Doug is a factory worker living in Melbourne who dreams of moving from Melbourne to Queensland. He attempts to reconnect with an old flame, Marge, and move to Queensland together.
John Ruane says he was inspired by a newspaper article about a slaughter man who killed his de facto wife and then got drunk for two days. He decided to remove the killing aspect, concentrate on the relationship. Ruane:
The film was made with money from the Experimental Film and Television Fund while John Ruane was a film student at the Swinburne College of Technology in Melbourne.
Release
The movie was released through the co-operative movement.
Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most-populous state in Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Queensland has a population of 4,750,500, concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state's South East. The state is the world's sixth largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642km2. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third largest city. Often referred to as the "Sunshine State", Queensland is home to 10 of Australia's 30 largest cities and is the nation's third largest economy.
Seventeen Seventy, also written as 1770, is a village in Queensland, Australia, built on the site of the second landing by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 (Cook's first landing in what is now the state of Queensland). Originally known as Round Hill – after the creek it sits on – the name was changed in 1970 to commemorate the bicentennial of Cook's visit. The community of Seventeen Seventy hold the re-enactment of this historic landing in May each year as part of the 1770 Festival held in May.
Official name
Although the town is referred to locally as "1770", the official name of the town is "Seventeen Seventy". Refer to:
The village is a tourist destination on Queensland's Discovery Coast. It is situated on a peninsula, with the Coral Sea and Bustard Bay on three sides. Agnes Water is eightkilometres (five miles) to the south. The village itself contains holiday accommodation, restaurants, general store, hotel, picnic areas with free barbecues and a small marina where daily trips depart for Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef, and several trips a week to Bustard Head Light Station.
Trauminseln, Regenwald, Outback, Aborigines und das Great Barrier Reef: Queensland ist sozusagen Australien im Kleinformat.
QUEENSLAND, WHERE AUSTRALIA SHINES...
published: 15 Aug 2011
Movie World|Gold Coast|Queensland|Australia|2023(4k)
Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland,Australia. Owned and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the park opened on 3 June 1991.
published: 15 Jan 2023
NORTH QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA 1951 TRAVELOGUE FILM 75122
Made by Australia's National Film Board in 1951, "North to the Sun" shows a tourist view of Far North Queensland. It investigates what underpins the tropical north and discovers it is more than just a holiday destination. It is a place where jungle has given way to the cultivation of sugar cane and tobacco, and where prosperous communities of Australians have proved that the Australian tropics are a pleasant place to live in and that industry is generously rewarded there. Produced by The National Film Board 1951. Directed by John Martin Jones with photographer George Lowe; sound, Alan Anderson.
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published: 02 Aug 2015
A Yowie captured on film in South East Queensland.
published: 27 Mar 2023
Queensland. John Ruane. 1975. Drama.
Format: 35mm / Sound: Mono / Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Warnings: Coarse Language, Nudity, and Adult Themes.
Cast: John Flaus, Bob Karl, Alison Bird.
The allure of pleasant weather, a carefree lifestyle and better job prospects in Queensland appeal to Doug, a downtrodden factory worker from Melbourne.
The film was chosen as one of the first 50 graduate films to be digitised as part of the VCA film school’s 50th birthday celebrations because it captures the zeitgeist of Melbourne in the 1970s – and what its director, John Ruane, refers to as a ‘vanishing breed of Australians’. The film’s strong visual style captures the bleakness of a Melbourne winter, starkly contrasted by Doug’s imaginings of sunny Queensland. The film includes fascinating ‘old footage’ of Melbourne suburbs that have since bec...
published: 13 May 2016
Wik vs Queensland – Trailer – SFF 18
The 65th Sydney Film Festival – 6-17 June 2018
A powerful insight into the High Court’s 1996 decision to grant native title to the Wik peoples of Cape York; and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed.
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published: 18 May 2018
This is PARADISE IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA || Cinematic travel film
The Great barrier reef has always been on my bucket list! Located in the "Sunshine state" Queensland, Australia. We had the chance to explore Cairns and all it has to offer. Such a unique place where you can see massive rainforests but also amazing coral sea beds. I can't believe I had the chance to dive in the outer great barrier reef, see amazing waterfalls and explore ancient rainforest with some awesome friends!
See you next time Oz!
Can't wait for our next adventure!
**********************************
Edited and filmed by Sam Ni
Filmed Locations:
- Cairns
- Port Douglas
- Great Barrier Reef
Inspired by Nainoa langer, Stephanie Lai and Ben Mikha
***********************************
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Travelling adds pages to your book!
My name is Sa...
published: 29 Sep 2019
Transmission/Screen Australia/Screen Queensland/MIFF Premiere Fund
Apologies for the soft sound. Taken from My Mistress (2014)
published: 15 Sep 2018
Film in Queensland, Australia - Testimonials
Contact Screen Queensland to discover locations, facilities and incentives. www.screenqueensland.com.au
published: 06 Jul 2021
Expo 88 Promotional Film (1980s) - Queensland Premier's Department
World Expo 88 - Leisure in the Age of Technology - Produced by Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation / Producer and Director Geoff Cox.
Promotional film made in the lead up to World Expo 88 being held in Brisbane April 30 - October 30, 1988. This program was made to distribute to travel agents worldwide so that they could encourage clients to travel to Brisbane during the Expo. Provides an overview on Australia in general and then a more in depth look into Brisbane. Provides footage of the landscape, restaurants, people, and wildlife. Overview on getting to Brisbane and getting around during Expo including the monorail. Shows a snap shot of the Expo site being built which is now where Southbank is located. The theme of the Expo was 'Leisure in the Age of Technology' hence the title of...
Trauminseln, Regenwald, Outback, Aborigines und das Great Barrier Reef: Queensland ist sozusagen Australien im Kleinformat.
QUEENSLAND, WHERE AUSTRALIA SHINES.....
Trauminseln, Regenwald, Outback, Aborigines und das Great Barrier Reef: Queensland ist sozusagen Australien im Kleinformat.
QUEENSLAND, WHERE AUSTRALIA SHINES...
Trauminseln, Regenwald, Outback, Aborigines und das Great Barrier Reef: Queensland ist sozusagen Australien im Kleinformat.
QUEENSLAND, WHERE AUSTRALIA SHINES...
Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland,Australia. Owned and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the park opened on 3 June 1991.
Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland,Australia. Owned and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the park opened on 3 June 1991.
Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland,Australia. Owned and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the park opened on 3 June 1991.
Made by Australia's National Film Board in 1951, "North to the Sun" shows a tourist view of Far North Queensland. It investigates what underpins the tropical n...
Made by Australia's National Film Board in 1951, "North to the Sun" shows a tourist view of Far North Queensland. It investigates what underpins the tropical north and discovers it is more than just a holiday destination. It is a place where jungle has given way to the cultivation of sugar cane and tobacco, and where prosperous communities of Australians have proved that the Australian tropics are a pleasant place to live in and that industry is generously rewarded there. Produced by The National Film Board 1951. Directed by John Martin Jones with photographer George Lowe; sound, Alan Anderson.
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This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
Made by Australia's National Film Board in 1951, "North to the Sun" shows a tourist view of Far North Queensland. It investigates what underpins the tropical north and discovers it is more than just a holiday destination. It is a place where jungle has given way to the cultivation of sugar cane and tobacco, and where prosperous communities of Australians have proved that the Australian tropics are a pleasant place to live in and that industry is generously rewarded there. Produced by The National Film Board 1951. Directed by John Martin Jones with photographer George Lowe; sound, Alan Anderson.
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
Format: 35mm / Sound: Mono / Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Warnings: Coarse Language, Nudity, and Adult Themes.
Cast: John Flaus, Bob Karl, Alison Bird.
The allure of ple...
Format: 35mm / Sound: Mono / Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Warnings: Coarse Language, Nudity, and Adult Themes.
Cast: John Flaus, Bob Karl, Alison Bird.
The allure of pleasant weather, a carefree lifestyle and better job prospects in Queensland appeal to Doug, a downtrodden factory worker from Melbourne.
The film was chosen as one of the first 50 graduate films to be digitised as part of the VCA film school’s 50th birthday celebrations because it captures the zeitgeist of Melbourne in the 1970s – and what its director, John Ruane, refers to as a ‘vanishing breed of Australians’. The film’s strong visual style captures the bleakness of a Melbourne winter, starkly contrasted by Doug’s imaginings of sunny Queensland. The film includes fascinating ‘old footage’ of Melbourne suburbs that have since become gentrified, notably Northcote and Fitzroy.
‘Queensland’ was inspired by Ruane’s reaction to a news report – about a man who slaughtered his wife and then proceeded to drink for the two days following the murder. It is also influenced by other contemporary works, such as ‘Summer of the Seventeenth Doll’ and ‘Midnight Cowboy’.
Despite being ‘over length’ for a short film, the film was enormously successful, winning the AFI Award in 1976 for Best Short Fiction Film and later being screened by the ABC. As a director, Ruane went on to make significant Australian films such as 'Death in Brunswick' (1980), Tim Winton’s, 'That Eye the Sky' (1994) and another AFI award winning short film, 'Feathers' (1987).
‘Queensland’ is also a significant film because it is another great example of the strength of relationships formed at film school, notably here, between the director John Ruane and co-writer/cinematographer, (VCA alumnus) Ellery Ryan. As a matter of trivia, Melbourne’s 103rd Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, is credited as the Key Grip in ‘Queensland’.
To find out more about the VCA Film and TV Digital Archive Project visit: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftvarchive
FTV50 site: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftv50
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vca_mcm
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Format: 35mm / Sound: Mono / Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Warnings: Coarse Language, Nudity, and Adult Themes.
Cast: John Flaus, Bob Karl, Alison Bird.
The allure of pleasant weather, a carefree lifestyle and better job prospects in Queensland appeal to Doug, a downtrodden factory worker from Melbourne.
The film was chosen as one of the first 50 graduate films to be digitised as part of the VCA film school’s 50th birthday celebrations because it captures the zeitgeist of Melbourne in the 1970s – and what its director, John Ruane, refers to as a ‘vanishing breed of Australians’. The film’s strong visual style captures the bleakness of a Melbourne winter, starkly contrasted by Doug’s imaginings of sunny Queensland. The film includes fascinating ‘old footage’ of Melbourne suburbs that have since become gentrified, notably Northcote and Fitzroy.
‘Queensland’ was inspired by Ruane’s reaction to a news report – about a man who slaughtered his wife and then proceeded to drink for the two days following the murder. It is also influenced by other contemporary works, such as ‘Summer of the Seventeenth Doll’ and ‘Midnight Cowboy’.
Despite being ‘over length’ for a short film, the film was enormously successful, winning the AFI Award in 1976 for Best Short Fiction Film and later being screened by the ABC. As a director, Ruane went on to make significant Australian films such as 'Death in Brunswick' (1980), Tim Winton’s, 'That Eye the Sky' (1994) and another AFI award winning short film, 'Feathers' (1987).
‘Queensland’ is also a significant film because it is another great example of the strength of relationships formed at film school, notably here, between the director John Ruane and co-writer/cinematographer, (VCA alumnus) Ellery Ryan. As a matter of trivia, Melbourne’s 103rd Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, is credited as the Key Grip in ‘Queensland’.
To find out more about the VCA Film and TV Digital Archive Project visit: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftvarchive
FTV50 site: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftv50
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vca_mcm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevictoriancollegeofthearts/
The 65th Sydney Film Festival – 6-17 June 2018
A powerful insight into the High Court’s 1996 decision to grant native title to the Wik peoples of Cape York; an...
The 65th Sydney Film Festival – 6-17 June 2018
A powerful insight into the High Court’s 1996 decision to grant native title to the Wik peoples of Cape York; and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed.
http://sff.org.au/
http://facebook.com/sydneyfilmfestival/
http://twitter.com/sydfilmfest
http://instagram.com/sydfilmfest/
#sydfilmfest
The 65th Sydney Film Festival – 6-17 June 2018
A powerful insight into the High Court’s 1996 decision to grant native title to the Wik peoples of Cape York; and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed.
http://sff.org.au/
http://facebook.com/sydneyfilmfestival/
http://twitter.com/sydfilmfest
http://instagram.com/sydfilmfest/
#sydfilmfest
The Great barrier reef has always been on my bucket list! Located in the "Sunshine state" Queensland, Australia. We had the chance to explore Cairns and all it ...
The Great barrier reef has always been on my bucket list! Located in the "Sunshine state" Queensland, Australia. We had the chance to explore Cairns and all it has to offer. Such a unique place where you can see massive rainforests but also amazing coral sea beds. I can't believe I had the chance to dive in the outer great barrier reef, see amazing waterfalls and explore ancient rainforest with some awesome friends!
See you next time Oz!
Can't wait for our next adventure!
**********************************
Edited and filmed by Sam Ni
Filmed Locations:
- Cairns
- Port Douglas
- Great Barrier Reef
Inspired by Nainoa langer, Stephanie Lai and Ben Mikha
***********************************
Please subscribe and share if you like the video!
Travelling adds pages to your book!
My name is Sam and I am from New Zealand.
I enjoy filming travel video in my spare time and showing everyone the beautiful places the world!
I want to show everyone the beauty of the world around us through my lens.
I want to treasure these memories in the short lives that we all have!
Ask me any questions on location and filming/editing tips! Happy to share and collab!
***********************************
Equipment
Sony A73
DJI Spark
DJI OSMO pocket credit to Albert Chan for letting me borrow it!
Yi Action 4K+
Iphone 8
Huawei P20 Pro
Zhiyun Smooth 4 Gimbal
Edited with Adobe premiere pro cc 2018
Song - all credit goes to Mako feat. Madison Beer - I Won't Let You Walk Away (Lost Kings Remix)
The Great barrier reef has always been on my bucket list! Located in the "Sunshine state" Queensland, Australia. We had the chance to explore Cairns and all it has to offer. Such a unique place where you can see massive rainforests but also amazing coral sea beds. I can't believe I had the chance to dive in the outer great barrier reef, see amazing waterfalls and explore ancient rainforest with some awesome friends!
See you next time Oz!
Can't wait for our next adventure!
**********************************
Edited and filmed by Sam Ni
Filmed Locations:
- Cairns
- Port Douglas
- Great Barrier Reef
Inspired by Nainoa langer, Stephanie Lai and Ben Mikha
***********************************
Please subscribe and share if you like the video!
Travelling adds pages to your book!
My name is Sam and I am from New Zealand.
I enjoy filming travel video in my spare time and showing everyone the beautiful places the world!
I want to show everyone the beauty of the world around us through my lens.
I want to treasure these memories in the short lives that we all have!
Ask me any questions on location and filming/editing tips! Happy to share and collab!
***********************************
Equipment
Sony A73
DJI Spark
DJI OSMO pocket credit to Albert Chan for letting me borrow it!
Yi Action 4K+
Iphone 8
Huawei P20 Pro
Zhiyun Smooth 4 Gimbal
Edited with Adobe premiere pro cc 2018
Song - all credit goes to Mako feat. Madison Beer - I Won't Let You Walk Away (Lost Kings Remix)
World Expo 88 - Leisure in the Age of Technology - Produced by Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation / Producer and Director Geoff Cox.
Promotional film ma...
World Expo 88 - Leisure in the Age of Technology - Produced by Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation / Producer and Director Geoff Cox.
Promotional film made in the lead up to World Expo 88 being held in Brisbane April 30 - October 30, 1988. This program was made to distribute to travel agents worldwide so that they could encourage clients to travel to Brisbane during the Expo. Provides an overview on Australia in general and then a more in depth look into Brisbane. Provides footage of the landscape, restaurants, people, and wildlife. Overview on getting to Brisbane and getting around during Expo including the monorail. Shows a snap shot of the Expo site being built which is now where Southbank is located. The theme of the Expo was 'Leisure in the Age of Technology' hence the title of the film.
Copy created by Queensland State Archives: https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM2749913
World Expo 88 - Leisure in the Age of Technology - Produced by Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation / Producer and Director Geoff Cox.
Promotional film made in the lead up to World Expo 88 being held in Brisbane April 30 - October 30, 1988. This program was made to distribute to travel agents worldwide so that they could encourage clients to travel to Brisbane during the Expo. Provides an overview on Australia in general and then a more in depth look into Brisbane. Provides footage of the landscape, restaurants, people, and wildlife. Overview on getting to Brisbane and getting around during Expo including the monorail. Shows a snap shot of the Expo site being built which is now where Southbank is located. The theme of the Expo was 'Leisure in the Age of Technology' hence the title of the film.
Copy created by Queensland State Archives: https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM2749913
Trauminseln, Regenwald, Outback, Aborigines und das Great Barrier Reef: Queensland ist sozusagen Australien im Kleinformat.
QUEENSLAND, WHERE AUSTRALIA SHINES...
Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland,Australia. Owned and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the park opened on 3 June 1991.
Made by Australia's National Film Board in 1951, "North to the Sun" shows a tourist view of Far North Queensland. It investigates what underpins the tropical north and discovers it is more than just a holiday destination. It is a place where jungle has given way to the cultivation of sugar cane and tobacco, and where prosperous communities of Australians have proved that the Australian tropics are a pleasant place to live in and that industry is generously rewarded there. Produced by The National Film Board 1951. Directed by John Martin Jones with photographer George Lowe; sound, Alan Anderson.
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
Format: 35mm / Sound: Mono / Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Warnings: Coarse Language, Nudity, and Adult Themes.
Cast: John Flaus, Bob Karl, Alison Bird.
The allure of pleasant weather, a carefree lifestyle and better job prospects in Queensland appeal to Doug, a downtrodden factory worker from Melbourne.
The film was chosen as one of the first 50 graduate films to be digitised as part of the VCA film school’s 50th birthday celebrations because it captures the zeitgeist of Melbourne in the 1970s – and what its director, John Ruane, refers to as a ‘vanishing breed of Australians’. The film’s strong visual style captures the bleakness of a Melbourne winter, starkly contrasted by Doug’s imaginings of sunny Queensland. The film includes fascinating ‘old footage’ of Melbourne suburbs that have since become gentrified, notably Northcote and Fitzroy.
‘Queensland’ was inspired by Ruane’s reaction to a news report – about a man who slaughtered his wife and then proceeded to drink for the two days following the murder. It is also influenced by other contemporary works, such as ‘Summer of the Seventeenth Doll’ and ‘Midnight Cowboy’.
Despite being ‘over length’ for a short film, the film was enormously successful, winning the AFI Award in 1976 for Best Short Fiction Film and later being screened by the ABC. As a director, Ruane went on to make significant Australian films such as 'Death in Brunswick' (1980), Tim Winton’s, 'That Eye the Sky' (1994) and another AFI award winning short film, 'Feathers' (1987).
‘Queensland’ is also a significant film because it is another great example of the strength of relationships formed at film school, notably here, between the director John Ruane and co-writer/cinematographer, (VCA alumnus) Ellery Ryan. As a matter of trivia, Melbourne’s 103rd Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, is credited as the Key Grip in ‘Queensland’.
To find out more about the VCA Film and TV Digital Archive Project visit: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftvarchive
FTV50 site: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftv50
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vca_mcm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevictoriancollegeofthearts/
The 65th Sydney Film Festival – 6-17 June 2018
A powerful insight into the High Court’s 1996 decision to grant native title to the Wik peoples of Cape York; and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed.
http://sff.org.au/
http://facebook.com/sydneyfilmfestival/
http://twitter.com/sydfilmfest
http://instagram.com/sydfilmfest/
#sydfilmfest
The Great barrier reef has always been on my bucket list! Located in the "Sunshine state" Queensland, Australia. We had the chance to explore Cairns and all it has to offer. Such a unique place where you can see massive rainforests but also amazing coral sea beds. I can't believe I had the chance to dive in the outer great barrier reef, see amazing waterfalls and explore ancient rainforest with some awesome friends!
See you next time Oz!
Can't wait for our next adventure!
**********************************
Edited and filmed by Sam Ni
Filmed Locations:
- Cairns
- Port Douglas
- Great Barrier Reef
Inspired by Nainoa langer, Stephanie Lai and Ben Mikha
***********************************
Please subscribe and share if you like the video!
Travelling adds pages to your book!
My name is Sam and I am from New Zealand.
I enjoy filming travel video in my spare time and showing everyone the beautiful places the world!
I want to show everyone the beauty of the world around us through my lens.
I want to treasure these memories in the short lives that we all have!
Ask me any questions on location and filming/editing tips! Happy to share and collab!
***********************************
Equipment
Sony A73
DJI Spark
DJI OSMO pocket credit to Albert Chan for letting me borrow it!
Yi Action 4K+
Iphone 8
Huawei P20 Pro
Zhiyun Smooth 4 Gimbal
Edited with Adobe premiere pro cc 2018
Song - all credit goes to Mako feat. Madison Beer - I Won't Let You Walk Away (Lost Kings Remix)
World Expo 88 - Leisure in the Age of Technology - Produced by Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation / Producer and Director Geoff Cox.
Promotional film made in the lead up to World Expo 88 being held in Brisbane April 30 - October 30, 1988. This program was made to distribute to travel agents worldwide so that they could encourage clients to travel to Brisbane during the Expo. Provides an overview on Australia in general and then a more in depth look into Brisbane. Provides footage of the landscape, restaurants, people, and wildlife. Overview on getting to Brisbane and getting around during Expo including the monorail. Shows a snap shot of the Expo site being built which is now where Southbank is located. The theme of the Expo was 'Leisure in the Age of Technology' hence the title of the film.
Copy created by Queensland State Archives: https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM2749913
Doug is a factory worker living in Melbourne who dreams of moving from Melbourne to Queensland. He attempts to reconnect with an old flame, Marge, and move to Queensland together.
John Ruane says he was inspired by a newspaper article about a slaughter man who killed his de facto wife and then got drunk for two days. He decided to remove the killing aspect, concentrate on the relationship. Ruane:
The film was made with money from the Experimental Film and Television Fund while John Ruane was a film student at the Swinburne College of Technology in Melbourne.
Release
The movie was released through the co-operative movement.