Free weekend screenings of Australian documentaries at the NFSA

Overview

Every weekend, drop in for free documentaries in the NFSA Theatrette. Thought-provoking Australian documentaries will show on rotation each season, offering a window into key moments and conversations in our history and culture.

The Theatrette is the perfect place to spend a cosy morning or afternoon immersed in Australia's audiovisual culture. Enjoy a coffee in the courtyard before or after the doco and discover other gems from the collection screening in the Mediatheque.

The Spring Program explores complex stories of law, occupation and migration, asking tough questions about place, belonging and ownership.

In Mabo – Life of an Island Man, the landmark 1992 High Court of Australia decision on native title is examined through the private and public stories of Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo.

Occupation and ownership are also investigated in The Forgotten Force, which examines the experiences of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Hiroshima after the Second World War.

Questions of place and belonging expand to migration in two episodes of The Migrant Experience, which unpack the motivations and experiences of new migrants to Australia.

Meanwhile, Rats in the Ranks and Big Brother of Christmas Island take more localised looks at justice and power within Sydney's Leichhardt Council and the Union of Christmas Island Workers.