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 Adventures
of Diablo the Puppet: Hawk Biologist in the Galapagos
11mins | USA | 2004 | D. Dave Giordano | P. Dave Giordano
El Diablo himself accompanies some researchers to the Galapagos Islands
to research hawks. Experience the beauty of the islands made famous by
Charles Darwin as you laugh and learn with Diablo. Field biologist and
science educator Dave Giordano won Audience Favourite at the Earth Dance
Film Festival with this great educational doc.
 After
Dolly
5mins | Australia | 2004 | D. Mick Elliot | P. Mick Elliot
In 1999 scientists created the world’s first cloned sheep - Dolly. The
implications were momentous. Where would it take the path of human
evolution? AFTER DOLLY is an award winning claymation short film which
presents an animated discussion on genetic engineering.
Anatomy of Athletes:
Sumo- Athletes Equipped With Armour Called Muscles
29mins | Japan | 2004 | D & P. Minako Arawaka
This episode of this series is about Sumo, Japan's national sport. In
Sumo, the wrestlers who are called "rikishi" crash straight into each
other, within a small circle. They are as twice heavier as normal
person, and they have some secrets of their bodies. It is said
that rikishi has the biggest amounts of something within his body.
Scientist will reveal the answer in this program. The program also will
look into their traditional training methods and sumo food which are
handed down from the past.
Can Physics ruin Your Life?
| 7mins | School Short film Comp - TERTIARY
D & P. Megan Goldspink
Can physics really ruin your life? Just ask Super Scientist and find
out.
Change of Heart
| 26mins | Australia | 2005
D. Sascha Ettinger-Epstein P. Penny Smallacombe
Since the dawn of time there has been a universal fascination with the
human heart that no other organ has inspired. Although modern western
medicine tells us it's just a pump, the belief that the heart is
something far greater persists. But are people who have a heart
transplant just receiving a spare part? Ask Elka, a desperately sick but
lively young 17 year old girl, waiting restlessly in St Vincent's
Hospital. Or John and Anna Gava who are traveling up to Brisbane to meet
the recipient of their deceased son's heart. What really happens when a
human heart gives life to a body other than the one it was created in?
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 Cities
of Smog (Late Lessons from Early Warnings)
29mins | Denmark | 2004 | D & P. Jakob Gottschau
During the last 100 years, the world has experienced an enormous growth,
unequalled in the entire history of mankind. Production has increased
more than 13 times, and this enormous step is linked to our capacity of
exploiting the fossil fuels – coal and oil. In early industrialization,
smoky chimneys, swinging cranes and burning melting furnace were potent
symbols of power, optimism and money. But progress had its price. During
the 20th century, millions of people die of lung cancer, heart- and
respiratory diseases – only because of the air pollution in the big
cities all over the world.
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 Corollary
2mins | UK | 2005 | D & P. Ian Gouldstone
- A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from
one already proven.
- A deduction or an inference.
- A natural consequence or effect; a result.
A short film centered on the atrophy of a theoretical math education.
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 Crown
of thorns Starfish
48mins | Australia | 2004 | D & P. Larry Zetlin
This starfish eats hard coral. Any kind will do. When its numbers were
modest, no problem. But today millions of starfish are bellying up all
at once to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, threatening this coral
wonder's very existence. Crown of Thorns Starfish have been a source of
almost continual controversy on the Great Barrier Reef for the last 15
years. Major peril or cyclical phenomena? That's what scientists have
been discussing, arguing and indeed procrastinating about in
laboratories and at conferences all over the world.
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 Disappearing
of Tuvalu: Trouble in Paradise
73mins | USA | 2005 | D. Christopher Horner | P. Gillane Le
Gallic
Tuvalu is the earth's first sovereign nation facing total destruction
due to global warming. With a population of about 11,000 living on a
total landmass of only 20 square miles spread over nine low-lying atolls
600 miles to the north of Fiji, Tuvalu has been inhabited for over four
millenia. The warm-spirited and highly community-oriented people of this
ex-British colony struggle to survive economically while confronting the
likelihood of having to evacuate their homeland en masse within the next
50 years. As the industrial world just begins to address the threat and
causes of global warming, rising seas and increasingly violent changes
in climate have already left their marks on this poor island nation.
Dolphin Bubble rings | 6mins | USA |
2000
this title to be confirmed
 Easy
as Pi
13mins | Canada | 2005 | D & P. Katie cooper
“easy as pi” is a documentary short all about “pi day”: the celebration
of the mysterious and intriguing math symbol “pi.” Personal interviews
and activity documentation fill the gaps between what pi is, to
memorizing hundreds of pi digits, to writing a song about pi, and much
more.
 Evil
Dust - the History of Asbestos (Late Lessons from Early Warnings)
29mins | Denmark | 2004 | D & P. Jakob Gottschau
During the last hundred years asbestos fibers have been used in
thousands of different products in the construction industry, in
shipyards, and in households. It was known as a magic mineral and the
use of million of tons of asbestos created a successful and very
profitable industry. Almost simultaneously, the industry has known that
asbestos is extremely dangerous to people. But despite the knowledge,
the use of asbestos does not only develop into the biggest occupational
problem of the century, with thousands of deaths – but the mineral also
became a threat to others – from construction workers and ship yard
builders to housewives.
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 ExperiMentals
| 7mins | Australia | 2005
P. Chrissie McIntyre
Bernie Hobbs and Ruben Meerman are the experiMENTALS! For these two
dedicated scientists, no experiment is too big, too crazy or too
inexpensive, to show you! The experiMENTALS tackle everything from outer
space to dating tricks and the kitchen sink performing simple
experiments with bits of paper and glue, balloons, glasses, eggs, and
anything else they can find... exploding, demystifying and explaining
everyday science along the way. SCINEMA is proud to present three of the
latest episodes from the ABC TV series.
Propulsion - Watch - Bernie & Ruben go up, up & away - but not
before proving that hot air definitely rises!
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Balloon Hunter - Crikey - Ruben
& Bernie go searching for balloons in the wild, and uncover some of
these critters' amazing survival strategies!
Superheroes - Bernie & Ruben don't have superhuman powers - but
with some cheesy outfits and a few science tricks they really wow the
crowd!
GPS
| 6mins | School Short film Comp - SECONDARY
D & P. Dineth Abeynayake
A look at the operation of the Global Positioning System and the key
role physics plays in this.
 _grau
10mins | Germany | 2005 | D & P. Robert Seidel
A personal reflection on memories coming up during a car accident, where
past events emerge, fuse, erode and finally vanish ethereally. various
real sources where distorted, filtered and fitted into a sculptural
structure to create not a plain abstract, but a very private snapshot of
a whole life within its last seconds. seidel's work is impressionistic,
melding biological and emotional currents. out of amorphous shapes we
make out bones, heads, a hand. a spirit leaving the body.
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How We fall in Live
6.5mins | School Short film Comp - SECONDARY
D & P. Claire Carnall, Kelly Garratt, Kimberley Castle, Amalia
Ridwan
A documentary that poses questions Have you ever been in love, and what
happens after that.
Imaging the Brain
| 44mins | Japan | 2005 | D & P. Minako Arawaka
Until recent years, philosophy and religion were the two main
disciplines used to shed light on the mysteries of the human brain.
Today, with the pet scan, x-ray ct, fmri, and other advanced medical
devices, The field of brain research has changed dramatically.
 Killers
in Eden | 52mins | Australia | 2005
D. Klaus Toft P. ABC Natural History Unit
Each autumn killer whales would return to Eden on Australia's
South East coast from the Antarctic and lie in wait for the baleen
whales journeying to and from their breeding grounds hundreds of
kilometres up the coast. For nearly a century these killer whales had a
symbiotic relationship with one whaling family – with the Orcas inviting
the whalers out to join them on hunts, and the Orcas and the humans
sharing in the bounty. The relationship is documented over the years
with hundreds of photographs of Orcas and whalers working side by side.
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 King
of Beer
41mins | Belgium | 2005 | D. & P. Joris Vermost & Berten Baert
One glass of beer is never the same as another. Some days
it tastes a little better, some days a little worse, and some days it is
simply disgusting. This is because beer reacts to light: new, less
appetising flavours arise, until the beer tastes and smells like cat's
pee. This age old problem is anxiously hidden from the beer drinker. All
attempts to resolve it have failed so the big breweries prefer to keep
it quiet. That was always the case in the past, but Denis Dekeukeleire
of Ghent University has finally solved the problem. His work will be the
salvation of millions of bon vivants and beer connoisseurs. Everyone
will always be able to rely upon a tasty, well-earned pint. Denis
Dekeukeleire has earned himself the title The King of Beer! And he has
done it in Belgium, the spiritual homeland of beer!
Lasers
4mins | School Short film Comp - SECONDARY
D & P. Mark Ryan
The basics of lasers described -
This
film can be viewed online [Flash, 2mb]
Let's
Get Physical on the Phys Channel
| 4mins | School Short film Comp - SECONDARY
D. J. Chowdhury P. Vrinda Tiwari & Lucy Fokkema
Kick off your labcoats and toss the safety glasses aside and join us on
Channel Phys to see the latest physics releases. Lost in the science
lab, Desperate Scientists and Bold and the Physical are all parodies of
shows that have been blasted faster than the speed of light to a TV
screen near you.
 Locomotion
in Water
13mins | USA | 2005 | D & P. Hanna Rose Shell
French physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) developed notorious
graphical and photographic methods for the study of animal movement. The
scientist’s lifelong obsession with the Bay of Naples, and the profound
influences of the bright sunshine and Mediterranean waters upon his
innovations in representational practice are much less familiar, a story
of the sea. On a visit to the Venice Aquarium in the beginning of the
last century, we learn about fish physiology and the history of
scientific cinematography.
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 MARS:
Dead or Alive | 50mins | USA | 2004
D. Mark Davis P. PBS/NOVA
On January 3, 2004, a strange sight unfolded on the planet Mars. Above a
vast, dry lake bed south of the martian equator, a conical vehicle
parachuted toward the surface. Then, just before touch down, it was
enveloped by a gigantic protective airbag allowing the craft to bounce
safely to a stop. Inside was Spirit, the most sophisticated rover
ever launched from Earth. "MARS Dead or Alive," which originally aired
just hours after Spirit landed on the red planet, covers this
mission in depth. The program's behind-the-scenes look at the
construction of Spirit and its twin, Opportunity, includes
a special up-to-the-minute segment with the latest news from Mars as of
January 3, 2004—to learn if Spirit is ready to undertake the most
comprehensive search for evidence of liquid water ever attempted on
Mars.
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 Miracle
Continent - Antarctica - Unlocking the Secrets of an Icy Wilderness
50mins | Japan | 2004 | P. NHK Japan
After a century of research, studies have determined that Antarctica has
a tremendous impact on the global environment. In particular, scientists
are extremely interested in the role of a massive ice sheet that covers
the entire continent. Our crew joins a team of British scientists to
reveal that enormous amounts of dense cold water originating under the
Antarctic ice shelf are cooling the world's oceans. Moreover, the
extremely unstable ice on the western side of the continent could
threaten the earth's climate as it melts under accelerated global
warming.
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 Ocularist
| 9mins | USA | 2004
D. Vance Malone P. David Allen Cress
Open your eyes to the fascinating world of an
ocular prosthetician. This award-winning documentary brilliantly
displays how art and science are intertwined in the creation of acrylic
eyes. Beyond the works of art he creates, what is most beautiful is the
confidence he re-instils in people who have suffered eye trauma.
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 Okay,
Let's talk About Me
26mins | Australia | 2005 | D & P. Sophie Hyde
Meet Eddie. He's a seventeen-year-old boy with Down Syndrome. He's
stubborn and charming, funny and sometimes temperamental. "Next year I'm
gonna be 18, when I'm 18 I'm gonna get my own own place, have a car,
have a nude girlfriend and you can come around to my place for pizza." -
Eddie on his 17th birthday. Eddie's journey toward increased
independence forms the story of this documentary. While most films of
this kind focus on the concerns of the parents of children with a
disability, this film takes a unique perspective, allowing the
filmmakers and Eddie's family to guide us through whilst maintaining a
focus on Eddie's own changing perspective - what is important to Eddie
and what does he feel gives him a sense of independence?
 Periodic Reproduction
| 9mins | School Short film Comp - TERTIARY
D. Jordan Barrow P. Alex Fisher
From the depths of the sun comes a tale of struggle and hardship to find
the perfect partner. Personifying the process of fusion, this long take
short film (no cuts were used) replaces scientific equationswith humans,
each person representing a hydrogen atom at a different state. Filmed
inside a pseudo sun - a Gold Coast gas station - the scorching
relationship between atoms is bound to raise the temperature of those
who experience Periodic Reproduction.
 Predictable
Catastrophe - The Aral Sea (Late Lessons from Early Warnings)
29mins | Denmark | 2004 | D & P. Jakob Gottschau
40 years ago, the Aral Sea was one of the largest seas of the world. For
generations this gigantic fresh water reserve has provided fish for
millions of people. But for more than half a century ago, authorities
started to put into reality a mastodon of a vision. The water from the
Aral Sea should transform the never-ending desert steppe into blooming
fields of cotton. Very soon, it became clear, that the project would
have serious consequences for the sea and the surrounding society. But,
at that time, the enthusiasm for the conquest of nature had overwhelmed
all logic.
Remember the Tritons
8mins | School Short film Comp - TERTIARY | 2005
D & P. Jasper Montana & Danni Lambert
As cohorts of coral eating sea stars scour Australia's Great Barrier
Reef, this short nature documentary remembers an enormous underwater
snail, the Giant Triton. An animal, all but forgotten, once believed to
hold the key to the survival of this massive coral structure.
 Rockhounds:
The Movie
55mins | USA | 2004 | D & P. Todd Kent
A documentary about rock hounding, gem, mineral & fossil collecting and
and all the fun, adventure and creativity that goes with it. ROCKHOUNDS
spans various fossicking and fossicking related activities in America,
from digging quartz in Arkansas to the well known Houston Gem & Mineral
Show. The World Championship Quartz Crystal Dig at Arkansas (Mt Ida) is
where all contestants have the chance to pick a participating mine and
go fossicking for quartz crystals. At the end of the day, the
contestants with the largest, heaviest and best looking specimens
receive awards and praise.
Saving the Dinosaurs
| 3mins | School Short film Comp - PRIMARY
D. Gabby Glutch
Three scientists save the dinosaurs
 Selling
Sickness
55mins | Australia | 2005 | D. Catherine Scott | P. Pat
Fiske
Asks whether aggressive drug marketing is blurring the boundaries
between medical conditions and the ordinary life. Deb had never heard of
Social Anxiety Disorder until she saw the ad for Paxil on TV. She
diagnosed herself and started taking the drug because she was getting
nervous at job interviews. She now joins a great urban flight where
hordes of grey-haired citizens from the USA cross the Mexican border to
buy more affordable drugs. As Deb walks along a colourful strip of drug
stores with Mexican touts spruiking for customers, she explains how she
now cannot live without the drug. Deb and Harry join thousands of
patients in a massive nationwide lawsuit against GSK for failing to warn
about the harmful potential withdrawal syndrome. Such stories are
intercut with Dr David Healy who now travels the world speaking out
about the potential risks of these medicines, concerned that a decade of
mass marketing has transformed once rare conditions into modern
epidemics.
 Shake
Rattle & Roll - A Journey With Parkinsons | 52mins |
Australia | 2004
D & P. Andrew Wiseman
Ross Collins is on a journey. Over ten years ago, at the age of thirty
three, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Now he wants to be like the
man he was. This is an intimate portrayal of a family under great
pressure and a rare and honest portrait of one man on a journey into an
uncertain future.
Small Things
| 10mins | School Short film Comp - TERTIARY
D. Beneta Hadzi Popovic P. Matthew Fallon & Marissa Martin
Budding entomologist Jack races beetles at school. Will his dung beetle
beat school bully Branson's?
 Superbat
52mins | France | 2003 | D. David Korn Brzoza
Thanks to their ability to emit and analyze ultrasound, bats can detect
objects as thin as a human hair. How they are able to fly and hunt the
tiniest prey in total darkness using " echo-location " fascinates
researchers. " Superbat " explores this " sixth sense " that bats had
mastered over the eons – a talent that could revolutionize submarine
sonar and robots’ acoustic vision, and forge 21st century tools for the
visually-impaired.
The Chaos Theory
| 8mins | School Short film Comp - SECONDARY
D. Mark Gardner P. Joachim Worthington
When a strange news team, a disgruntled housewife, an historical figure,
an
inaccurately used photo and two and a half advertisements are used in a
film, nothing else but a concise explanation of the Chaos Theory could
materialize.
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to
Physics | 14mins | School Short
film Comp - SECONDARY
D & P. James Hunter
A documentary on 'Hitch Hiker's Guider to the Galaxy' with some
interesting views from people who have seen the movie and from ANU
physicists who have read the book.
The sleeping cat - A
Journey Through the World of Shapes
29mins | Japan | 2004 | D & P. Minako Arawaka
Nature always chose beautiful and wasteless patterns. For example,
"sphere". A drop, a sleeping cat rolling itself like a ball, and the
earth are all spheres. Sphere provides the smallest surface area in a
maximum volume.Nature changes the appearance to a
 Troubled
Minds: The Lithium Revolution | 55mins | Australia | 2004
D. Dennis K. Smith P. John Lewis
In a disused hospital pantry in the 1940s, an Australian doctor, John
Cade, discovered an astonishing treatment for bi-polar disorder. It
would revolutionise the way we think about mental illness and mark the
beginning of psychopharmacology - using drugs to manage psychiatric
conditions. This was inspired thinking at a time when Freudian
psychoanalysis, electric shock and lobotomy were the dominant approaches
and patients were often locked up in asylums. The breakthrough followed
years of research and experimentation and it would take two more decades
of struggle before lithium treatment was finally accepted - but Cade's
successors persevered. Their work has meant a chance at stability for
hundreds of thousands of people, and lithium remains the benchmark for
bi-polar treatment today
 Universe
- The Cosmology Quest
100mins | Norway | 2004 | D & P. Randall Meyers
Universe – The Cosmology Quest is a unique mixture of a human
interest and science documentary film. It exhibits a sharp understanding
of the struggles in astronomy and cosmology during the past decades. As
the first comprehensive film dealing with major new approaches in
non-big bang cosmologies, it reveals several deep-rooted theoretical and
observational controversies.
What's Happening at No99
| 10mins | Australia | 2005
D. Matthew Higgins P. Matthew Higgins
Subtitled 'the private life of a Canberra backyard', we visit the the
wildlife (mostly native, but some exotic) in and around one yard in the
'bush capital'.
Where is the Science in
That? | 15mins | School Short
film Comp - PRIMARY
D & P. Elliot C.E.C. Upper Primary Class (group Effort)
Students looked for physics in their town.
 Who's
Afraid of Designer Babies?
52mins | Australia | 2005 | D. Sean Cousins | P. Tony Wright &
Stuart Menzies
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis or PGD allows scientists to screen
embryos conceived through IVF. But what is the potential of this
technology and who should decide how to use it?
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