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Three boys dreaming
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide The film begins with the inaugural 'Kickstart Camp' in Melbourne in 2005. The cream of young Indigenous players from around Australia are brought together for a week-long talent camp where they get a sometimes brutal taste of what it takes to become an AFL star. Among the boys is Daniel Jago, a good-natured 15 year old from Smithton in the remote north west of Tasmania. It is his first trip to Melbourne and the first time he's been on a plane. He has silky skills combined with a robust attack at the ball. His simple, understated ambition is to play AFL footy and "maybe get married and have a few kiddies". Daen Lomas, an Indigenous boy from Sydney's west also demands attention. Of all the boys at the camp his cheeky confidence and mischievous grin stand out. He has the skills and the ambition, but against him is a difficult family life with an absent father battling heroin addiction. The dark horse is Perth boy Chris Yarran. He is so shy he barely says a word, even to other boys at camp. His father is serving a lengthy prison sentence and perhaps it is this, or some other sense of insecurity, that keeps him hiding under the peak of his cap. But when he plays footy, he comes alive. It is these three boys whose stories and dreams we follow during key events over the next four years. It is the boys' emotional journey that is most captivating. One boy grapples with the death of his father and faces criminal charges for an assault. Another is beset with a more common affliction - lack of ambition and an unwillingness to do the hard work required to succeed. The third boy has a steely determination, makes it all the way into the AFL and is recruited by the famous Carlton Football Club. He kicks a goal in his very first senior game. -- Enhance TV.
First Australians
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3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world's greatest empire. Over seven episodes, First Australians depicts the true stories of individuals - both black and white - caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period of history. The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the friendship between an Englishmen (Governor Phillip) and a warrior (Bennelong) and ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. First Australians chronicles the collision of two worlds and the genesis of a new nation.
Millionaires' mission
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in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide Contains the first two episodes of this series. Eight successful British business leaders have been challenged by leading development agency World Vision to improve the living standards of a remote Ugandan farming community. With a combined fortune of more than $1.3 billion (600 million pounds) and expertise ranging from construction to marketing, they will need to use their business skills to tackle the seemingly intractable issue of poverty. To help launch their ideas, the entrepreneurs have each donated $32,500 (15,000 pounds) to a joint fund. They are exchanging five-star lifestyles for three weeks living in a makeshift camp without running water or electricity. But can eight bosses who are used to getting their own way work together to help people in the village? In a region so poor, the average daily wage is just $1.10 and the entrepreneurs need to be ruled by their heads, not just their hearts, if they are to succeed. Episode one sees the entrepreneurs embark on a two-day journey to the remote Ugandan community where they will be working and confronted with the realities of life in an African village. The usually hardheaded business brains are soon overwhelmed by requests from people in desperate need. Tension surfaces in the group and construction boss Steven Morgan decides to go it alone with a project to provide clean water for school children, while media expert Seb Bishop has a brainwave that could be a real money-spinner for the community. In Episode two work gets under way on an innovative hotel that could prove to be a real money-spinner for the villagers. But another big idea nearly ends in disaster when a misunderstanding leads to a confrontation with local farmers. Work grinds to a halt and the entrepreneurs find themselves in very hot water.
The Yes men fix the world
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2 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide "The Yes Men (Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno) are two conscientious mischief-makers who play irreverent stunts on unsuspecting big business and the media. Posing as business leaders, Andy and Mike set their sights on a plethora of manmade disasters, from profiteering after Hurricane Katrina to the environmental disaster in Bhopal." -- Container.
Heart of darkness
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2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide "The story of a young woman's search to understand the shocking conflict that has laid waste the country where she was born. The Democractic Republic of Congo is the most dangerous place in the world to be a woman. It's a place where rape has become a weapon of war. Now a BBC film crew follows Judith Wanga as she meets the survivors of the conflict. She talks to women, children, and child soldiers who've been forced to kill so that they themselves will not be killed. To her horror, she discovers that the violence is fuelled, in part, by the need to mine the minerals that go into the manufacture of mobile phones and laptops." -- Container.
Infinite space the architecture of John Lautner
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide "The lifelong quest of visionary architect John Lautner was to create timeless, free joyous space for all of life's activities. This film traces his brilliance and how he created the most sensual architecture of the 20th century. Born in 1911, Lautner broke from his mentor, Frank Lloyd Wright, as a young man and went west to California to forge his own unique style. In a life marked by innovation and inspiration, he had endless battles with building codes, made an accidental leap into the epicentre of pop culture, experienced bitterness at lost opportunities and finally, monumental achievement. He was idolised by young modernists, criticised by academics and beloved by his clients who worked side by side with him to build their houses. Renowned architectural filmmaker Murray Grigor explores Lautner's dramatic spaces and commentary comes from Lautner himself, taken from recordings in archives. Other comments come from Frank Gehry and his peers who were influenced by Lautner, and emotional memories of original clients, builders and owners." -- EnhanceTV website.
The Howard years
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in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide A four-part documentary series that looks at the 11 years of John Howard's reign as Australia's Prime Minister. John Howard led his government through a decade of monumental upheaval, throughout it all, he proved himself to be the ultimate political master. The Howard Years goes behind the scenes to present the inside story of the Howard Government and examine the legacy of his time in office.
Fighting the Red Baron
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide "Follows two modern-day, elite Red Arrows pilots as they take on the challenges that faced the aviators of World War I, in order to find out how aerial warfare changed forever in just four years. The pilots fly original WWI aircraft, and carry out the key challenges the plane took on in the course of WWI: photo reconnaissance, artillery ranging and bombing missions; all leading to a final classic dogfight in replica period aircraft kitted out with camera guns." -- Container.
We are the people we've been waiting for
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide Looks at the education system in the UK and asks whether the current system provides young people with the opportunity to develop their talents. Follows the experiences of five Swindon-based teenagers, and concludes that a transformation of the education system is vital if the UK is to continue to compete effectively in an era of globalization.
A dog act
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide "A forensic investigation of the killing of Kwementyaye Ryder by five white, local youths from Alice Springs. Liz Jackson reports on a killing that has had a devastating impact on six families and that has forced the town of Alice Springs to confront the ugly side of racism." -- Container.
Michael Kirby don't forget the justice bit
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide Filmed before, during and after his final days in the High Court of Australia, this Compass documentary about former Justice of the High Court, Michael Kirby, explores the personal, moral and spiritual convictions of one of Australia's most compassionate thinkers and incisive legal minds.
A dirty business
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide "How the people of a once picturesque valley found themselves surronded by coalmines, dust and toxic chemicals. Australia might be riding on the coal miner's back but it seems many Australians are paying a terrible price for the mineral export boom. Reporter Andrew Fowler goes to the Hunter Valley in New South Wales to document a community in crisis." -- Container.
In my father's country
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide "In one of the most remote corners of indigenous Australia a boy will soon become a man. His father has told him that his initiation will be soon. In My Father's Country documents a rare and intimate moment in the life of a family living in huruputjpi, a remote indigenous community in north-east Arnhem Land. (STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE)" -- Container.
I'll call Australia home
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide Every year millions of refugees escape civil war and human rights violations in search of a new homeland. Roughly 13,000 are accepted into Australia. But what happens once they arrive? This intimate documentary, filmed with the cooperation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Australian government's resettlement agencies, looks at two refugee families who escaped civil war and violence in their homeland, hoping for a fresh start on safer shores. For the ethnic Karen family from Burma, so many things are startling - suburbs that seem to be for cars not people, too many clothes to choose from, automatic teller machines, and chickens wrapped in plastic. But learning English in 510 hours of government paid lessons is proving the biggest challenge. Constance Okat and her extended family came to Australia after fleeing civil war in Sudan. For Constance, the task is trying to reunite all the members of her family that have been separated for over ten years. She is also trying to challenge the notion that refugees do not assimilate in Australian society.
Brain explosion
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide "How the quest to make footballers run faster and hit harder is putting players at risk of brain damage and early onset dementia. Some have described it as the sports equivalent of an arms race. No matter what the code, all coaches want their players bigger and faster, capable of handing out and taking physical punishment. This week Four Corners and PBS Frontline go inside American high school football to look at the impact this arms race is having on players, focusing on the latest research into brain injury" -- Container.
Against the wind
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide "For some time now, some people living close to wind farms have expressed concern that the noise from the turbines is affecting their health. They say the machines have destroyed their lives, causing headaches, high blood pressure and nausea. Four Corners goes to several wind-farming hot-spots across Australia to meet the people who claim they are simply collateral damage as the nation scrambles to embrace renewable energy." -- Container.
Body corporate
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide "The story of the battle that will decide who owns your body and the biological building blocks that make you the person that you are. Right now across the globe there is a major legal and scientific battle raging over one simple question: should we allow individuals and corporations to patent genes? Some biotech companies say yes, claiming patents reward medical research and promote the investigation of life saving treatments. Others see it very differently, describing patenting as a biotech land-grab that's less about patients and more about greed." -- Container.
Message stick Bush law
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide "An exploration of the potential for cooperation between traditional Aboriginal law and the mainstream Australian criminal justice system in reducing violent crime in remote Aboriginal communities." -- Container.
China's avant-garde the new cultural revolution
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide Summary: "Is Chinese modern art at the greatest movement since Cubism? That's the opinion of many Western experts stunned by the quality of the work in China today and the pace at which it has emerged on the world scene since the end of Mao."--Container.
Smugglers' paradise
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide "An expose of people smugglers and their networks in Indonesia. It's one of the biggest issues in the election campaign. While Australia spends millions of dollars to stop the flow of asylum seeker boats, its efforts are constantly undermined by criminals and corrupt military and government officials. These operators have worked in secret...until now." -- Container. more
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