Shot over four years, THE CHOIR is the story of Jabulani Shabangu and a group of fellow inmates who are battling to survive in Leeukwop Prison -- South Africa's largest prison. Jabulani is rebellious and angry until he meets a wily old bank robber named Coleman, who recruits him for the prison choir. Jabulani rises in the ranks and leads the choir to victory at the National Pri...
《甘蔗蟾蜍》，一段不寻常的历史，是一部难得一见的片子。它讲述了澳大利亚生物学上一个奇特的真实故事。1935年，为了使国家主要作物甘蔗免遭灰壳甲虫的破坏，昆士兰ZF从夏威夷引进了一批甘蔗蟾蜍。但它们的繁殖速度相当迅速，以至变成了当地的一大公害。
70年前，澳大利亚昆士兰州引进一种蔗蟾蜍以对付甘蔗田里的害虫。如今，这种蟾蜍已经进化成“同类中的强者”，对本地物种构成了威胁。
悉尼大学生物科学家理查德·希恩在新一期《自然》杂志上撰文说：“我们发现这种蟾蜍的腿部较长，不仅能够跳得更快，首先到达新领地，而且领先的蔗蟾蜍比年长的同类腿部也要长。
悉尼大学的研究人员在这场生物“入侵”的最前线――达尔文市以东６０公里处，连续观察蔗蟾蜍达１０个月，发现它们在潮湿环境下一晚能够跳１．８公里远，打破了青蛙蟾蜍世界中的“夜行世界纪录”。
此外，最早到达观测地的蔗蟾蜍的腿普遍比...
Papua New Guinea's coalition government won independence of the country in 1975, an event documented in Dennis O'Rourke's previous film Yumi Yet. THe country's first general election followed in 1977. It was organised on the British model, and the chief conflict was between the serving prime minister Michael Somare and the former Governor Gerneral, Sir John Guise. although the...
Born in 1943 Jack Charles was well and truly a child of the Stolen Generations and spent many of his formative years in the boy’s homes of Melbourne which he took on with his usual laconic outlook. “It was alright by me – I was happy to assimilate. The only trouble was I wasn’t ever going to fit in. I’m fucking brown mate.” In 1971 he founded the first Aboriginal theatre compan...
记录的方式讲述了摄影师Carol Jerrems悲惨的一生。如果你知道她是谁的话。
Australian Film Institute
2005 Nominated AFI Award Best Direction in a Documentary
Kathy Drayton
Best Documentary
Helen Bowden
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2005 Won FCCA Award Best Australian Short Documentary
Kathy Drayton
IF Awards
2005 Nominated IF Award Best Documentary
Kathy Drayton (director)
Helen Bowden (prod...
In 2004, Australian Schapelle Corby, 27, is arrested at the airport in Bali. She and her family arrive for a vacation; ten pounds of marijuana are in her unlocked boogie-board bag. Seven months later, she's tried for capital crimes. The film picks up the story before the trial and follows it through the verdict. We meet Corby and her extended family. Her cause is adopted by an ...
Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer and formidable businessman. After starring in almost 200 films, Chan has reconciled fans of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the gap between Asian and Western cinema. Throu...
这部纪录片讲述了澳大利亚首批钻头说唱明星在警方禁止他们进行表演的情况下，通过抗争而逐渐崛起的过程。
A visual onslaught of artistic ideas, showing how art relates to and intertwines with our daily lives. Art, personified here as an opera-singing Valkyrie, hang-glides down from the clouds to check on the state of the arts in Australia - from painting, writing and music to dance, theatre, puppetry and sculpture. Featuring John Bell, Anna Volska, Reg Livermore, Rory O'Donohue, Da...
The incredible true story of early childhood teachers and friends, The Wiggles, who rock 'n' rolled their way into the hearts of millions around the globe in one of the greatest entertainment stories of all time
Words from the City is a feature length documentary that explores contemporary Australian hip hop through intimate and candid observations of some of the nations most potent and compelling artists. Featuring the Hilltop Hoods, Koolism, MC Trey, Downsyde, TZU, Layla, Wire MC, and Maya Jupiter. Through insights into their private and public lives, Words from the City follows the ...
Travel to the underwater lands of ice and corals to discover the birth of a movement to protect the sea. Through the eyes of a prince, a president, a pirate and even an island chief, see how a bountiful underwater paradise can thrive once more; paradise it is more than just a dream.
