Kanopy (Firm)
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Fraser Island was listed as a World Heritage Area in 1992 for its outstanding natural heritage values. This program takes viewers on a trip to the World's largest sand island, with half the World's perched dune lakes and the planet's only rainforest growing on sand. The landscapes and ecosystems are shown, including the purest breed of dingoes seen in Australia. Reasons for the World Heritage listing and ways of protecting the natural wonders are...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Migraine is a common yet very debilitating condition, with up to 3 million sufferers in Australia alone. Migraines are extremely severe headaches, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, throbbing pain, and sensitivity to light and sound. They can last from a few hours to a few days. Migraines affect a person¹s ability to function in everyday life and are regarded as an intermittent disability. However, when not suffering, mirgaineurs enjoy normal...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Anxiety disorders are common, affecting about one in ten with persistent, excessive worrying that can hinder their ability to function. This Speaking from experience program offers first-hand accounts from people living with anxiety disorders. They discuss the impact it has had on their lives and the ways they manage the condition. It was produced in partnership with SANE Australia.
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Each series explores the works of Australia's contemporary photographers. It also includes 'After two hundred years' which documents the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life in the late 1980's. The series features talented photographers Fiona Hall, Emmanuel Angelicas, Jon Lewis, Max Pam and Grant Mudford. Episode 3 - Fiona Hall. Fiona Hall is an Australian photographer living in Adelaide. She is essentially a photographic artist...
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
This program observes the National Parks and Wildlife Service as it conducts a training program for Indigenous people to work as wildlife rangers in Kakadu National Park. Local Aboriginal people, with excellent land management skills and a keenness to help preserve the natural beauty and heritage of their land, are learning to combine their practices with those of the Wildlife Service to provide a unique form of management in keeping the park’s...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Jeffrey Smart is one of Australia's best known painters with his stark portrayals of the contemporary world. His paintings feature recurring motifs of highways, construction sites and apartment blocks. "Jeffrey Smart: master of stillness" sheds light on his formative years as an artist in Adelaide, revealing the influences that have formed and driven his work for more than seventy years. Filmed partly on location in Smart's home in Tuscany, with observations...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
This program looks at the commercial functions of this world city as well as the lifestyles and features. Sydney reached 4.5 million people in 2010 and has one of the world's largest urban areas. The contrasts between inner and outer suburbs are shown, including Australia's most expensive real estate on the shores of Sydney Harbour. The variety of employment, education, services and amenities constantly attracts more people to the city which puts...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Each series explores the works of Australia's contemporary photographers. It also includes 'After two hundred years' which documents the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life in the late 1980's.The series features talented photographers Fiona Hall, Emmanuel Angelicas, Jon Lewis, Max Pam and Grant Mudford. Episode 5 - Max Pam. Max Pam was born in Melbourne in 1949. First drawn to Asia by the ideological movements of the 1960's, Max...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Link-Up Diary explores the consequences of the New South Wales governments long-term practice of taking Aboriginal children away from their parents and raising them in “white” environments. The film takes the form of a personal journey by the filmmaker, David MacDougall, as he spends a week on the road with three workers from Link-Up. Link-Up is an Aboriginal organisation founded in 1980 by Oomera (Coral) Edwards, herself taken away from her...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Each series explores the works of Australia's contemporary photographers. It also includes 'After two hundred years' which documents the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life in the late 1980's.The series features talented photographers Fiona Hall, Emmanuel Angelicas, Jon Lewis, Max Pam and Grant Mudford. Episode 1 - Emmanuel Angelicas. Emmanuel Angelicas was born and raised in Marrickville a tough neighbourhood. In his photographs...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Each series explores the works of Australia's contemporary photographers. It also includes 'After two hundred years' which documents the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life in the late 1980's. The series features talented photographers Fiona Hall, Emmanuel Angelicas, Jon Lewis, Max Pam and Grant Mudford. Episode 2 - Jon Lewis. Jon Lewis lives in Sydney and is a Paparazzi with a human face. It is his scrutiny of the bright lights...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting nearly one and a half million Australians. It can appear at any age, but tends to occur more commonly in women and in people aged over 40 years. Two of the most common areas affected are the hips and knees. OA affects cartilage, the hard, slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones. In osteoarthritis, the surface layer of cartilage breaks down and wears away. When this happens,...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Over 14,000 Australian children and young adults under 21 years of age use a hearing aid or cochlear implant because they have a permanent or long term hearing loss. People who have a hearing loss may refer to themselves as deaf, hearing impaired or hard of hearing. They may communicate using speech, sign language or a combination of speech and sign. Children who have a hearing loss need specialist support in their early years and many require ongoing...
16) Osteoporosis
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
One in every two women and one in every three men over the age of 60 will suffer a fracture related to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis and fractures are the major causes of injury, long term disability and death in older Australians. This Speaking from experience programoffers offer first-hand accounts from people who have experienced osteoporosis. It was produced in partnership with Arthritis VIC.
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
This documentary looks at the daily lives of a number of Afghan boys from the MV Tampa, now living in Mangere, Auckland. Shot in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Nauru and New Zealand, it traces the circumstances that led to their arrival in New Zealand and the reunion process they have been undergoing as their family members are resettled in New Zealand. --Kanopy.
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Heart disease affects the arteries of the heart and is caused by a build up of fatty deposits, which cause a narrowing of the artery, making it difficult for blood to pass through effectively. Heart disease affects almost 700,000 people in Australia. This 'Speaking from experience' program offers first-hand accounts from 10 people living with heart disease, including some partners. They share what it's like to live with the condition and how it has...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
As the Australian population ages, many older people are living with chronic illnesses for long periods of time. In some cases, as their health deteriorates older people become dependent on younger members of the family for care and assistance. Often those who care are quite young and many are still at school. Caring for someone when you are so young has its problems such as lack of sleep, not being able to attend school regularly and not being able...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
The program explains landforms and climates in two sections. Landforms shown are The Coastal Plains, Eastern Highlands, Central Lowlands, Great Western Plateau. The Climates section uses a simple approach to describe climatic variation. Shown are Tropical Maritime N E, Warm Temperate SE, Cool Temperate, Mediterranean, Tropical Savanna, Semi Desert and Desert climates. Helicopter shots show Australian landscapes in these regions. --Kanopy.