Damien Parer
Australian photographer (1912-1944)
Damien Peter Parer was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He was cinematographer for Australia's first Oscar-winning film, Kokoda Front Line!, an edition of the weekly newsreel, Cinesound Review, which was produced by Ken G. Hall.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1942–1981) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Kokoda front line! | Ken G. Hall | 9 min | B&W | ||
| 1942 | Moresby under the blitz | Ken G. Hall | ||||
| 1942 | U.S. news review. | Issue no. 2 produced by the Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures. | 18 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1979 | The Automated mariner | |||||
| 1980 | Slippery slide | Donald Crombie | ||||
| 1981 | Footrot | Tasmanian Film Corp | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1981 | Footrot |