Movies and TvShows featuring "australian-filmmaking" theme.

In the Australian outback, two estranged brothers, Colin and Les, are forced to work together to save their struggling sheep farm from a deadly virus outbreak. Along the way, they must navigate the complexities of their strained relationship and overcome the obstacles created by an overbearing bureaucracy.

Not Quite Hollywood is a documentary film that explores the wild and rebellious world of Australian cinema during the 70s and 80s. It delves into the rise of exploitation films and their impact on the Australian film industry. The film showcases the unconventional filmmaking techniques, violence, sexuality, and the unique creativity of the Australian film industry during that period.

In the Australian outback, a German geologist becomes embroiled in a legal and environmental dispute when a mining company threatens to destroy a sacred Aboriginal site. As tensions rise, the geologist must navigate the complexities of indigenous rights, tribal customs, and the destruction of wildlife habitat. The trial becomes a symbolic battle between progress and the preservation of ancient cultures.

Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as song-lines he examines feature films under the following categories: songs of the land; the bushman; the convicts; the bush-rangers; mates and larrikins; the digger; pommy bashing; the sheilas; gays; the wogs; blackfellas; and urban subversion. He then concludes that these films can be thought of as "Hymns that sing of Australia."

Ivy is a psychological horror thriller short film that follows the journey of a young woman struggling with her inner demons and the haunting memories of her past. As she delves deeper into her own psyche, she must confront the dark secrets that lie within.

Yellow Fella follows an Australian Indigenous actor as he explores his cultural heritage, delving into the complex relationships with his family and his people. Through his journey, he uncovers the importance of identity, history, and the challenges faced by Indigenous communities in Australia. This compelling documentary provides a heartfelt and thought-provoking exploration of the struggles and triumphs that come with embracing one's roots.

It's been 20 years since an Australian film has reached number one at the yearly Box Office and our films have consistently grossed under 5% for the years. So what can we do to make a change?

A profile of Dutch filmmaker Paul Cox that reveals the subject through excerpts from his autobiography, through on-camera musings and through clips from several of his films.