Bringing Our Stories Home
Exploring the lesser known stories of the First World War, focusing specifically on the impact felt at home in Australia, and the lasting effects of the war that shaped a nation. The series offers surprising insights into stories that were intrinsically linked to the war but were unfolding far from the battlefields. Combining both documentary and dramatised elements these short films explore the nature of memory, commemoration and celebration, and themes from food shortages, to racially discriminatory soldier selection, to the establishment of Luna Park.
- Released
- 2016
Details
Release year: 2016
Storyline
Exploring the lesser known stories of the First World War, focusing specifically on the impact felt at home in Australia, and the lasting effects of the war that shaped a nation. The series offers surprising insights into stories that were intrinsically linked to the war but were unfolding far from the battlefields. Combining both documentary and dramatised elements these short films explore the nature of memory, commemoration and celebration, and themes from food shortages, to racially discriminatory soldier selection, to the establishment of Luna Park.
Top credits
- Ben Geurens — Robert Searby
- Blake Davis — Gordon Wallace
- Jane Clifton — Miss Mulholland
- Max Brown — Samuel Tongway