I Hope the War Will Be Over Soon
A documentary about five people whose lives were changed radically as a result of the Vietnam War; two Australians, one Aboriginal Australian, one Kampuchean man and one Vietnamese woman. Their unique experiences and friendships bring a new view to the Asian conflict. Includes dramatisations, live action and archival footage.
John Ruane
Director
Also Directed by John Ruane
Man into Woman is the first documentary about Australian trans lives. Given only a limited release in 1983.
A reserved man in need of a job, Carl Fitzgerald finds employment at a Greek restaurant. Upon meeting waitress Sophie, Carl begins dating the attractive woman. Though it seems things are improving for Carl, an unexpected situation leads to the death of Mustafa, a shady coworker, and Carl must figure out how to cover up the incident. Unsure of what to do, Carl enlists the help of his buddy, Dave, to get rid of Mustafa's corpse.
Directed by John Ruane.
After years of having her letters to her estranged father come back as undeliverable, a young woman takes a job at a Dead Letter Office. She hopes to figure out how to locate her father. Unexpectedly, she finds a potential romance and begins to learn more about herself.
Ort Flack is 12 years old and lives with his mother and his sister Tegwyn in the Australian outback. The three of them also have to take care of their old grandma and their paralyzed father. It is not easy for one mother to take care of everybody. But one day a mysterious stranger, Henry, comes to their desolate house to help them...
Conflicts of interest arise when a country couple are visited by a couple from the city.
Lionel Burke is young, single and living in a remote Queensland mining town. Life is pretty good apart from the impossible odds of falling in love. Keeping it a secret, particularly from his mates, Lionel strikes up a video relationship with Lena.
