Australian Film Commission Movie Trailers
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Mimi Trailer (2002)
01 November 2002
A white collector of Aboriginal art gets a shock when the Mimi sculpture she purchased comes to life.
The Irishman Trailer (1978)
28 February 1978
Paddy Doolan refuses to accept change. In a new century where the motor car is changing the way things are done, the stubborn Irishman, the last of the draught-horse teamsters, continues to haul timber the old way.
Project Alien Trailer (1990)
21 December 1990
In Norway a military plane crashes under mysterious circumstances: in his last message the pilot reported many lights falling from the sky.
The Trouble with Merle Trailer (2002)
29 August 2002
The director explores the birth origins of actress Merle Oberon, traveling to Tasmania and India in search of the truth, but her quest ultimately results in probably more questions than it answers.
The Island Trailer (2000)
27 February 2000
On a wintry bay, far from home, a young child witnesses something truly unexpected.
Greenkeeping Trailer (1992)
01 June 1992
An ex-convict pays for his wife's marijuana by keeping the green at a lawn-bowling club
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Trailer (1988)
11 September 1988
The world is a blazing atomic hell. Civilisation is dying in agony... What do you do? ...THROW A PARTY! The Third World War has happened.
Lionel Trailer (2008)
12 July 2008
Lionel Rose, Australia's first Aboriginal world champion boxing hero - the man behind the myth
Snapshot Trailer (1979)
01 June 1979
A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.
City Loop Trailer (2000)
17 June 2000
City Loop tells the story of six young people who work in a pizzeria, as they struggle to comes to to
Cold Turkey Trailer (2003)
03 March 2003
Two brothers and their journey into a long night of desperate living in Alice Springs.
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Trailer (2005)
19 January 2005
Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.
Police State Trailer (1989)
15 June 1989
An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era.
Hard Knocks Trailer (1980)
23 October 1980
A young girl with a background of urban poverty and juvenile crime, attempts to become a fashion model.
The Nugget Trailer (2002)
17 October 2002
'The Nugget' looks at how instant wealth suddenly changes the lives of three working class men - not necessarily for the better, but always with hilarious consequences.
Double Sculls Trailer (1986)
09 October 1986
A man tries to rehabilitate his alcoholic friend by entering them both into the Australian national rowing championships.
Shadows of the Peacock Trailer (1988)
16 June 1988
The love story between an Australian woman and a Balinese dancer.
Archer's Adventure Trailer (1985)
03 November 1985
During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race.
Three Chords and a Wardrobe Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
Rachel and Nick are your model, contemporary relationship. They're young, hip, creative and independent.
From Sand to Celluloid: Payback Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
Paddy finds there are two separate laws, the white and the black.
After School Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
A 13-year-old boy comes home from school and goes out. He meets up with a friend and they go to various places together, interacting with various people.
Georgia Trailer (1989)
12 October 1989
A young woman investigates the death of her mother, who drowned when her daughter was still a baby. The question is: was it murder, suicide or merely an accident?
Wind Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
Australia, 1867. In the bleak high country, a young black tracker and his elderly sergeant follow the trail of a killer, a traditional Indigenous man.
After the Deluge Trailer (2003)
15 June 2003
Follows the stories of the four men of the Kirby family. As Alex's marriage breaks apart, Toby tries desperately to start a family, and Marty tries to kick-start his faded music career as well as find a meaningful relationship with someone his own age, all three must come to terms with their father's mental state.
Bush Christmas Trailer (1983)
22 December 1983
In the Australian outback a family struggles to keep its farm from foreclosure. Their only hope is that their horse, Prince, will win money in a New Year's race.
The Custodian Trailer (1994)
17 March 1994
Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him.
Winter of Our Dreams Trailer (1981)
31 July 1981
When a womanizing bookshop owner hears about the suicide of a former girlfriend, he tries to find out more and meets her friend, a prostitute.
The Odd Angry Shot Trailer (1979)
01 March 1979
A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy.
Sarah Trailer (1982)
01 August 1982
During World War II, an orphaned young girl seeks to survive and perhaps even help resistance fighters battle the Nazis.
Starstruck Trailer (1982)
08 April 1982
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
Three Dollars Trailer (2005)
21 April 2005
Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor.
The Little Convict Trailer (1979)
20 December 1979
In old New South Wales a new bunch of convicts arrives including the little convict, young Toby Nelson.
The Craic Trailer (1999)
29 April 1999
When Fergus and Wesley get in the bad books of a local rough in their home town in Northern Ireland they decide to flee to Australia.
Aya Trailer (1991)
24 October 1991
Aya, a young Japanese war bride, arrives in a small Australian town during the 1950s. She and her husband, Frank, are very much in love.
Long Weekend Trailer (1979)
29 March 1979
When a suburban couple goes camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.
Balibo Trailer (2009)
21 July 2009
As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing.
Son of a Lion Trailer (2007)
06 October 2007
In the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, a widowed father expects his only son to follow in his footsteps.
The Children of Huang Shi Trailer (2008)
03 April 2008
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
The Secret of Moonacre Trailer (2009)
06 February 2009
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.
Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground Trailer (1995)
12 December 1995
An exploration of underground Japanese counter-culture including the Yakuza, the nationalists, the gay and lesbian community, the bikers and the homeless.
Resistance Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Over the five days after a military coup, army troops arrive to enforce martial law and encounter a growing resistance movement.
The Getting of Wisdom Trailer (1977)
25 August 1977
Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne.
Angel Baby Trailer (1995)
26 October 1995
Two schizophrenics meet during therapy and fall in love. Unfortunately they are on a road to nowhere.
Brother Trailer (2000)
05 October 2000
After a short introduction of the whole family, the story of the elder brother is told.
On the Beach Trailer (2000)
28 May 2000
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes.
Jewboy Trailer (2005)
19 February 2005
A young orthodox man searches for his place within his family and the rest of the world.
The Occult Experience Trailer (1985)
07 July 1985
An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.
Gallipoli Trailer (1981)
13 August 1981
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
My Colour, Your Kind Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
A portrait of an albino Aboriginal teenager, her feelings of alienation while at a convent boarding school, and her dreams of escape.
Picnic at Hanging Rock Trailer (1975)
02 September 1975
In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock.
Lipstick Trailer (1994)
28 September 1994
With an off beat sense of humour, the film looks at the politics and glamour of lipstick and the dilemmas of the modern woman in a marketed world.
Black Water Trailer (2008)
22 February 2008
Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river.
Synchronized Swimming Trailer (2007)
11 July 2007
The U.S. Open is the climactic final event of the U.S. Synchronized Swimming season. This program follows two teams of ambitious and athletic girls, and one determined boy, through intense training and team bonding until they meet in a spectacular display of churning water and synchronous limbs.
Alison's Birthday Trailer (1981)
01 May 1981
During a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a message from beyond the grave not to go home for her birthday three years later.
Ned Kelly Trailer (2003)
22 March 2003
After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened.
Like Minds Trailer (2006)
03 August 2006
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
Turmoil Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
Sydney, a city turning itself upside down to get ready for the year 2000. The Olympic Year.
Romper Stomper Trailer (1992)
05 March 1992
Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity.
The Picture Show Man Trailer (1977)
05 May 1977
A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies
Black Man Down Trailer (1996)
31 March 1996
A young firebrand Aboriginal man is forced to confront his spirituality when he is beaten by the police.