Bob Connolly

Anne Boyd, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, teaches music at the publicly funded University of Sydney. This documentary chronicles a year in the life of an academic department that?s under the financial gun. (Film Forum)

Politics is a bruising business. The best policies in the world mean nothing unless you've got the numbers. This film takes a behind-locked-doors look at how politicians get the numbers. Every September Sydney's Leichhardt Council elects its mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand was popular with the citizenry, but they don't vote for Mayor -- the 12 councillors do -- and after three years of Larry, some of them are after his job. (nfsa.gov.au)

Joe Leahy is the half-caste son of one of the first explorers of the Papua New Guinean interior. (imdb)

This documentary presents footage of the first contact between the highland tribes of Papua New Guinea, and European explorers. (imdb)

It traces the fortunes of Joe Leahy, the mixed-race son of Australian explorer Michael Leahy, in his uneasy relationship with his tribal neighbors. (der.org)

At a Sydney girls School, Music Director Karen Carey prepares her young students for a concert at he Opera House. Believing in the trans-formative power of great music, Carey insists upon a Classical repertoire, sets a dauntingly high performance standard and requires the participation of every girl in the school. But not everyone shares her passion. A feature documentary by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond (imdb)