community stories about places
A selection of short films about Victoria curated by ACMI for our MAP: Memory and Place program.
melbourne greater metro
Melbourne, the capital of Victoria and the home of ACMI, is also home to some four million people. It is a city famous for its many multicultural communities and vibrant arts, shopping and sporting events.
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A lyrical work about Melbourne's inner-city northern suburbs.
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Take a tour of the narrator's neighbourhood of Carlton.
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Harry Ivory: fitness fanatic, boxer and local legend.
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Personal reminiscences about Lygon Street in Carlton.
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A short film captures Melbourne in festival mode.
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Features fascinating aerial shots of Melbourne in 1968.
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Completing the Westgate Bridge in 1970.
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Moody early morning images of St Kilda Pier.
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Local residents have their say about their beloved suburb.
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Excerpt from Lilydale: A Change in Pace, 1981.
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Kids from the Kensington Public Housing Estate.
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Four one-minute commercials promoting Victoria.
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Memories of the early years of Moomba, particularly of the pageant.
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The first Sun Queen of Moomba tells her story.
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south eastern
The south east region of Gippsland has over 20 National Parks, including the alpine Snowy River area, and takes in the LaTrobe Valley which produces much of Victoria's electricity.
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Maureen tells the story of Moe in the 1970s.
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I'm lucky to work in a place as beautiful as this.
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Lynda recalls the hardship of the bushfires, and then the floods.
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Garry Hammer and his family battle the Gippsland bushfires.
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A journey through the aftermath of fire.
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The paradox of a lighthouse as both salvation and menace.
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A nostalgic 1950s film of men taking a fishing trip.
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A first hand account of the devastating Gippsland bushfires.
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Zephlyn Neilsen reflects on growing up in rural Victoria.
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north western
Framed to the north by the Murray river, this agricultural region produces wheat, vegetables and wine. It is populated by towns established in the Goldrush and features stunning national parks.
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Clive 'Bidja' Atkinson speaks of his love for the land.
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Preserving the local history of Birchip.
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Young people on the streets talk about their town.
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A unique glimpse into rural life in 1950s Victoria.
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Kay documents the sometime harsh conditions of living on a vineyard.
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Birchip residents talk about their town.
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An ode to the tenacity of the mallee tree.
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Country music singer Dusty Rankin talks about touring and home.
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north eastern
Victoria's north east region contains alpine areas and snowfields and is also known for its wine production and gourmet tourism.
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Don Heath and his wife fell in love with the town of Oxley.
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western central highlands
Victoria's west encompasses the wheat growing region of the Wimmera and the Grampions National Park, while the central highlands are the location for the former goldfields of Ballarat and Daylesford spa areas.
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Footage of Ararat Township from around 1930.
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Recalling the tracks of the 1930s and 40s.
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Forty years practising pharmacy in the Warracknabeal district.
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south west
Stretching along the coast from Port Phillip Bay to the South Australian border, Victoria's south west region is characterised by seaside towns and agriculture.
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Excerpt from Emergency Bridge Hutt Gully, 1954.
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Meet Christos Raskatos, an old fashioned romantic.
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A woman looks at footage shot of herself as a young girl.
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The night sky over factories triggers memories of teenage years.
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