The NFSA Restores Collection: 'Eternity'

Susan Bye examines the production history, thematic concerns and legacy of Lawrence Johnston's 1994 documentary about Arthur Stace, a mysterious figure who for decades in the mid twentieth century chalked the 'Eternity' slogan across Sydney.

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National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Sydney Film Festival, Christianity, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, REMO General Store, Remo Giuffré, Diane Arbus, Trevor Dallen, Dorothy Hewett, Mark Balfour, Robyn Ravlich, Ruth Ridley, Ronin Films, Australian FIlm Commission, Cannes Film Festival, Peter Sainsbury, Tim Read, New South Wales Film Commission, Susan MacKinnon, Museum of Modern Art, Werner Herzog, Minnesota Declaration, Bill Nichols, John Ridley, George Gittoes, Dion Beebe, Kings Cross, Albert Hay Malotte, Painted Daughters, Les Foxcroft, The Eternity Enigma, ABC, Colin Anderson, James Cant, The Bridge, Bobbin Up, sermon, church, cosmopolitanism, AIDS, Stuart Challender, songline, Neon