A delightful slice of Australian life, this compilation of home made short films shot on 8mm film are sure to bring back memories or inspire new filmmakers. Memories of everyday life, beach holidays, careers, travel, weddings, music and fashion. Thirteen home movie filmmakers narrate a five minute edited version of their films dating from the 1930s to the 1980s, each ending with a contemporary portrait of the people involved. Aboriginal families, immigrant families, gay and lesbian protest movement and our first Paralympics team are some of the more fascinating works. Seeing a home movie shot in the 1930s and narrated by the filmmaker (the late Les Petty) is simply captivating.
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ACMI Identifier
319187
Languages
English
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Australians
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Entertainers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australians
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Beaches
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Holidays
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Description and travel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Beaches
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alternative lifestyles
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hippies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Protest movements
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Working class in motion pictures
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alternative lifestyles
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homosexuality in motion pictures
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Amputees
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Paraplegics
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Acrobats
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletes - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletics
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Beaches
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming
Music & Performing Arts → Acrobats
Music & Performing Arts → Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.
Music & Performing Arts → Entertainers
Music & Performing Arts → Musicians - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Rock groups - Biography
People → Rock groups - Biography
Television → Television comedies → Television comedies - Australia
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)