The Archive Project

2006

1h 38m

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In the context of Australia's cold war a 'hidden history' of Melbourne's Realist film movement (1945-1959) is explored through the first person account of a filmmaker of another generation, speaking to the 'indy-media' movement of the present day.

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Bryan Brown

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Elizabeth Coldicutt

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Ken Coldicutt

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Deborah Mailman

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Bob Mathews

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