DIGITALLY RESTORED
Director: Pat Fiske
Runtime: 75 minutes
Country: Australia
Language: English
Rating: M18

Synopsis

On January 26, 1988 — Australia’s bicentennial — an army of directors and 28 film crews fanned out across the country, from urban centres to remote regions, to document how Australians marked 200 years since European settlement. Juxtaposing official celebrations with candid interviews and scenes from one of the largest protests in Australian history, the film explores national identity and cultural diversity, offering a complex, often humorous, and at times confronting portrait of ordinary Australians at a pivotal moment in the nation’s history. 

A landmark in Australian documentary cinema, Australia Daze is notable for both its formal innovation and political resonance. It won Best Editing at the 1988 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. In 2021, the film was digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) and re-screened across the country. 

Courtesy of Pat Fiske, Bowerbird Films; Graeme Isaac, Mayfan Films; and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

Presented by the National Film and Sound Archive’s digital restoration program – NFSA Restores – reviving Australia’s cinema icons. 

This screening is part of the programme RECIPROCAL 2025. For more screenings from the programme, please click here. 

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