Documentary Series
3 x 55mins
In this 3-part series, presented by screen icon Jacki Weaver, we crack open a forgotten vault of Australian government films – now stored in the National Film and Sound Archive – that unearth a kaleidoscopic vision of Australia in the 1970s. Featuring an all-star cast of commentators, and behind-the-scenes insights from the people who made and featured in these revealing films, the series offers a fun, insightful, and nostalgic exploration of a decade of political and social change when the idea of Australia was completely reimagined and the modern nation we know today came kicking and screaming into existence.
Distributors:
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), ABC Commercial
Australia: An Unofficial History
Presented by Jacki Weaver / 2025
Writer / Series Director
Chris Eley
Writer / Director
Ili Báre
Director
Pauline Clague
Producer
Jo-anne McGowan, Rebecca Bennett
Executive Producer
Jennifer Peedom, Sarah Noonan