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Ancient Omen

This chronicle begins with this legendary warrior's mission to Eora lands - to where the present-day city of Sydney sprawls - there, to meet with his uncle and clever-man: the infamous Pemulwuy, of the Bidjigal people. What they discover will change the people and the sacred Heart-rock lands forever.

A bigger splash (2015)

Director: Luca Guadagnino
The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.

Shivers (1975)

Director: David Cronenberg
An experiment by a "mad" doctor to replace dying organs with a parasite goes terribly wrong, infecting the inhabitants of a self-contained apartment complex. The parasite causes its victims to perform barbarous acts of violence and perverse sexual behavior.

Alex Cox's Introduction to Film

Emerging filmmakers need to know the basics of their art form: the language of the camera, and lenses, the different crew roles, the formats, the aspect ratios. They also need to know some bare-bones theory: what an auteur is, what montage is, what genres are. Most important, all filmmakers require serious grounding in film. An Introduction to Film covers all these aspects, from director and filmmaker Alex Cox's perspective.

Becoming Australian

Becoming Australian focuses on the ways in which migrants and refugees meet the challenges of 'becoming Australian' and the transformative process for Australia and its people as they incorporate the continuing influx of multicultural peoples.