Senses of Cinema

"This archival treasure trove chronicles the rise and role of Melbourne and Sydney filmmaking cooperatives in the 1960s and 1970s."

As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking to challenge the mainstream. Some aspired to push form to its limit; others worked to destabilise what they saw as a homogenous industry, or to provoke questions around gender, sexuality, migration and race.

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Call Me Kate

Call Me Kate

2023

Lagoon: Rock and Rollercoasters

Lagoon: Rock and Rollercoasters

2017

To a Safer Place

To a Safer Place

1987

Back on Track: Rebuilding the Waupaca Depot

Back on Track: Rebuilding the Waupaca Depot

2024

On April 22, 2023, from 13:05 to 13:11, Nothing Happened in Irpin

On April 22, 2023, from 13:05 to 13:11, Nothing Happened in Irpin

2024

Caïds des cités: Le nouveau grand banditisme

Caïds des cités: Le nouveau grand banditisme

2010

Jacob

Jacob

2019

Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança

Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança

1975

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000

Pipe Dreams

Pipe Dreams

2019

The Street Performers

The Street Performers

2015

ProGamer

2016

We the People

2004

Hermes Bird

1979

New York Portrait, Chapter III

New York Portrait, Chapter III

1990

July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon

1971

Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume

2001

Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger

Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger

2014

This Land Is Our Land

This Land Is Our Land

2010

Vaudeville Days

Vaudeville Days

1942