On Tweedy's Chicken Farm in the north of England, Ginger is sick of being cooped up and forced to lay eggs. Determined to lead her fellow chickens to freedom, she tries one escape plan after another - but nothing works. Then one day a new arrival crash-lands in the barnyard: Rocky the Flying Rooster a brash, cocksure American escapee from a nearby circus. In return for hiding him from the searchers, Ginger persuades Rocky to teach the chickens to fly.

A breathtaking family drama about an orphaned girl who must teach a flock of motherless geese to fly south before the authorities clip their wings.

Danielle is the fiery daughter of a nobleman who has died and left her in the hands of a cruel step mother. When she pretends to be a courtier to save another servant, she catches the eye of a Prince.

A lowly stable boy-turned-pirate enlists the aid of a vengeful Spanish swordsman, a kindly giant, and a scheming criminal mastermind to rescue his true love Buttercup from the evil Prince Humperdinck.

In the tyrannical court of Athens, the pitiless dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, and young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father. Meanwhile, in the rickety township on the hillside, amateur theatre group the Mechanicals rehearse, with all their comic rivalries. And beyond Athens, in the wild wood, dark forces are stirring. It's a dream that will never be forgotten.

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard, with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book - pages which seem to come alive as he reads them.

Travel back in time to the faraway planet of Thra. Cheer on the Mystics as they fight to overthrow the evil Skeksis and take back control of their planet! When Jen, a member of the Gelfling tribe, sets out to find the crystal's missing shard, his dangerous journey brings him face to face with monsters at every turn. Determined to restore peace to their planet, Jen will not back down! From the brilliant imagination of Jim Henson, this masterpiece of animation recounts the timeless tale of good versus evil and has become a cult favourite of children and grown-ups alike!

Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Martin Scorsese directs this story based on the life of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, who assisted the filmmakers with the production and hopes one day to return to his home in Tibet.

Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son. In his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

Follows fifth graders from three NYC public schools as they train and compete for a dance competition trophy.

In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins for penguins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, in freezing cold temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest conditions on earth, all to find true love.

An award-winning documentary that presents the intense, real-life experience of the National Spelling Bee as illustrated by the stories of eight driven, young spellers who compete for the top prize.

The story of a legendary, lovable red dog who roamed the outback looking for his original master, finding his way into the hearts of everyone he meets, bringing people and communities together. Based on the short novel by Louis de Bernieres.

In this Oscar-winning true story, two very different men compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Ian Charleson stars as in this true story as Eric Liddell, a devout Christian who believes that his athletic abilities are a gift from God, and that using that gift to its fullest extent, to win the gold medal, will be his way of glorifying God. Ben Cross stars as Harold Abrahams, an English Jew and a student at Cambridge, who dreams of fame and of proving to his anti-Semetic fellow students, and to the world, that Jews are not inferior.

Three astronauts were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. America had little interest in this 'routine' flight...until things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade.

Fresh from winning the Academy Award for short animated film, The Lost Thing is a 15-minute animated movie, based on the highly acclaimed picture book by award-winning Australian author Shaun Tan. Watch the film then draw on a range of visual literacy and comprehension skills to analyse the setting, narrative and characters.

It's 1947 in Hollywood. Eddie Valiant, a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hankypanky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of cartoon superstar Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, and the sinister, power-hungry Judge Doom is on a mission to bring Roger to justice. Roger begs the toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer, and the plot thickens as Eddie uncovers scandal after scandal and realises the very existence of Toontown is at stake.

Shrek is an animated family movie that has turned the classic fairytale formula upside down. Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow), an evil tyrant who reigns over the kingdom of Duloc, is paying a cash reward for people to turn in all the fairytale characters. As a result the fairytale characters have invaded the swamp that is home to Shrek - a reclusive, smelly green ogre. Watch the movie and compare the narrative, characters, events and settings with other more traditional texts from the fairy tale genre.

Young students at a Tibetan monastery try to raise money to rent a satellite dish to watch the 1998 France versus Brazil soccer final. In Tibetan.

In NSW, in 1901, the Aborigines Protection Board planned to break up Aboriginal communities by forcibly removing their children and hiring them out as servants to white employers. The title of this powerful documentary comes from the wages that were to be paid to the children. Professional learning for teachers Reflecting on the issues raised in this video and applying that knowledge to your teaching may count towards your teacher-identified hours of professional learning. This documentary informs AITSL focus area 2.4 (understand and respect Indigenous people to promote reconciliation). Consider the ways you can incorporate Aboriginal perspectives into your teaching and think about the way past injustices have impacted upon generations of Indigenous people. Visit www.aitsl.edu.au for information on logging teacher-identified PD.

Bunda has a problem - his older brother Garadi acts like Bunda doesn't exist. Bunda does everything to try and get his older brother's attention: he steals his honey, he tries to copy his athletic feats, and he's thrown his brother's spear in the river. And for his trouble, all Bunda gets is his brother's anger and contempt.

Sixteen year old Yuma lies with her wealthy father and step family in Sydney. Kyanna, also 16, lives in a community in the central Australia desert with her mother and extended family. Separated at birth, these twin girls are completely unaware that the other exists, until a twist of fate sees them meet in Alice Springs.