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Film still from John Heyer’s The Back of Beyond

Australia, 1954
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The Realist Film Unit was formed in 1945 and produced social realist documentaries that highlighted workers’ rights and social issues. From 1948, the Shell Fi..

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The Back of Beyond

Australia, 1954
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The Back of Beyond

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Film and reality

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Poor Man's Cinema

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Projection of Australia

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Neorealism

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Production shot from Backroads, New South Wales

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Newsfront

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Writing for real

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It happened here

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Production shot from Backroads, featuring Terry Camilerri, Jenny Porter, Gary Foley, Bill Hunter, Zac Martin, Kevin Smith and Julie McGregor, New South Wales

Australia, 1976
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Serious undertakings

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Newsfront [DVD]

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On the side of the angels

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Newsfront

Australia, 1978
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On the side of the angels

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Documentary: 1948 - 1976

United States, 1978
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