Collected - Episode 10: Damien Parer and the Oscar

The first Oscar awarded to an Australian film shines a spotlight on the work of ace war cinematographer Damien Parer. In Episode 10 of Collected, Louise Maher learns about the mystery behind the Academy Award in the Memorial’s collection and the impact of Parer’s 1942 film Kokoda front line!

Credits:

Presented by: Louise Maher
Produced by: Louise Maher

Interviewed:

• Daniel Eisenberg, Curator Photographs, Film and Sound 
• Jennifer Selby, Assistant Curator Photographs, Film and Sound 
• Robert Nugent, Film maker and first official cinematographer at the Australian War Memorial

Excerpts from Kokoda front line! (Cinesound Review No 568), courtesy Cinesound Movietone Productions

Original music: Andy Heaney – Vice Like Grip