This page lists the #HATMAus movies we watched in 2020, cohosts and guest historians, and links to related content.
We started Historians at the Movies Australia in March 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, as a way of building online community. Initially it was linked with the Australian Centre for Public History’s Public History Hour – we would watch a movie on Sunday night then host an online panel discussion with expert guest historians on the Monday, which was broadcast live on the ACPH Facebook page. After several months we switched over to just the Sunday night viewing with semi-regular guest cohosts on Twitter. Links to videos of all the Public History Hour discussions are below.
In July 2020 we also hosted a special Public History Hour discussion with Jason Herbert, creator of the original Historians at the Movies. The conversation is available here.
- 22 March 2020 – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019); Public History Hour with Alana Piper (UTS) and Kiera Lindsey (UTS)
- 29 March 2020 – Muriel’s Wedding (1994); Public History Hour with Michelle Arrow (Macquarie)
- 5 April 2020 – The Sapphires (2012); Public History Hour with Mariko Smith (Australian Museum) and Noah Riseman (ACU)
- 12 April 2020 – The Castle (1997); Public History Hour with Elizabeth Humphrys (UTS) and Stephanie Convery (Guardian Australia)
- 19 April 2020 – Orlando (1992); Public History Hour with Mike Jones (ANU) and Una McIlvenna (Melbourne)
- 26 April 2020 – Pride (2014); Public History Hour with Elizabeth Humphrys (UTS) and Amy Thomas (UTS)
- 3 May 2020 – The Lives of Others (2006); Public History Hour with Anna Funder (UTS) and Alison Lewis (Melbourne)
- 10 May 2020 – Clueless (1995); Public History Hour with Lesley Speed (Federation) and Olivia Murphy (Sydney)
- 17 May 2020 – 24 Hour Party People (2002); Public History Hour with Evan Smith (Flinders) and Sarah Attfield (UTS)
- 24 May 2020 – The Death of Stalin (2017); Public History Hour with Mark Edele (Melbourne) and Roger Markwick (Newcastle)
- 31 May 2020 – Suffragette (2015); Public History Hour with Clare Wright (La Trobe) and Ana Stevenson (University of the Free State)
- 7 June 2020 – I Am Not Your Negro (2016); Public History Hour with Clare Corbould (Deakin)
- 14 June 2020 – Samson and Delilah (2009)
- 21 June 2020 – The Wedding Singer (1998)
- 28 June 2020 – Marie Antoinette (2006)
- 4 July 2020 – Hamilton (2020), special #HATM crossover event, followed by the Public History Hour with #HATM creator Jason Herbert (University of Minnesota)
- 12 July 2020 – First Man (2018)
- 19 July 2020 – Boy (2010)
- 26 July 2020 – Jane Eyre (2011)
- 2 August 2020 – Van Diemen’s Land (2009), with cohost James Findlay (Sydney)
- 9 August 2020 – Strictly Ballroom (1992), with cohost Michelle Arrow (Macquarie)
- 16 August 2020 – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), with cohost Jess Carniel (USQ)
- 23 August 2020 – West Side Story (1961)
- 30 August 2020 – Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), with cohost Brett Holman
- 6 September 2020 – The Man From Snowy River (1982), special event for the History Council of NSW’s History Week with cohost Frank Bongiorno (ANU)
- 13 September 2020 – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
- 20 September 2020 – Brokeback Mountain (2005), with cohost Scott McKinnon (Wollongong)
- 27 September 2020 – The Piano (1993), with cohost Claire Corbett (UTS)
- 4 October 2020 – When Harry Met Sally (1989)
- 11 October 2020 – Evil Angels AKA A Cry in the Dark (1988), with cohost Michelle Arrow (Macquarie)
- 18 October 2020 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
- 25 October 2020 – The Wind Rises (2013), with cohost James D. Kightly
- 1 November 2020 – Rebecca (2020), with cohost Emma Doolan (SCU)
- 8 November 2020 – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), with cohost Tess Watterson (Adelaide)
- 15 November 2020 – Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), cohosted by the ‘Mad Macs’ team of Michelle Arrow, Kate Fullagar, Alison Holland, Keith Rathbone and Clare Monagle from Macquarie, who won the ACPH’s Inaugural History Week Online Quiz Night.
- 22 November 2020 – Mean Girls (2004)
- 29 November 2020 – The Dish (2000), with cohost Alice Gorman (Flinders)
- 6 December 2020 – Rush (2013), with cohost Mariko Smith (Australian Museum)
- 13 December 2020 – Love Actually (2003)
- 20 December 2020 – It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
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