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Interrupting aggression

Interrupting aggression

Michael Mirasol writes on Steve James’ powerful new documentary ‘The Interrupters’, which follows a group of ex-cons and former gang members attempting to stop the cycle of violence in Chicago.

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Filming in Bass Coast Shire – Part 2

Filming in Bass Coast Shire – Part 2

On their final trip for 2011, the ACMI in the Regions crew travelled to Bass and Inverloch to document stories about the local community, including ‘swell’ mammas, replica ships and a refugee soccer team.

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Filming in Bass Coast Shire – Part 1

Filming in Bass Coast Shire – Part 1

The ACMI in the Regions crew got up close and personal with scrap metal sculptors, monster-wave riders and 80-year-old fishermen on their latest excursion to the communities of Phillip Island, Grantville and Corinella.

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A Year of Film at the Australian Mediatheque

A Year of Film at the Australian Mediatheque

We’ve chosen our top picks from the range of newsreels, shorts, features and television programs added to the Australian Mediatheque in 2011. What are yours?

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The Roaring Forties and modern Mansfield

The Roaring Forties and modern Mansfield

This spring in the Australian Mediatheque, we look at the contrasts of the 1940s, from war to high fashion, and take a trip to modern country Victoria.

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A community comes together

A community comes together

‘ACMI in the Regions’ travels to Mansfield shire to film nine documentaries in three towns in seven days.

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