Australian Archives - Reva Childs https://revachilds.com/portfolio_tags/australian/ Film and Television Editor Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:32:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Kabbarli https://revachilds.com/work-items/kabbarli/ Thu, 01 Aug 2002 11:16:29 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=630 Dressed in stiff Edwardian attire, a 60-year-old woman pitches a small white tent in the scorching sandhills on the edge of the Nullarbor. She reigns in the desert, as a self-appointed Queen, and adopts the Aborigines as her subjects. She is known as “kabbarli” (grandmother). Cantankerous, charming and a shameless liar Daisy Bates masquerades ...

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]]> Walking on Water https://revachilds.com/work-items/walking-on-water/ Sat, 01 Jun 2002 14:09:15 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=551 A bold, graphic, intimate portrait of death. In the last stage of an AIDS-related illness, Gavin asks his friends to aid him in his death. But when it all goes wrong, friends and family break apart in waves of loss, guilt, jealousy and confusion. Reviews ‘This ...

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]]> Black Chicks Talking https://revachilds.com/work-items/black-chicks-talking/ Sat, 01 Jun 2002 10:51:39 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=622 A sophisticated examination of what it means to be Black in Australia today through the dynamic portrayal of five extraordinary Indigenous women. Reviews ‘While the discussions reflect current political and social issues, they offer, just as strongly, a series of real and personal insights into uncomfortable ...

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]]> I Was Robert Mitchum https://revachilds.com/work-items/i-was-robert-mitchum/ Thu, 01 Jun 2000 16:12:07 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=604 A blind man returns to the cinema he spent his sighted childhood in, and discovers the experience enables him to see again through the eyes of the characters he once saw on the screen as a child. on the screen

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]]> Tokyo Bound: Bondage Mistresses of Tokyo https://revachilds.com/work-items/tokyo-bound-bondage-mistresses-of-tokyo/ Sat, 01 Apr 2000 15:53:40 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=598 Bondage mistress, MaxX Ginnane, takes us behind closed doors to meet her Japanese counterparts at work. Sexy, rebellious, sophisticated and talented, these women are calling their own shots not only with their ‘slaves’ but also in their sexuality. Reviews ‘Captivating Stuff indeed! Pick of the Night.’ ...

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]]> Island Style https://revachilds.com/work-items/island-style/ Tue, 01 Jun 1999 15:38:23 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=591 The youth of Sydney’s Pacific Islander communities express how they feel about the difficulties they encounter from strict traditional rules, to racism on the streets and at school. It is about the cultural conflicts they experience in all aspects of their lives and how their own style of music becomes a cornerstone in forging ...

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]]> Kulli Foot https://revachilds.com/work-items/kulli-foot/ Sat, 01 May 1999 15:25:56 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=586 Set in the Aboriginal community of Broome, a young boy discovers his true talents when his dreams of being a famous football player do not come true. AWARDS Winner: Best Short Film, Dendy Awards, Sydney Film Festival, 2000 on the screen ...

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]]> Sadness https://revachilds.com/work-items/sadness/ Sun, 01 Mar 1998 16:24:23 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=580 William Yang makes a compelling journey through his intriguing Chinese Australian history and the loss of many close friends to HIV. A filmed monologue, which although at times is completely devastating, is ultimately a joyous celebration of human life and love. Reviews ‘Ayres and his producers, ...

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]]> Calling Young Hong Kong https://revachilds.com/work-items/calling-young-hong-kong/ Thu, 01 May 1997 15:04:51 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=574 An exploration of the youth in Hong Kong in the lead up to the 1997 Hong Kong changeover from Britain to mainland China. What are their expectations and fears for their future?

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]]> China Dolls: Living as a Double Minority – The Story of Gay Asian-Australians https://revachilds.com/work-items/china-dolls-living-as-a-double-minority-the-story-of-gay-asian-australians/ Tue, 15 Apr 1997 14:30:27 +0000 https://revachilds.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2282 What happens when you are a "minority within a minority"? In this stylish, thought-provoking, and deeply moving 1998 documentary, acclaimed Australian filmmaker Tony Ayres (The Home Song Stories, Clickbait, The Slap) turns the camera on himself and his community to explore the complex intersection of race, sexuality, and desire. on ...

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