Directing
The eponymous Dusty is an appropriately named dingo, or wild dog. Roaming the fertile fields of Australia, Dusty is captured as a puppy. Though dingoes are normally averse to human companionship, Dusty attaches himself to an old, worn-out shepherd, played by Bill Kerr. The dog gives Kerr a reason for living, and vice versa. Be sure to have plenty of Kleenex handy for some of the mistier passages of Dusty.
A magical documentary fantasy from a 1986 television series on Australian wilderness. Much-loved French-Australian artist Mirka Mora camps out in the winter snows of Kosciusko National Park with Tim Macartney-Snape (the first Australian to climb Everest) and his friend Sherpa Mingma.
Static images of an old country house are combined with voices of the past to evocative effect. Haunting and nostalgic, 'Return' conveys the life that exists in old, abandoned places.
Nearly completing his painting, the artist takes a walk outside, where his creativity manifests itself in the life around him. This experimental work captures the ritualistic spirituality of art and the art in the everyday. Paintings in the film are by Paul Mason.
Static images of an old country house are combined with voices of the past to evocative effect. Haunting and nostalgic, ‘Return’ conveys the life that exists in old, abandoned places.
Val Plumwood, environmental philosopher returns to Kakadu, where she was the victim of a crocodile attack. Against the backdrop of the steamy, intensely beautiful Kakadu National Park, she shares her thoughts on wilderness and wildlife.
Documentary about life on the road with the Swiss Circus Royale as it tours outback Australia. Intercuts performance scenes with shots of the less glamorous aspects of circus life. Suitable for secondary school level.
