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- Follow filmmaker Curtis Levy as he embarks on a hilarious personal journey to prove Waltzing Matilda should become the national anthem when Australia becomes a republic. The Matilda Candidate is an insightful exploration of the intersection between the great shearers' strike and the beginnings of the white Australia policy. The millions of Australians who sing Waltzing Matilda with such patriotic enthusiasm have no idea that the events that inspired the song are among the most volatile in Australia's history. The filmmaker who brought you Hephzibah and The President versus David Hicks turns the camera on himself as he stands for election to the Australian Senate and explores Australia's suitability to become a republic. The surprising history of the song reveals several obstacles to its acceptance as the national anthem. Waltzing Matilda was written in 1895, a time when there was both an exaggerated fear of outsiders, and a schizophrenic split about whether the population should be British or Australian. The writing of Waltzing Matilda encompasses a deeply emotional and formative time for Australia, and the song continues to express the psyche of the nation. The Matilda Candidate looks at whether Australians' continued passion for the song means they are developing a mindset capable of embracing the true values of a republic.
- Aboriginal resistance to white settlement has continued for almost 200 years. In earlier times guerilla warfare was waged, but failed against the more sophisticated armoury of the invaders Australia's Aborigines have refused to accept defeat,they are now using different tactics to get back some of their land Aborigines have developed strong community-based organisations which are now winning significant gains from successive white governments. In NSW, the first State to be colonised, the government has at last officially recognised the fact of prior ownership and passed land rights legislation through the State parliament. For many Aborigines this offer of land rights is not good enough. Even though they have lost much of their traditional culture, they feel just as strongly as the more tribal Aborigines living in the northern areas of Australia. For the Aborigines of the southern States the fight for rights is becoming more urgent than ever, as earlier policies of assimilation and integration have eroded their culture and identity. "Up for Grabs" gives an inside look at the development of Aboriginal political processes and shows how in contemporary Australia they are becoming a cohesive force which can no longer be hushed by handouts.
- Traditional mourning ceremonies among the Tiwi people of Melville Island were becoming rare at the time of making this film.
- Jack sneaks out of his house late at night, and walks the streets of the city. People and places he encounters on his walk help him to come to terms with the path his life has taken. As Jack works his way further into the heart of the nocturnal metropolis, he finds his path leading to the ocean, and a chance to recapture the safety he felt as a boy, held in his father's arms. Will Jack follow his father into the waters of his past, or will the line that tethers him to his adult life prove strong enough to hold him?
- Set in the country town of Longreach, Queensland during preparations for a four hour visit from the Queen to the Stockmen's Hall of Fame.