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& 7 August After her wealthy husband abandons her, a headstrong, independent woman must survive in the tough climate of Sydney during the 1930s depression. Based on the book "Caddie: The Autobiography of a Sydney Barmaid" by Catherine Elliot-Mackay |
Image: Caddie courtesy Anthony Buckley Films |
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& 14 August A personal response to Gay bashing in Darlinghurst. Palisade Featuring extraordinary imagery filmed at night around inner-city Sydney, Palisade traces the movements of a night-shift worker and explores his dreams of escaping. |
Image: Resonance courtesy Ronin Films |
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Eternity For forty years the word "Eternity" appeared written on the streets of Sydney in perfect copperplate script. Johnston's documentary traces the life of Arthur Stace, better known as "Mr Eternity", and presents interviews with those who knew him, met him and are obsessed with him. |
Image: Eternity courtesy Laurence Johnston |
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& 21 August Amid a typical Sydney Christmas heatwave, an ambitious architect and an impulsive local activist are caught in a confrontation involving local residents and their homes which are about to be bulldozed to make way for a high-rise development. The story is loosely based on Juanita Nielson's disappearance. |
Image: Heatwave courtesy Hilary Linstead & Phillip Noyce |
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& 28 August Powerful documentary telling the story the NSW Builders Labourers Federation and its attempts to save historic Sydney buildings and communities. Focuses on the battles for Victoria St, Kings Cross and The Rocks and the use of union power in assisting resident action groups and environmental groups. |
Image: Rocking the Foundations courtesy Ronin Films |
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