Australian Film Commission Movie Trailers
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Oz Trailer (1976)
29 July 1976
Teenage groupie Dorothy rides with a small-time rock band when, suddenly, the van runs off the road, and she hits her head.
Pentuphouse Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
Della, a 45-year-old wanna-be, coulda-been jazz singer and her lover, Dale, a 23 year old small time criminal, are in the final stages of their dysfunctional relationship.
Bloodlock Trailer (1998)
20 December 1998
A young man in trouble is forced to drag his family into the problem.
River Queen Trailer (2005)
12 September 2005
In 1860s New Zealand, a young Irish woman desperately trying to find her son finds herself caught on both sides of the lines during the wars between Māori tribes and the British colonial army.
Paradise Road Trailer (1997)
11 February 1997
A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.
Home on the Range Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
Australian independent political documentary about the US installations in Australia at Pine Gap near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Two Laws Trailer (1982)
27 February 1982
White people don't understand that there are two laws - white people have different laws from Aboriginal people.
Mallboy Trailer (2001)
13 March 2001
A boy climbs an unsteady path to adulthood under difficult circumstances in this drama from Australia.
Romulus, My Father Trailer (2007)
31 May 2007
The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond.
Just Out Of Reach Trailer (1979)
01 October 1979
This short feature film begins with a suicide attempt by Cathy, and then follows by telling her story in flashbacks.
Attack Force Z Trailer (1982)
01 June 1982
Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific during WWII, Captain Kelly and his elite squad of Australian commandos must keep tabs on a defecting Japanese official who could hold the secret to peace.
Living Room Trailer (1988)
06 January 1988
This beautiful, unsettling experimental documentary is a meditation on Australian suburbia and notions of home.
The Girl Who Swallowed Bees Trailer (2007)
09 February 2007
A charming animated fable with live action. This is a story about a teenage girl (Pia Miranda) who suffers from depression and dreams and sketches ways on how to end her life.
Holidays on the River Yarra Trailer (1991)
15 September 1991
Two teenagers get entangled in a criminal coup enterprise but must raise $500 each in order to set sail for Africa.
Capillary Action Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
The movement of water via capillary action - the phenonema of water flowing uphill is made visible through the artificially induced osmosis of push and pull of dissimilar photographed material.
Blood Money Trailer (1980)
23 October 1980
A dying criminal takes his younger brother on one final job so that when the final hour comes, his brother and his brother's wife and daughter who he himself may have fathered, will be financially secured.
Glorious Day Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
An experimental narrative film - shots of inner-city landscapes, followed by a brief story, of a man who wakes up, gets dressed, goes outside and .
All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane Trailer (2008)
27 May 2008
Anthea is 25, single, hates her job – and all her friends are leaving Brisbane. Should she follow the herd to Sydney or London? Is there anything worth staying for now that her best friend Michael finally has a girlfriend? This film tells a universal story about finding your place and yourself.
The Ballad of Betty & Joe Trailer (2008)
23 July 2008
Every morning Betty tramps alone through the big city to join her fellow buskers in the pedestrian tunnel below, trying to earn a living.
The Last Wave Trailer (1977)
15 December 1977
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.
Body Melt Trailer (1994)
28 October 1994
Residents of peaceful Pebbles Court, Homesville, are being used unknowingly as test experiments for a new 'Body Drug' that causes rapid body decomposition (melting skin etc.
Solo Trailer (2006)
27 July 2006
Jack Barrett is the type of guy no one calls Jack. He works for a group of businessmen known as "The Gentlemen" who operate within the fertile realm of the Sydney Underworld.
Between Us Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
The story of Rick, a washing-machine serviceman, and his relationships with two very different women.
Spotswood Trailer (1992)
23 January 1992
Wallace is an efficiency expert, managing the high-profile downsizing of a major auto parts factory. But when he is hired to evaluate a small moccasin factory which seems from another era, Wallace has to reconsider the rapid modernization he advocates, as he is confronted by the human faces such plans hurt.
Proof Trailer (1991)
15 August 1991
Martin, a young blind photographer, is divided between his friendship with restaurant worker Andy and the exclusive love that Celia—who is terribly jealous of this new friendship—has for him.
The Coca-Cola Kid Trailer (1985)
14 July 1985
An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration.
Hayride to Hell Trailer (1995)
31 October 1995
Hayride to Hell is a 1995 Australian short subject directed and written by Kimble Rendall. It tells the story of salesman George Weygate, who comes across a girl begging for his help.
Shadow Panic Trailer (1989)
03 June 1989
Three women appear connected in this short experimental drama about internal and external states of emergency, about personal and collective shadows, about resistance and spirit.
Don's Party Trailer (1976)
10 November 1976
On the night of the 1969 federal election, Don Henderson invites a group of friends to celebrate a predicted Labor Party victory, much to the dismay of his wife, Kath.
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger Trailer (2008)
20 March 2008
With help from a new friend, a misfit at a fancy private school secretly enrolls at a public school as a foreign exchange student.
Noise Trailer (2007)
03 May 2007
The community reels after an incident on a suburban train. A young cop, beset with doubt and afflicted with tinnitus, is pitched into the chaos that follows this tragic event.
Swerve Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A businessman in white shirt and tie drives alone on an isolated country road. He swerves for a passing truck and the result is a blowout.
Ernst Will’s Picture Book Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
“Bilderbuch für Ernst Will” is an electronic rendering of a form of proto-televisual iconomania: the creation of haphazardly sourced private pictorial scrap books or 'bilderbuch'.
Rain Shadow Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
A drug artist designs a new piece that is triggered by exposure to audio visual static.
Directions Trailer (2008)
08 February 2008
When a man's mother fails to pick him up from the supermarket, he decides to walk home. What should have been a brief stroll, soon becomes a nightmarish battle with a faulty trolley.
Celso and Cora Trailer (1983)
05 February 1983
A documentary of a young couple and their two children living in a squatter settlement in the Philippine capital, Manila.
Round Up Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Follows the journey of two country boys who find themselves out of place in the big city.
West Trailer (2007)
05 July 2007
Pete and Jerry are cousins living in Sydney's Western Suburbs, where life consists of drinking, getting stoned, getting in fights and hanging out.
Selkie Trailer (2000)
05 April 2000
Teenager Jamie moves with his mother, sister and grandfather to an island off the South Australian coast where mum has a job running a marine research station.
The Devil's Playground Trailer (1977)
23 December 1977
A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.
The Plumber Trailer (1979)
08 June 1979
A young couple, living in a campus apartment complex, are repeatedly harassed by an eccentric plumber, who subjects them to a series of bizarre mind games while making unnecessary repairs to their bathroom.
Touch the Sun: Princess Kate Trailer (1988)
03 April 1988
Kate McLelland's life is a normal one of a girl her age in the eastern suburbs, until her discovery that she is adopted.
The Singer and the Dancer Trailer (1977)
21 April 1977
An older woman relives the bitter memories of her past, through her friendship with a younger girl who is experiencing a very insecure relationship with her boyfriend.
Summerfield Trailer (1977)
30 September 1977
When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it.
The Last Days of Chez Nous Trailer (1992)
08 October 1992
The story of sisters Vicki and Beth, when Vicki begins an affair with Beth's intriguing French husband.
Hildegarde Trailer (2001)
10 October 2001
Three intrepid siblings try to rescue their precious duck from bird smugglers who want to eat it.
Wills & Burke Trailer (1985)
23 October 1985
Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km.
Broken Highway Trailer (1993)
02 June 1993
In this moody black and white drama, very much in the mode of the American "western," but with its own film noir characteristics, a whole town is heaved out of its doldrums when a pair of mysterious strangers come visiting.
Crocodile Dreaming Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E.
Hotel Sorrento Trailer (1995)
20 April 1995
Meg, Pippa, and Hillary are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, a small seaside town in Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for 10 years has just written a criticially acclaimed novel which she claims is entirely fictional.
The Lady Bug Trailer (2007)
20 May 2007
A friendly lady-bug takes over a movie theater to present a show.
Fast Talking Trailer (1984)
16 August 1984
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.
Innocence Trailer (2000)
08 September 2000
After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers.
Remember Me Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
A woman recently returned to work is contacted by her former husband who has been in a mental institution.
All That Is Solid Trailer (1988)
30 April 1988
Partly funded as a Bicentennial commission through the University of Queensland Art Museum and the ABC, Hughes’ speculative, essayistic documentary is an examination of the future of Australia in light of the processes of post-industrialisation, Walter Benjamin’s ruinous “angel of history” and Marx’s quixotic vision of modernity.
Blurred Trailer (2002)
12 March 2002
Every year more than 70,000 Australian school leavers head to the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast to celebrate their release from the secondary school system.
Around the World with Dot Trailer (1981)
04 December 1981
In this magical film Dot joins up with Santa Claus in order to help her friend the mother kangaroo find her lost baby.