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Small Treasures 1995

"Animated short about a young woman's pregnancy and issues she must now face." National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra

14 minutes | Ages 12+

A Mother's Story 2014

"Jaki French tells a griping personal tale of an Aboriginal mother of child on the autism spectrum disorder." italk Studios

12.36 minutes | Ages 12+

The First Thing I Remember 2005

"Animated documentary The First Thing I Remember recreates the fragmented and dreamlike first memories of 12 interviewees." Australian Screen

8 minutes | Ages 12+

Father 2008

"A boy struggles to understand his strange silent father - an immigrant who has become an emotional refugee in his own home." Screen Australia

8.23 minutes | Ages 12+

A Saucer of Water for the Birds 1993

"An animated short. A woman and her grandmother sit together playing cards. As they are shuffled and dealt, the film cuts between pre-war Poland, Europe during the Holocaust, the woman's childhood, and the present. A meditation on the relationship between public history and personal memory, as it is played out in the dynamics of the family." National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra

7 minutes | Ages 12+

The Quairading Animation Project 2013

"CAN WA partnered with Quairading District High School (QDHS) and artist in residence, Steven Aiton in 2013 to develop a series of short animated films that portray Noongar dreamtime stories and experiences of students throughout the QDHS’s 100-year history. One of the short films tells the story of Noongar Elder John Kickett who campaigned to have his children attend the local school in the early 1900s. The animation reveals how his efforts marked the beginning of the end of segregated education in Western Australia." Community Arts Network, Western Australia

12.4 minutes | Ages 12+