Wineline 2: Odyssey
Wineline 2 - Odyssey is the story of the historic Hamilton wine family across five generations of winemaking dating back to 1838. Odyssey, follows the personal and universal quest of a son searching for his father.
Richard Hamilton went in the footsteps of his father, Burton, in an attempt to gain insights into his father's early life in 1920's rural Australia. It was a journey of dicovery of himself, as much as taht of his father. It is a dream of many a son, and one realised in this story.
Wineline
Wineline is the colourful and entertaining story of the oldest wine family in Australia dating back to 1837. It covers six generations of winemakers and their unique contribution to the international success of the Australian wine industry as we know today.
The film celebrates the history of wine in SA and the Hamilton Family's integral role as a first family created winery in establishing the industry 176-years ago. The original Richard Hamilton arrived on the second ship to SA. The drama re-enacted film takes us on a creative journey through the history, life and times of early settlers - the Hamilton Family - founders of Richard Hamilton and Leconfield Wines.
Eagle Dreaming 2019
Aboriginal elders Gungie and Larry Crombie shared their Dreaming and gave permission for us to tell their story. Our new Eagle Dreaming maintains the integrity of the original with updated visuals and audio for a modern audience
Marion War Heroes
Interviews of war veterans from the South Australian suburb of Marion.
August Watershed
August Watershed is a history film about the First World War - but it is a history film with a difference for the story is told through drama, music and song.
The film focuses on the first month of World War I, August 1914, and tells the gripping and hardly-known story of how the German army almost won the war in that short time. Using a bold plan they attacked France from the undefended north, while all the French armies were lined up on the eastern border.
Volcano
"Volcano" takes you on a spell-binding journey through the dramatic volcanic landscapes of Mount Gambier and western Victoria – lava flows spilling into the sea; underground caverns bubbling with magma; deep, water-filled caves so clear that divers seem to float in settings of breath-taking beauty. Using the latest scientific research, the film tells the incredible story of the eight major eruptions that created Mount Gambier — a story that starts in a local school oval and finishes in the sparkling waters of the Blue Lake. Hosted by Rescue Special Ops' Luke McKenzie, the film lifts the lid on one of the most exciting stories to come out of Southern Australia in the last 120 million years.
The Opal Story
The story of opal in Australia is the story of Tully Wollaston, part poet, part explorer, part entrepreneur. When Tully heard of Australia's first opal find in inland Queensland he headed north by camel, almost perishing in the drought-stricken desert. He survived to see the opal and realize that its quality was so good a world market could be developed for it. This is the story of how he single-handedly pursued that idea, tirelessly visiting Europe and the U.S. to promote the cause and assisting in the major opal strikes being made in Australia — at Lightning Ridge, White Cliffs and, finally, Coober Pedy. By the time of his death in 1931, Australia was the opal capital of the world.
Steamtown
Peterborough was born of the railways. A remote railway crossroads in South Australia's mid-north soon developed into a town which became a key railway hub for the young nation of Australia. The history of Peterborough and its three classic trains - the Y Class, the T Class and the Garratt - is the history of Australia writ small. Mixing the drama of real history with the romance of rail, this is a film that will turn the most indifferent viewer into an enthusiastic train buff.
G'Day Mate
A 3,000 km road trip through South Australia's Outback, yarning with the locals on the way. Starting with ancient rock paintings in the magnificent Flinders Ranges we make our way north, talking to cattlemen on the Birdsville Track, descendants of Afghan cameleers in Maree, Aboriginal elders at Nepabunna, outback identities in Oodnadatta and opal miners at Coober Pedy. On our way home, our last stop is Woomera, rocket town of the Outback.
The Wreck of Admella
The SS Admella left Port Adelaide at 5.30am, 5th August 1859 on her regular trip to Melbourne. On board were 85 passengers and 28 crew members. Less than 24 hours later she struck Carpenters' Reef off the southeast coast. Within 15 minutes the ship broke into three, leaving passengers and crew clinging to the wreckage with little food and no water. And so began one of the great sea dramas of the world in which courage and self-sacrifice was pitted against the fury of the elements in a saga that unfolded over eight tragic days.
Trapped in Time
The Naracoorte Caves are famous for their magnificent chambers and the sheer beauty of their crystalline formations. But what makes them really special are the astonishing fossil finds that are being made within them. Because of a quirk in the geology of the region, holes regularly form in the local land surface trapping unwary animals who fall through to the caves below. Before each hole closes again and another opens elsewhere, thousands of creatures may have tumbled to their death. When human explorers finally stumbled on the caves, starting in 1969, they uncovered treasure troves of perfectly preserved fossils, giving a complete picture of prehistoric animal life in the area over hundreds of thousands of years.
Craitbul
Craitbul tells the Aboriginal story of how the volcanic cluster at Mount Gambier was created. Craitbul was the giant ancestor of the Boandik people who inhabited the region around Mount Gambier region. His cooking ovens were the volcanoes of the area. The story describes how Craitbul's family, pursued by the evil spirit Tennateona , was forced to moved to different campsites across the region, and, interestingly, displays a sophisticated understanding of geomorphology.
Distant Voices
The lives of Aboriginal people in Australia during the twentieth century were subject to great dislocations as the result of official government policies, not the least of which was the widespread removal of children from their parents. As a result, Aboriginal people are quite likely to have lost contact with their families and relations and suffer emotionally and socially as a result. “Distant Voices” documents an attempt mitigate the consequences of these policies by making government records accessible to Aboriginal people — in many cases these records are the only information remaining about the history and whereabouts of individuals and families. The film follows the stories of four people as they use the vital information in their records to track down and reconnect with their families.
Eagle Dreaming
Eagle Dreaming is the story of the creation of opal as told by the Aboriginal people in the regions around Coober Pedy. In a colourful story involving a great sea, a lonely island and a hungry eagle, we come face to face with a tale that has been handed down from generation to generation over thousands of years. Interestingly, it is similar in many ways to the modern geological version of how opal formed.
Why Me?
This documentary is one of the most compelling films on the Stolen Generations that has been made. Much of its power comes from its beautifully staged re-enactments of key moments in the lives of the individuals who tell their stories in the film. Children who are taken away at a young age miss the opportunity to bond with their parents and their families, and this is something that affects them for life.
Gestures
Gestures tells the story of a young hearing-impaired girl who is left in the care of her profoundly deaf grandmother when her parents go overseas. We follow her struggles as she tries to decide which world, deaf or hearing, she best fits into. It is a warm and touching film which captures beautifully the energy and humour of the deaf community. The film is the first TV drama produced in sign language. Subtitles are provided for the sign-language impaired.
Son of Romeo
This is "Romeo and Juliet" as you've never seen it before. The scene is set in Verona, an Australian country town, where Shakespeare's much-loved tale of a pair of star-crossed lovers becomes a little twisted in the telling. Hardly surprising when you consider that all the characters are played by one person channelling all the energy and inventiveness of classic TV cartoons. "Son of Romeo is a very funny, serious and satisfying hour of art by an actor of talent and originality" — Canberra Times
Rockets Over London
Woomera Rocket Testing Range, located in the remote South Australian desert, was a magnet for the brightest scientific brains of Australia in the 1950s. This film explains its genesis in the closing years of World War II when German V2 rockets rained down on a defenceless London. With the Cold War closing in, Britain's leaders vowed that the country would never be so vulnerable again. The length of the rocket range, stretching from Woomera to the West Australian coast, exactly matched the distance between London and Moscow.
The Grampians - A Cultural Landscape
The Grampians National Park is one of the largest National Parks in Victoria. The park is nationally significant for its extraordinary variety of native flora and fauna and for the many Aboriginal rock art sites. Its spectacular scenery, rugged mountain ranges and colourful wildflowers make it an island of beauty in a sea of modified landscape, a refuge for our natural heritage and a place of spiritual renewal. The film tells the spectacular geological story of the creation of the ranges, and explains many of the unique features of plant and animal life found within them.
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