Discover more about your favourite artists with our Music on Film program!
From getting up close and personal with the Indigo Girls to going behind the scenes with Peter Doherty, Joan Baez and more.
It’s Only Life After All
Alexandria Bombach / United States
Up close and personal with iconic folk-rock duo Indigo Girls.
Joan Baez I Am A Noise
Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle / USA
“Full-to-bursting … impressive and affecting.” (Variety)
The Surf Film Archive & Headland Live
Jolyon Hoff / Australia
Never-before-seen remastered footage from the birth of Australian and NZ surfing brought to life by full eight-piece band Headland. “Surf movies on the big screen are back baby!” (Dick Hoole)
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
Andy Brown & Brian Lindstrom / USA
A touching portrait that puts the spotlight back on a brilliant but unsung seventies singer-songwriter, Judee Sill.
Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin
Katia deVidas / United Kingdom
An unflinching behind-the-scenes glimpse at British rockstar Peter Doherty and his battle against addiction.
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Ian White / Australia
Chronicling the belligerent brilliance of Australian post-punk legends The Birthday Party, fronted by Nick Cave.
THE MUSICAL MIND a portrait in process
Scott Hicks / Australia
A glimpse into the private worlds and elite musical processes of four superstar musicians, brought together through their connection with the blockbuster movie Shine and its director Scott Hicks.
MY NAME’S BEN FOLDS i play piano – Closing Night Gala
Scott Hicks / Australia
A symphonic concert spectacle featuring rock maestro Ben Folds with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, combining the power of orchestral grandeur with the intimacy of close contact with the musicians.
The Tone Wheels
Yuda Kurniawan / Indonesia
Think you’re up on popular music? Dangdut is the music of the streets in Java, and there is no better introduction than following Ubay, Bewok, Iyus and the rest of their crew as they haul their cart, laden with amps, mics, and instruments through the backstreets of Jakarta, performing their distinctive brand of percussive pop for a fistful of rupiah from bystanders.
Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles
Sally Aitken / Australia
This vivid, infectiously joyous documentary charts one of the greatest and unlikeliest of all entertainment stories: the journey of Australian cultural phenomenon The Wiggles from early childhood teachers to becoming ‘The Beatles for pre-schoolers’.