (Richard Franklin, 1981)
Kiss or Kill (Bill Bennett, 1997)
Backroads (Phillip Noyce, 1977)
Heaven's Burning (Craig Lahiff, 1997)
Japanese Story (Sue Brooks, 2003)
Main screening
Beneath Clouds (Ivan Sen, 2002) 90 min.
3 Comedy
Clips
Muriel's Wedding (Paul J. Hogan, 1994)
Bad Eggs (Tony Martin, 2003)
Russian Doll (Stavros Kazantzidis, 2000)
Crackerjack (Paul Moloney, 2002)
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (Bruce Beresford, 1972)
Alvin Purple (Tim Burstall, 1973)
The Dish (Rob Sitch, 2000)
Main screening
The Castle (Rob Sitch, 1997) 95 min.
4 Musical
Clips
Showgirl's Luck (Norman Dawn, 1931)
His Royal Highness (F. W. Thring, 1932)
Harmony Row (F. W. Thring, 1933)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975)
Oz: A Rock and Roll Road Movie (Chris Lofven, 1976)
Star Struck (Gillian Armstrong, 1982)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994)
Muriel's Wedding (P. J. Hogan, 1994)
Shine (Scott Hicks, 1996)
Garage Days (Alex Proyas, 2002)
Main screening
Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
127 min.
5 Horror/science fiction
Horror clips
Long Weekend (Colin Eggleston, 1979)
The Marsupials: The Howling III (Philippe Mora, 1987)
Undead (Spierig Brothers, 2003)
Wolf Creek (Greg Mclean, 2005)
Scifi clips
Pitch Black (David N. Twohy, 2000)
Salute of the Jugger (David Peoples, 1989) aka Blood of Heroes
The Time Guardian (Brian Hannant, 1987)
Dark City (Alex Proyas, 1998)
Main screening
Rogue (Greg Mclean, 2007) ? min.
7 Coming-of-age/rite-of-passage films
Clips
Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1971)
Puberty Blues (Bruce Beresford, 1981)
The Big Steal (Nadia Tass, 1990)
Looking For Alibrandi (Kate Woods, 2000)
December Boys (Roy Hardy, 2007)
Clubland (Cherie Nowlan, 2007)
Home Song Stories (Tony Ayres, 2007)
Main screening
Somersault (Cate Shortland, 2004) 106 min.
8 Woman's film
Clips
Radiance (Rachel Perkins, 1999)
Better Than Sex (Jonathan Teplitzky, 2000)
Love and Other Catastrophes (Emma-Kate Croghan, 1996)
My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979)
Holy Smoke (Jane Campion, 2000)
Praise (John Curran, 1999)
The Piano (Jane Campion, 1983)
Perfect Strangers (Gaylene Preston, 2003) 98 min.
Main screening
The Last Days of Chez Nous (Gillian Armstrong, 1992) 96 min.
9 Social realism
Clips
The FJ Holden (Michael Thornhill, 1977)
Yolngu Boy (Stephen Johnson, 2001)
Teesh and Trude (Melanie Rodriga, 2002)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phil Noyce, 2001)
Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992)
Angel Baby (Michael Rymer, 1995)
Blackrock (Steven Vidler, 1997)
Main screening
Jindabyne (Ray Lawrence, 2006) 125 min.
11 Biopic
Clips
The World's Fastest Indian (Roger Donaldson, 2006)
The Celluloid Heroes: Flemington in 1896
Phar Lap (Simon Wincer, 1983)
Ned Kelly (Gregor Jordan, 2003)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (Paul Cox, 2000)
Shine (Scott Hicks, 1996)
Hunt Angels (Alec Morgan, 2006)
Main screening
Chopper (Andrew Dominik, 2000) 95 min.
12 Art film
Clips
Aguirre Wrath of God (Werner Herzog, 1972)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975)
The Tracker (Rolf de Heer, 2002)
Visitors (Richard Franklin, 2003)
Metal Skin (Geoffrey Wright, 1995)
Alexandra's Project (Rolf de Heer, 2003)
Golden Braid (Paul Cox, 1991)
Main screening
Beneath Clouds (Ivan Sen, 2002) 90 min.
13 Australian cinema now
Clips to be chosen from these films
The Bet (Mark Lee, 2006)
Burke and Wills (Oliver Torr, Matthew Zeremis, 2006)
Clubland (Cherie Nowlan, 2007)
Dr Plonk (Rolf de Heer, 2007)
The Final Winter (Brian Andrews, Jane Forrest, 2007)
Gone (Ringan Ledwidge, 2007)
The Home Song Stories (Tony Ayres, 2007)
Irresistible (Ann Turner, 2006)
Like Minds (Gregory J. Read, 2006)
Noise (Matthew Saville, 2007)
Rogue (Greg Mclean, 2007)
West (Daniel Krige, 2007)
Main screening
Lucky Miles (Michael James Rowland, 2007) 105 min.
Clips and main screenings shown in presentations in 2007 and previous years
Crime
Two Hands (Gregor Jordan, 1999)
Dirty Deeds (David Caesar, 2002) 98 min.
Idiot Box (David Caesar, 1996)
The Bank (Robert Connolly, 2001)
The Interview (Craig Monahan, 1998)
The Monkey's Mask (Samantha Lang, 2000)
Main screening: The Hard Word (Scott Roberts, 2002) 105 min.
Teenpic
Puberty Blues (Bruce Beresford, 1981)
BMX Bandits (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1983)
Playing Beatie Bow (Donald Crombie, 1986)
The Big Steal (Nadia Tass, 1990)
Love in Limbo (David Elfick, 1993)
The Nostradamus Kid (Bob Ellis, 1993)
Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002)
Main screening: Somersault (Cate Shortland, 2004) 105 min.
Action/adventure
The Man from Hong Kong (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1975)
The Man from Snowy River (George Miller, 1982)
Attack Force Z (Tim Burstall, 1980)
Crocodile Dundee (Peter Faiman, 1986)
Shame (Steve Jodrell, 1988)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phil Noyce, 2002)
Main screening: Mad Max ([Dr] George Miller, 1979) 90 min.
Melodrama
Way Down East (D. W. Griffith, 1920, with Lillian Gish)
Caddie (Donald Crombie, 1976)
High Tide (Gillian Armstrong, 1987)
The Sum of Us (Geoff Burton/Kevin Dowling, 1994)
Innocence (Paul Cox, 2000)
Walking on Water (Tony Ayres, 2002)
Mullet (David Caesar, 2001)
Main screening: Lantana (Ray Lawrence, 2001) 115 min.
Australian cinema in the 1990s
Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992)
Bad Boy Bubby (Rolf de Heer, 1994)
Metal Skin (Geoffrey Wright, 1995)
The Boys (Rowan Woods, 1997)
The Well (Samantha Lang, 1997)
Dark City (Alex Proyas, 1998)
Head On (Ana Kokkinos, 1998)
The Interview (Craig Monahan, 1998)
Every Night ... Every Night (Alkinos Tsilimidos, 1994)
To Have and To Hold (John Hillcoat, 1997)
In the Winter Dark (James Bogle, 1998)
Main screening:
Chopper (Andrew Dominik, 2000) 94 min.
Western
Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1971)
Mad Dog Morgan (Philippe Mora, 1976)
Storm Boy (Henri Safran, 1977)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phil Noyce, 2001)
The Tracker (Rolf de Heer, 2002)
Ned (Abe Forsythe, 2003)
Ned Kelly (Tony Richardson, 1970)
Main screening: Ned Kelly (Gregor Jordan, 2003) 105 min.
Films which were shown in whole or in part in 2004 but which were not used in 2005
White Fella Dreaming: A Century of Australian Cinema (George Miller, 1996) 57 min. (Week 1 2004)
Dead Heart (Nick Parsons, 1996)
Crocodile Dundee (Peter Faiman, 1986)
The Last Days of Chez Nous (Gillian Armstrong, 1992)
Doing Time For Patsy Cline (Chris Kennedy, 1997)
Garry Gillard | New: 23 March, 2004 | Now: 27 April, 2022