The Ripple Effect is a powerful documentary primarily centred around St Kilda legend and proud Noongar Nicky Winmar's generation-defining stand against racism at Victoria Park in 1993.
Casts Nicky Winmar, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Nova Peris, Otis Hope Carey, Ben Long, Bachar Houli, Akec Makur Chuot, Josh Addo-Carr, Wayne Ludbey, Tanya Hirvonen
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Scattered People
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Australia Says Yes
In France with Madonna
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In My Own Words
Heaven & Hell
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Off Country
When We Were Kings
Too Many Captain Cooks
The Bowraville Murders
Dangerous Lies: Unmasking Belle Gibson
Descent Into the Maelstrom: The Untold Story of Radio Birdman
One Heart: One Spirit
The Color of Fear 2: Walking Each Other Home
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Scattered People
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2021
Follows Mas and Saha, two young Iranian asylum seeker musicians, navigating a frightening new world of immigration detention - where they discover the power of music.Something in the Water
IMDB 5.7 | Feb , 2008
Something in the Water explores the rock phenomenon that is music in WA. How can the most isolated city in the world have exploded with so many successful bands over the years? Across decades and genres, Something in the Water asks "what is responsible for the sparkling talent pool?"Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
A story of resistance across generations, the power of family and the unrelenting struggle for justice in a country that remains in denial.The Antifascists
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2017
A low-intensity war is being fought on the streets of Europe and the aim is on fascism. This critically acclaimed documentary takes us behind the masks of the militants called antifascists. In 2013 a group of armed nazis attacks a peaceful demonstration in Stockholm where several people are injured. In Greece the neo-nazi party Golden Dawn becomes the third largest in the election and in Malmö the activist Showan Shattak and his friends are attacked by a group of nazis with knives and he ends up in a coma. In this portrait of the antifascists in Greece and Sweden we get to meet key figures that explain their view on their radical politics but also to question the level their own violence and militancy.Australia: Land Beyond Time
IMDB 7.6 | May , 2002
Australia: Land Beyond Time takes viewers on a breathtaking journey back in time to witness the birth and evolution of a mysterious land that harbors remnants of Earth's earliest life and many of it's strangest creatures that exist nowhere else on the planet.Australia Says Yes
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2018
Packed with drama, high emotions and cliff-hanger moments, Australia Says Yes is the intimate and personal history of struggle and perseverance that propelled Australia to say Yes to marriage equality. The film shows how a group of determined individuals fought tirelessly against unjust laws that treated LGBTIQ people as second-class citizens, creating a movement that saw them go from criminals to legally equal over the course of five decades.In France with Madonna
IMDB 8.5 | Oct , 2022
France is at the heart of Madonna's life. She is inspired by French culture and its values and has surrounded herself with French artists for many years. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Queen of Pop's career, this film revisits the close and unique bond between Madonna and France and features testimonials from close collaborators and French friends who have helped create her unique artistic universe: Maripol, Jean Paul Gaultier, Julien d'Ys, Nicolas Huchard, and Marion Motin. Today's artists such as Florence Foresti, Leïla Slimani, Victor Weinsanto and HollySiz talk about the influence of this emancipating figure, which extends far beyond music.Nothing Can Stop The Radiance
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2024
Filmmakers Sam and Amy journey into rural Australia to explore how the legacy of an American legend has transmitted and warped itself over time, and across the globe, resulting in the 30th annual Parkes Elvis Festival.I'm Not Gay
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2023
A conflicted gay man struggles to teach his younger self about the challenges of adult life. Searching for answers inside stories from his past, he must confront his nature and the man he will become. Documentary meets musical feature in this experimental coming of age drama about power and masculinity in modern day Australia.In My Own Words
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2017
The raw, heartfelt and often funny journey of adult Aboriginal students and their teachers as they discover the transformative power of reading and writing for the first time.Heaven & Hell
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2003
THE SAINTS FROM 1897 TO 2003 St Kilda – the name alone brings to mind the very passion of the game. This is a club that has tasted just a brief touch of heaven and more than its fair share of hell. From the glory of that famous 1966 premiership through to years in turmoil, Heaven and Hell traces the story of one of the AFL’s great football clubs. On field heroes, off field battles. The great players like Baldock, Stewart, Ditterich, Smith, Barker, Lockett and Harvey playing against a backdrop of political tension. Originally released in 1997, this is an updated version produced for DVD. It now contains Harvey’s Brownlows, the 1997 finals campaign and the coaching crisis that saw Stan Alves, Tim Watson and Malcolm Blight leave the club.Gulpilil: One Red Blood
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2002
An hour-long documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil.Off Country
IMDB 1 | Aug , 2021
Every year, around 3000 Indigenous students receive scholarships to attend some of Australia’s most prestigious boarding schools. It is an immense opportunity, setting many of the youngsters on a path to a bright future, but it also means they must leave their homes and communities. Over the course of a year, Off Country follows several such students, who, despite hailing from distinct nations and having vastly different circumstances, each share a commitment to doing themselves and their families proud – no matter the difficulties.When We Were Kings
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1996
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.Too Many Captain Cooks
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1989
For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance.The Bowraville Murders
IMDB 8 | Sep , 2021
The epic David vs Goliath battle for justice waged by the families of three Aboriginal children murdered in a small rural town 30 years ago, the system that failed them, and what it reveals about racism in Australia today.Dangerous Lies: Unmasking Belle Gibson
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
The real story of wellness campaigner Belle Gibson's massive worldwide fraud and the famous interview that brought the con artist down.Descent Into the Maelstrom: The Untold Story of Radio Birdman
IMDB 6 | Jul , 2017
Documentary that chronicles the career of the legendary Australian punk band Radio Birdman.One Heart: One Spirit
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2017
An Aboriginal Australian and Native American documentary narrated by award-winning actor Jack Thompson, One Heart-One Spirit tells the story of Kenneth Little Hawk, an elder Micmac/Mohawk performing artist, meeting the oldest surviving culture on the planet: the 40,000 year old Yolngu nation located in northern Australia.The Color of Fear 2: Walking Each Other Home
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1997
In THE COLOR OF FEAR, eight American men participated in emotionally charged discussions of racism. In this sequel, we hear and see more from those discussions, in which the men talk about about how racism has affected their lives in the United States. We also learn more about the relationships between them, and about their reactions during some of the most intense moments of that discussion.