Films - Documentary and fiction
Aliens of the Deep (2005)
by James Cameron, Steven Quale and Andrew Wight Audio Visual Collection 578.7799 ALI |
Documentary about the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of the planet's most unique life forms.
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Australian Animals (2001)
by Brendan Dannaher Clickview library 591.994 AUS |
This popular classic shows some of Australia's unique animals.
It features extraordinary footage of kangaroos, emus, platypus, wombats, dingoes, crocodiles etc, and the only footage ever taken of the Tasmanian tiger. |
Babe (1998)
produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell & Bill Miller ; directed by Chris Noonan. Audio Visual Collection F ENG KIN |
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. He has a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mom,
Babe realizes that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hogget Knows it. |
Black Beauty (1971)
by Peter Andrews, Malcom Heyworth, James Hill and Anna Sewell Audio Visual Collection F ENG SEW |
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit.
As a young colt, he is free to gallop in the fresh meadows with his beloved mother and their kind master. When his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. But, Black Beauty is brave and has unbreakable spirit and will. |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe (2005)
by Andrew Adamson, Mark Johnson, C.S. Lewis, and Phillip Steuer Audio Visual Collection F LEW |
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent away from London to live in the countryside, where they will be safe from air raids and bombings.
While they are staying in a large, historic country house owned by an old professor, Lucy discovers that a certain wardrobe in a spare room is a gateway to a magical land called Narnia. |
Gorilla Murders (2008)
by Jaime Bernanke Audio Visual Collection 599.8846 BER |
In July 2007, four rare mountain gorillas from the Rugendo Family were senselessly shot execution style in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Virunga National Park.
An estimated 700 of these primates remain in the wild, and this is one of the worst massacres of mountain gorillas since scientist Dian Fossey began battling poachers 40 years ago in the very same region. |
The Life of Mammals (2003)
by Sir David Attenborough and Mike Salisbury Audio Visual Collection 599 LIF:3 |
A study of the evolution and habits of the various mammal species. Each episode looks at one mammal group and discusses the different facets of their day-to-day existence and their evolutionary origins.
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Phar Lap hero to a nation (2005)
by John Sexton, David Williamson and Simon Wincer. Audio Visual Collection F PHA |
The story of the famous Australian racehorse of the 1930s, Phar Lap and the people involved in his success - including strapper Tommy Woodcock, jockey Jim Pike, trainer Harry Telford and owner David Davis as well as modern day trainer Bart Cummings.
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Sharkwater (2006)
directed by Rob Stewart Audio-visual Collection 597.3 SHA |
Driven by a passion fed from a life-long fascination with sharks, filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.
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The Ultimate Wildlife Film Collection (2006)
by National Geographic Television & Film Audio-visual Collection 590 ULT |
Contents:
Ultimate shark Emperors of the ice Ultimate crocodile Dolphins, the wild side The new chimpanzees Arctic kingdom Whales in crisis African paradise. |
Walking with Beasts (2002)
by Kenneth Branagh and Jasper James. Audio-visual Collection 569 WAL |
This series examines life after the dinosaur era.
It brings alive a spectacular landscape inhabited by cat-sized horses, rhinoceros-sized pigs and gigantic carnivorous terror-birds, and ends with the rise of even more mysterious creatures: the first humans. |
Warrior : the real war horse (2008)
directed by Brough Scott Audio-visual Collection 940.54 WAR |
'Galloper' Jack Seely and his horse Warrior were one of the most remarkable teams in history.
In this film 'Galloper' Jack's grandson, award winning journalist and broadcaster Brough Scott, introduces a special profile on the legendary horse before taking to the saddle to explore the incredible past of both man and beast. |
Whale Rider (2002) by John Barnett, Niki Caro, Frank Hubner and Tim Sanders, Audio-visual Collection F ENG WHA |
The story of eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, who fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny.
Her people claim descent from Paikea, the legendary "whale rider". |