Added in October: Cash & Company, Algiers, The Club & more...
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30/10/2025
Classics, Cultures & Cinematic Journeys
October was another big month for film lovers on Beamafilm, with an incredible mix of classics, documentaries, and cinematic gems landing on the platform. From Hollywood intrigue to New Zealand healing traditions and a dash of Aussie nostalgia along the way, there’s something for every mood in what we've added this month.
Cash and Company: Before bushrangers went cinematic, they went serial! Cash and Company is a beloved classic Australian series, full of rugged landscapes, colonial drama, and characters you can't help but cheer for. If you love a good yarn with loads of dust, danger, and derring-do, this is your binge pick.
Algiers: Step back into old Hollywood and let Hedy Lamar whisk you away with a noir-laced classic that inspired generations of filmmakers. Algiers drips with intrigue, romance, and shadows, a reminder of how timeless style never fades.
The Club: From director Bruce Beresford, this cinematic gem takes aim at footy, fame, and the politics of sport. Behind the locker-room banter lies a sharp satire on ambition, ego, and the beautiful chaos of the game. Still hilarious. Still relevant. Still very Australian.
Archipelago New York: Take a poetic walk through the world's most cinematic city. Archipelago New York is a lyrical documentary that captures the pulse and poetry of urban life, a love letter to creativity, community, and the stories hidden in plain sight.
Rongoā Māori: Cross the Tasman for a powerful and beautiful journey into traditional Māori healing practices. This documentary offers a rare glimpse into cultural wisdom passed through generations, a testament to resilience, balance, and connection to the natural world.
History and Politics: For those who prefer their cinema with a side of intellect, History and Politics from the Ideas Roadshow collection brings deep conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers. These engaging interviews explore how historical forces shape our present, from global diplomacy to cultural identity. Insightful, accessible, and endlessly thought-provoking, this is perfect viewing for students, educators, and anyone who loves to explore the ideas behind the news.
Watch. Discover. Share. From New York, through the Outback to Aotearoa, and into the minds of world-class thinkers, October’s additions celebrate stories that cross borders, challenge ideas, and inspire discovery.
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In commemoration of the Royal Air Force's centenary, an exploration of the fascinating history of the Supermarine Spitfire and the fighter pilots who helped win the Battle of Britain during the Second World War.
‘Archipelago New York’ is a three-part documentary series presenting a modern-day exploration of the surprisingly exciting and diverse natural landscape of New York Island by sailboat.
The club buys a talented young player, Geoff, for a record sum of money. The team members do not like their new star and friction develops immediately. Game after game is lost until Geoff begins to realize that there is more at...
In 1983, when writer John Hull goes blind just before the birth of his son, he starts making a diary on audio cassette to make sense of all the changes.
Headstrong Artemisia begins a voyage of self-discovery when she finds herself growing closer to musician Daisy in this heart-warming LGBTQ coming-of-age drama.
Flute Making and Human Making is a meditation on the similarities to be found between two unlikely things – a traditional Japanese bamboo flute and a human being. This short film is a unique exploration into the making of a shakuhachi...
Wanted by the law, likeable bushrangers Sam Cash and cigar smoking accomplice Joe Brady are men with purpose and the know how to stay one sneaky step ahead of the authorities.
A story set in Santiago and centred on Gloria, a free-spirited older woman, and the realities of her whirlwind relationship with a former naval officer whom she meets out in the clubs.
Two young musicians flee their homeland seeking asylum in Australia encountering the Scattered People band in immigration detention. They discover community as music breaks down barriers, gives them purpose, a...
Five prominent social psychologists discuss open questions and active research issues in social psychology. Topics include harnessing positive emotions, the predicting power of the brain, how we think about the future, how changing a...
Denmark, April 9th 1940. A Danish industrialist cooperates with the Germans and profits from the occupation of Denmark while his family finds themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
While Thomas and Oscar are very much in love, after their first foster child returns to his birth mother, they find that they have different ideas about what making a family actually means.
Five leading physicists describe different aspects of some of today’s most captivating mysteries, from dark matter and dark energy to the cosmological constant problem, to the question of the peculiar state of entropy at the Big...
A feature-length heart-warming romance set over 24 hours. When headstrong Kerri and bookworm Beth spark at a party, the girls make plans to hang out alone - but is it really a date?
Follows Marie, as she makes a wish and becomes the same size as her toy nutcracker, who is really a prince under a spell, and they must travel to the magical Land of Flowers to save the world from the rat people.
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