David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Game Changers

60 mins

We learn how Aussie film-makers gained the confidence to tell their own stories with the boldness of Picnic at Hanging Rock and Mad Max, the global success of Crocodile Dundee and Shine, the flamboyance of Strictly Ballroom and the raw authenticity of Samson and Delilah. The series takes us on a thrilling journey across Australian cinema's most moving moments and unforgettable scenes and into the heart of the stories portrayed on the big screen that helped shape a nation's idea of itself.

Episode 2

Outsiders

David looks at how Australian cinema celebrates the endurance of outsiders, whether they are newcomers to a strange new land in films like They're a Weird Mob and Wake in Fright, or locals out of step with the mainstream in Evil Angels, Muriel's Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The series takes us on a thrilling journey across Australian cinema's most moving moments and unforgettable scenes and into the heart of the stories portrayed on the big screen that helped shape a nation's idea of itself.

Episode 3

Family

All kinds of families are given a voice, including The Castle's nuclear, if unorthodox family, a family of faith in The Devil's Playground, Romper Stomper's frightening neo-Nazis, and crime families such as those depicted in Ned Kelly and Animal Kingdom. The series takes us on a thrilling journey across Australian cinema's most moving moments and unforgettable scenes and into the heart of the stories portrayed on the big screen that helped shape a nation's idea of itself.