Bypass to Life

Australian film

Bypass to Life
Directed by	Peter Maund
Written by	Robert Kearsley
Produced by	Tom O'Connor
Narrated by	Eric Pearce
Cinematography	Mike Browning
Running time	27 min
Country	Australia
Language	English

Bypass to Life is a 1961 Australian dramatised documentary on a surgery to repair a hole in the heart of a young girl.^[1] Partly filmed in the Alfred Hospital, it shows the discussions and preparations leading up to the operation.^[2] The film won the 1962 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary^[3] and it won the 1961 best TV documentary from the Television Society of Australia.^[4]

References

^ GTV 9; Tom O'Connor (1961), Title No: 1502345, retrieved 19 May 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Heat Operation Film on GTV-9". The Age. 25 May 1961. p. 3.
^ "Winners & Nominees".
^ "Heat Film Wins Award". The Age. 14 December 1961. p. 23.

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AACTA Award for Best Film

1958–1975

Conquest of the Rivers / Hard to Windward (1958)
Edge of The Deep / The Power Makers (1959)
Three in a Million (1960)
Not awarded (1961)
Bypass to Life / Night Freighter (1962)
The Land That Waited (1963)
The Dancing Class / I, the Aboriginal (1964)
The Legend of Damien Parer / Stronger Since The War (1965)
Concerto for Orchestra (1966)
Cardin in Australia (1967)
The Change at Groote / The Talgai Skull (1968)
Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1969)
Three to Go: Michael (1970)
Homesdale (1971)
Stork (1972)
Libido: The Child / 27A (1973)
Sunday Too Far Away (1974/75)

1976–2000

The Devil's Playground (1976)
Storm Boy (1977)
Newsfront (1978)
My Brilliant Career (1979)
Breaker Morant (1980)
Gallipoli (1981)
Lonely Hearts (1982)
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
Annie's Coming Out (1984)
Bliss (1985)
Malcolm (1986)
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)
Evil Angels (1989)
Flirting (1990)
Proof (1991)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
The Piano (1993)
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Angel Baby (1995)
Shine (1996)
Kiss or Kill (1997)
The Interview (1998)
Two Hands (1999)
Looking for Alibrandi (2000)

2001–present

Lantana (2001)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Japanese Story (2003)
Somersault (2004)
Look Both Ways (2005)
Ten Canoes (2006)
Romulus, My Father (2007)
The Black Balloon (2008)
Samson and Delilah (2009)
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Red Dog (2011)
The Sapphires (2012)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Babadook / The Water Diviner (2014)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Lion (2017)
Sweet Country (2018)
The Nightingale (2019)
Babyteeth (2020)
Nitram (2021)
Elvis (2022)
Talk to Me (2023)

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