THE SAINTS FROM 1897 TO 2003 St Kilda – the name alone brings to mind the very passion of the game. This is a club that has tasted just a brief touch of heaven and more than its fair share of hell. From the glory of that famous 1966 premiership through to years in turmoil, Heaven and Hell traces the story of one of the AFL’s great football clubs. On field heroes, off field battles. The great players like Baldock, Stewart, Ditterich, Smith, Barker, Lockett and Harvey playing against a backdrop of political tension. Originally released in 1997, this is an updated version produced for DVD. It now contains Harvey’s Brownlows, the 1997 finals campaign and the coaching crisis that saw Stan Alves, Tim Watson and Malcolm Blight leave the club.
A 30-minute observational film about fanatical AFL football supporters, the "Sainters" of St. Kilda Football Club. Shot over 18 months (1991-92) in and around the grounds - and homes - of suburban Melbourne, it holds the record as the film with the 'most swearing per minute of screen time', and quite possibly the 'most pirated short film in Melbourne.
It is said that Robert Harvey is the hardest running man in AFL football. A ruck-rover with a work ethic that defies belief.
Hawthorn aiming at back to back Premierships for the first time, Geelong under Malcolm Blight looking for it's first Premiership since the days of Polly Farmer in 1963. This is the story of the battle for the 1989 Premiership by the men who played such a major role. The behind the scenes story of one of the best footy matches ever played.
Seven successive Grand Finals, four premierships and a string of champion players.
For the first time a non-Victorian team lined up in the season decider determined to end the reign of one of the greatest sides in history. Too old? Too slow? The flag-festooned Hawks were out to prove the old dog still had enough bite to silence the young upstart Eagles from the west.
At least DO SOMETHING! Don't think, DO!... These are the famous words of Hawthorn coach John Kennedy during half time of this epic 1975 encounter between Hawthorn and North Melbourne. Not only did Ron Barassi's Kangaroos have to contend with the powerhouse of Hawthorn but also a legacy of failure within, as this was a club that had never won a single Premiership in its history.
"Kick it to the boundary line". These are the famous words of Ted Whitten in the commentary box late in the last quarter of the 1966 Grand Final between St Kilda and Collingwood, This was the classic battle between the powerhouse of Collingwood and its rich successful history against a club riddled with failure who had never tasted Premiership success. With only one point separating the teams at the final siren - it is still to this day one of the all-time great football stories,
September 30, 1981 - the day generally regarded as the greatest day in VFL/AFL Grand Final history. On this day no word other than 'epic' accurately describes the encounter between Geelong and Hawthorn. '1989' The Final Story has been produced to appeal to all football lovers no matter who they support, with its portrayal of the impact - both positive and negative - on the lives of all those directly involved.
Two clubs that hated yet respected each other, the Hawthorn and Essendon rivalry of the 1980's is the stuff of footy legend. The last teams to clash in three consecutive Grand Finals ('83-'85), the Bombers were desperate to avenge a humiliating record loss in the 1983 flag decider when they came up against the Hawks a year later.
Has there ever been a more awesome or imposing footballer than Tony Lockett? Modern football historians would probably say no, for Lockett is peerless, unstoppable and wonderfully skilled.
The story is as imposing as the man himself. the 16 year old kid from Ballarat who has become the most talked about AFL footballer of his time.
The author of the documentary comes to the village of Tverregion, where he was not been for about 20 years. Happy memories of his childhood holidays in this village, about his friends and relatives become sad, as now there are desolation and devastation in these lovely places. The different fates of its inhabitants, who 20 years ago were carefree boys and girls, make us think that a human life depends not only on external circumstances, but also on himself, on his mood, efforts and his own outlook!
This interactive documentary recreates a time and place that only exists in the memories of Iranian Kurds who are forced to live in diaspora around the world. Many people died during the events recounted here and in the years that followed.
Details the atrocities committed by the communist authorities against the local population of Bessarabia in the years 1940-1941 and 1944-1991.
There are different ways of casting away stones and gathering stones together. The artist Felix Buch puts up his sculptures of stones in Moscow streets. Their outlines suggest human figures tensely walking somewhere and at the same time waiting for some revelation. To him this is the essence of Exodus. Once a biblical legend, the image of the Hebrew people who escaped Egyptian captivity for an uncertain future has long become a universal metaphor. The writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya believes that the Exodus theme is very important in Russia today because “the seventy years of Soviet rule were a stunning exodus from one country that had gone out of control (the Russian Empire) on to a new country that failed (the Soviet Union)”. That “exodus” remained incomplete. Felix Buch is an artist, not a philosopher. Arranging stone figures in Moscow streets becomes a sort of happening, and this film gives viewers an opportunity to take part in this artistic improvisation.
Anatoly Ganne is sixty two years old. For thirty three years he’d been in prison. During his life Ganne followed thieves' concepts: not to have any family and home - so that there was nothing to take away. Now he is settled in Moscow, got married and has a son. But Moscow authorities are trying to take away his house.
Vicky, a young Chinese mural painter, works at the Warner Bros. World construction site in Abu Dhabi. In a moment of heightened emotion, Vicky, her friends, and a filmmaker come together in a fleeting shared space, weaving dreams and imaginations. As the narrator reflects on the daily lives of Vicky and her friends, she strives to unravel the subtle, enigmatic bonds that connect them.
Take A Spectacular Journey. It Starts Right Here... Arabia: Sand, Sea & Sky Take a stunning tour of Arabia's natural world- a land of vivid contrast and splendor. Your journey begins in the magnificent coral reefs of the Red Sea where barracuda, giant mantra rays, and sharks comb the fertile waters. Then, high in the cliffs of the great mountain barrier, you will be fascinated by the complex social behavior of a troop of baboons. As you descend into the foothills, thousands of migrating birds converge, including the flamboyant Abyssinian Roller which will dazzle you with its brilliant feathers and swooping aerobatic dives. Finally, travel by camel across the immense sculptured desert, as the Bedouins have for more than thirty-five hundred years on an expedition you will never forget in ARABIA: SAND, SEA, & SKY.
Eli began transitioning from female to male in January 2015 and began hormone treatment at the end of that year. Filmmaker and friend, Sarah Jenny Johnson, was keen to document the positive aspects as the physical changes of his transition were starting to occur. ELl is the first in a series of short films about his experience.