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Diplomat, The (Feature Version)

The Diplomat follows East Timor freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner JosŽ Ramos Horta in the final tumultuous year of his 24 year campaign to secure independence for his country.
Year : 1999 | Total Duration : 81 Minutes | Producer : Sally Browning (Producer), Wilson da Silva (Co-Producer), Geoffrey Barter (Associate Producer)
Director : Tom Zubrycki |
WS of beach in low light with a few people swimming and boat on horizon.
Access No. 127608 | 9 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
CU crying mother with small child.
Access No. 127609 | 9 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
WS 4WD driving past white church and GS group of people gathered around crosses in Santa Cruz cemetery. CU interview with Jose Ramos Horta in cemetery.
Access No. 127610 | 29 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
Santa Cruz Massacre, November 12 1991. People running in slow-motion, CU bleeding man in person's arms and GS army.
Access No. 127611 | 20 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © Yorkshire Television | Colour |
CU Jose Ramos Horta in profile wearing sunglasses speaking of Santa Cruz massacre. GS people walking in front of church. Title FX and Super for The Diplomat. Fade to view of tree-lined road from car POV driver.
Access No. 127612 | 48 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor; Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS Jose Ramos Horta in travelling chauffeured car speaking on mobile phone. Includes shots of driver, Canberra suburbs POV car, good track through tunnel. Horta in car taking off glasses.
Access No. 127643 | 55 secs | 1990s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS group dancing and singing on cobbled area outside building. Interiors of preparations for Timorese National Convention with MS Jose Ramos Horta and VS audience mingling and being seated. VS pro-independence members embracing and CUs interview with Horta.
Access No. 127644 | 1 min 8 secs | 1990s | Lisbon, Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta and supporters dining and watching Xanana Gusmao on video screen.
Access No. 127645 | 16 secs | 1990s | Lisbon, Portugal. | © NFSA | Colour |
CU Xanana Gusmao on video screen with archival footage of Falintil guerillas assembled around flag. GS guerillas in training and moving through jungle, communicating on two-way radio, and on hill. Pan to hilly wilderness.
Access No. 127646 | 38 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © Andrew McNaughton | Colour |
VS Timorese National Conference. MS Jose Ramos Horta giving closing speech with line of young Timorese girls on stage behind him. GS to audience and WS audience rising to feet clapping. GS audience cheering and raising fists in air. Horta taking oath as Vice President. Horta leaving room with baggage and packing car.
Access No. 127647 | 1 min 3 secs | 1990s | Lisbon, Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of Soeharto poster being burnt by noisy crowds in street. Tank in street and riots from May 1998. CUs armoured police, rioters throwing stones and VS police advancing on crowd. Footage of Soeharto with entourage and resigning, Vice-President Habibie making speech. CU crowds cheering.
Access No. 127648 | 37 secs | 1990s | Indonesia | © SBS | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta arriving at Sydney Airport to be greeted by interviewer and camera crew. WS suburban brick home. Horta seated at dining table and in kitchen with mother and relatives. CU frying egg in pan and various kitchen scenes. MS Horta in make-up chair and chatting with television presenter and crew before filming.
Access No. 127649 | 1 min 22 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta being fitted with microphone in studio. ÒSundayÓ program logo visible on wall.
Access No. 127650 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS presenter introducing topic to camera on ÒSundayÓ program.
Access No. 127651 | 2 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Channel 9 - Sunday Program | Colour |
MS cameraman in profile and MS profile Horta in interview.
Access No. 127652 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS Jose Ramos Horta in interview on Ã’Sunday Ã’ show.
Access No. 127653 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Channel 9 - Sunday Program | Colour |
GS cameraman on studio floor and monitor.
Access No. 127654 | 2 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Jose Ramos Horta.
Access No. 127655 | 2 secs | 1990s | © Channel 9 - Sunday Program | Colour |
MS cameraman in profile with zoom out to Jose Ramos Horta sitting on stage in chair with ÒSundayÓ logo behind him.
Access No. 127656 | 10 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage from 1975 of Jose Ramos Horta in battle fatigues looking through binoculars. VS battleships along coast and from sea level. MS interview with Horta. VS resistance members.
Access No. 127657 | 28 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © Channel 9 | Colour |
WS battalion firing guns into air . Resistance members hold fists in air. GS subdued group of Timorese inhabitants sitting on ground.
Access No. 127658 | 19 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © ABC | Colour |
MS Jose Ramos Hora interview.
Access No. 127659 | 22 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage (c. 1975) of Jose Ramos Horta as new Foreign Minister receiving resistance members in battle fatigues. Pan resistance members.
Access No. 127660 | 11 secs | 1990s | © Channel 9 | Colour |
Fretlin guerillas transported in back of truck and guerilla jeep through jungle road POV truck in front. GS Jeep moving through hillside.
Access No. 127661 | 13 secs | 1990s | © ABC | Colour |
Archival footage of Timor settlement from the air with smoke in some areas from Indonesian attacks.
Access No. 127662 | 11 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © Channel 9 | Colour |
Interview with Natalina Horta, mother of Jose Ramos describing the Indonesian invasion and CUs to her showing photos from albums pointing to her children killed in the invasion. CUs to photos of a young Jose with his colleagues at the UN
Access No. 127663 | 1 min 32 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Footage from 1983 of Jose Ramos Horta in New York leaving building, buying newspaper and walking along street.
Access No. 127664 | 13 secs | 1990s | New York, USA | © Gil Scrine Films | Colour |
CU interview with Jose Ramos Horta.
Access No. 127665 | 7 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Jose Ramos Horta along busy New York Street. Good CU busker playing spoons.
Access No. 127666 | 9 secs | 1990s | New York, USA | © Gil Scrine | Colour |
CU interview with Jose Ramos Horta.
Access No. 127667 | 13 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
MS Jose Ramos Horta walking along street. GS group of suited men walking towards camera and GS Horta crossing road. GS Horta descending steps in United Nations building and MS Vanuatu representatives at desk. VS Horta greeting and joking with several representatives.
Access No. 127668 | 32 secs | 1990s | © Gil Scrine Films | Colour |
MS interview with Ana Pessoa, Jose Ramos Horta's ex-wife describing Horta's life during his time with the United Nations. Interview with Horta speaking of his marriage.
Access No. 127669 | 1 min 5 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
GS Jose Ramos Horta sitting alone at UN desk with high angle pan down over several other representatives from various nations. High angle track over busy New York Avenue and buildings. CUs Horta on plane looking out window.
Access No. 127670 | 34 secs | 1990s | © Gil Scrine Films | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta on plane with VS plane interior and high shot of Horta reading. CU flight information video surrounded by Asian script. View of city of Seoul from car, June 1998. VS people around tables at conference and CUs of speaker giving ÒOde to TimorÓ. MS Horta speaking at podium. MS man at conference table on mobile phone. GS camera crew filming speech.
Access No. 127671 | 55 secs | 1990s | Seoul, Korea | © NFSA | Colour |
MS woman taking informal photograph and Jose Ramos Horta posing with fans. VS people approaching Horta to shake hands and group photographs taken by several photographers. Horta in hotel kitchen and dining room. MS Horta eating.
Access No. 127672 | 37 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
Exterior WS of UN Security Council Building with flags flying in foreground. CU flags fluttering in breeze.
Access No. 127673 | 4 secs | 1990s | © APTN | Colour |
MS Ali Alatas greeting Kofi Anan and MS Ali Alatas, Indonesian Foreign Minister giving speech. Zoom on Alatas and Anan shaking hands in front of cameras.
Access No. 127674 | 28 secs | 1990s | © UN TV | Colour |
MS Timorese holding banner and WS crowd behind banners raising fists in air. VS rallies and speakers. VS men on tuck along mountain roads followed by people on motor scooters.
Access No. 127675 | 31 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © Andrew McNaughton | Colour |
Bridge at dusk POV car crossing and CU Jose Ramos Horta interviewed in car. VS of roads and signs from car. Austrian countryside POV car and castle on hilltop. Forest-lined country road POV car. WS Krumbach Castle.
Access No. 127676 | 54 secs | 1990s | Austria, Europe | © NFSA | Colour |
Conference members arriving to the AITD (Intra Timorese Dialogue). GS Jose Ramos Horta mingling with members. VS members talking informally and various senior resistance fighters being interviewed including Carascalao and Da Cruz. CU man drinking coffee. VS members filing into room and being seated.
Access No. 127678 | 44 secs | 1990s | Austria | © NFSA | Colour |
VS members attending AITD conference listening to speaker. MS Jamsheed Marker speaking from conference table. GS Horta and Carascalao seated at conference. MS Horta talking to businessman with smoking third man smiling and raising fist towards camera.
Access No. 127679 | 40 secs | 1990s | Austria | © NFSA | Colour |
VS conference room and GS Jose Ramos Horta with other members. CU door being closed on cameras. VS exterior Krumbach Castle. WS Castle with forest in foreground.
Access No. 127680 | 1 min 33 secs | 1990s | Austria | © NFSA | Colour |
VS conference members and journalists in castle courtyard. Senior resistance leader Gutteres on mobile phone then talking with journalists. Conference delegates walking down castle stairs and group in heated discussion in meeting room. VS delegates reading papers and having discussions in small groups.
Access No. 127682 | 1 min 26 secs | 1990s | Austria | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with Jose Ramos Horta seated in chair and interview with Pro-Integrationists leader Lopes Da Cruz. Castle exteriors and castle illuminated at night. VS private Resistance meeting around table led by Horta. GS Gutteres speaking and MSs various members.
Access No. 127683 | 3 mins 20 secs | 1990s | Austria | © NFSA | Colour |
WS with castle in distance and bridge in foreground and picturesque fields behind. VS AITD conference delegates in discussion including Jose Ramos Horta with Pro-Integrationists. MS Jose Ramos Horta alone at table reading paper. GS Horta on mobile phone and VS around castle.
Access No. 127684 | 54 secs | 1990s | Austria | © NFSA | Colour |
Carascalao and others leave conference. GS scrum of journalists and camera crew and MS interviewing Jose Ramos Horta. Da Cruz walking through journalists. Horta boards bus and high shots of bus departing. CUs media interviews with AITD delegates Gutteres and Carascalao complaining about Horta's behaviour. CU heated argument between journalists.
Access No. 127685 | 2 mins 21 secs | 1990s | Austria | © NFSA | Colour |
WS delegates descending path outside Castle. WS small boy bouncing ball outside suburban brick house. MS family gathering singing Happy Birthday to Jose Ramos Horta and bringing him birthday cake. MS Horta blowing out large candle and VS celebrations.
Access No. 127686 | 1 min 2 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
SBS Television logo and MS Jose Ramos Horta seen from behind walking through television studio corridor and greeting programme presenter Indira Naidoo. GS autocue screen.
Access No. 127687 | 22 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview between presenter Indira Naidoo and Jose Ramos Horta at desk in SBS studio
Access No. 127688 | 11 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © SBS | Colour |
GS interview between presenter Indira Naidoo and Jose Ramos Horta at desk in SBS studio
Access No. 127689 | 6 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview between presenter Indira Naidoo and Jose Ramos Horta at desk in SBS studio
Access No. 127690 | 8 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © SBS | Colour |
GS interview between presenter Indira Naidoo and Jose Ramos Horta at desk in SBS studio
Access No. 127691 | 3 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview between presenter Indira Naidoo and Jose Ramos Horta at desk in SBS studio.
Access No. 127692 | 5 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © SBS | Colour |
WS Portuguese Ambassador's suburban Canberra residence. GS Portuguese Ambassador and various men entering house and greeting Jose Ramos Horta. VS men gathered around conference table in meeting room.
Access No. 127693 | 55 secs | 1990s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS armed Militia walking along road and through fields, 1999. ECU eyes of Militia man.
Access No. 127694 | 18 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
VS Jose Ramos Horta and others approaching building for East Timorese Community Meeting in Sydney. VS Horta before Timorese crowd and VS audience. New Parliament House, Canberra seen from road POV travelling car. MS Horta in car. WS rill and building exterior. VS building interior, security guard and men down corridors
Access No. 127695 | 1 min 11 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW; Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS Foreign Minister Alexander Downer giving directions to media crew . Downer waiting by door in office and greeting Jose Ramos Horta as he enters. CU cameras and VS crew filming meeting. Delegates descending stairs and walking through building
Access No. 127696 | 1 min | 1990s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Media interview with Jose Ramos Horta in gardens. CU Carascalao lighting cigarette. MS Horta surrounded by microphones. VS Carascalao in kitchen and frying an egg and MS of him taking to camera seated at desk.
Access No. 127698 | 1 min 14 secs | 1990s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of truck loads of Militia from 1999. CU woman weeping and VS East Timorese with bodies and injured men. CU crying woman holding crying child.
Access No. 127700 | 24 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Gutteres giving speech to Indonesian militia in front of Governor's palace in Dilli
Access No. 127701 | 1 sec | 1990s | Dilli, East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
CU soldier holding camcorder and GS Soldiers marching with Indonesian flags. Aitarak Militia firing guns into air and GS Eurico Gutteres giving speech.
Access No. 127702 | 21 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
VS Militia firing guns and burning. Zoom out to Militia and guns on television screen. MS friends consoling Manuel Carascalao.
Access No. 127703 | 12 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Natalina Horta watching television in lounge room.
Access No. 127704 | 3 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU upset Timorese woman interviewed on television about Militia violence.
Access No. 127705 | 3 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Natalina Horta watching programme.
Access No. 127706 | 2 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU upset Timorese woman interviewed on television about Militia violence.
Access No. 127707 | 3 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Interview with Natalina Ramos Horta.
Access No. 127708 | 10 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Violence in East Timorese streets with garbage burning, Militia soldiers firing and watching action.
Access No. 127709 | 16 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Interview with Natalina Ramos Horta at kitchen table speaking of Militia violence. CU satellite dish and rooftops.
Access No. 127710 | 56 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS United Nations building exterior with flags flying and archival footage of Kofi Anan shaking hands with Alatas and UN member.
Access No. 127711 | 9 secs | 1990s | © UN TV | Colour |
GS two militants walking with guns and general Timor street scene with police vehicle and large military truck past camera.
Access No. 127712 | 10 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
MS Alatas giving speech. Screen FX with CU overlay of face.
Access No. 127713 | 19 secs | 1990s | © UN TV | Colour |
GS UN vehicles (unarmed UN monitors)driving past camera. Militia members attack UN vehicles on street and VS UN members fleeing. Militia member grabbing man entering vehicle and ECUs vehicle being car-jacked POV driver. White 4WD escaping. Group of militia members armed with rocks running past camera. Man lying on road in pool of blood.
Access No. 127714 | 40 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Newsreader talking to Jose Ramos Horta via satellite with image of Horta on large screen. CUs Horta and CUs newsreader.
Access No. 127781 | 32 secs | 1990s | Australia | © SBS Dateline | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta on airport travelator with luggage trolley. CU tilt to departure screen. VS Horta walking through airport and approaching airport security. GS Horta and Gutteres seated in aeroplane with CU to Horta filling out visa card. VS Horta exiting aircraft and walking through boarding tunnel and accompanied by police towards group of people at immigration.
Access No. 127782 | 56 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
CUs camera crews on steps. Jose Ramos Horta posing for photographs and CUs crush of journalists and media jostling around Horta. Unsteady CUs Horta speaking to press. CU Horta speaking into journalist's dictaphone. GS Horta leaving in 4WD vehicle. Night scenes of Horta surrounded by bodyguards and jostling journalists approaching Xanana Gusmao's prison house on foot.
Access No. 127783 | 1 min 41 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta and Xanana Gusmao embracing in doorway and posing for photographs. WS conference buildings by lake. Interior shots of Reconciliation Conference with pan of members seated at tables. CU Gusmao and MS Horta seated beside Gusmao. VS journalists and photographers.
Access No. 127784 | 49 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
CUs of Manuel Carascalao, Lopes da Cruz and Militia leader Eurico Gutteres walking into meeting. Outdoor activities at night with Jose Luis Gutteres singing with others, Joao Carascalao seated with man and VS looking into restaurant.
Access No. 127785 | 45 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
Crowd of journalists inside conference building being addressed by by man on step ladder and journalist filing down corridor and stairs. CUs photographs. Gutteres, Horta and Carascalao posed on landing for photographers. CU Carascalao and Eurico Gutteres.
Access No. 127786 | 41 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
Da Cruz and Horta shake hands, Da Cruz and Gutteres shake hands amidst photographers flashes and TV crews. CU hand shaking. MS Da Cruz then Jose Ramos Horta signing treaty. MS interview with Horta. Man at gates of prison house with ice cream cart pushed across scene. GS Pro independence members meeting on prison house porch.
Access No. 127787 | 51 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Pro Independence meeting with members' tempers flaring. Zoom to Jose Ramos Horta listening to meeting from background. Horta and Gusmao walking through foyer with guard. Horta waves to camera. VS meeting with Alatas, Horta, Gusmao then Alatas in press conference. CUs to cameramen. VS Jose Ramos Horta seated in darkened aircraft watching film.
Access No. 127788 | 1 min 39 secs | 1990s | © NFSA | Colour |
UN vehicle beside group of children and police placing polling station notice up. GS polling. High angle shot of large noisy campaigning crowds at Resistance rally in Dili. Manuel Carascalao making speech to crowd. MS Militia leader Gutteres dressed in red and white leading militia men down streets on motorbikes.
Access No. 127789 | 28 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Horta registering at counter to vote in Sydney, July 26, 1999. CU Horta addressing camera holding up ballot sheet. Ballot day with man carrying pack of beer into suburban house. MS interview with Horta. Interview with saddened Natalina Horta. LS long line of people outside building and VS Horta shaking hands with Timorese. Horta placing vote in ballot box and giving speech in front of assembled media. Natalina Horta placing vote.
Access No. 127790 | 2 mins 19 secs | 1990s | Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Evening party, Joao Carascalao on mobile phone, CU musician singing, CU Jose Ramos Horta holding baby, men tending barbecue. MS Horta taking telephone call and Natalina Horta with others tuning into television news programme.
Access No. 127791 | 31 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Footage of Timorese men addressing camera and cheering with fists raised in air.
Access No. 127792 | 3 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Timorese women gathered around television set watching news of Timorese elections.
Access No. 127793 | 9 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High angle view of lines of voters in Timor.
Access No. 127794 | 3 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
GS media crew attaching microphone to Jose Ramos Horta. Camera crew in position. Low angle shot to timorese gathered around television set.
Access No. 127795 | 10 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Low angle CU of presenter Indira Naidoo interviewing Jose Ramos Horta by satellite on television.
Access No. 127796 | 5 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © SBS | Colour |
GS Horta before camera crew on air.
Access No. 127797 | 4 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Angled view of Jose Ramos Horta interviewed on small television screen.
Access No. 127798 | 2 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © SBS | Colour |
MS Jose Ramos Horta being interviewed. People standing and seated around television screen watching Horta interview.
Access No. 127799 | 17 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
ECU Jose Ramos Horta on television screen.
Access No. 127800 | 2 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © SBS | Colour |
People gathered outside windows and others in lounge room watching television news programme. Band playing and singing at party and zoom in to Jose Ramos Horta watching. VS musicians and GS appreciative audience.
Access No. 127801 | 30 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Street at night and VS people making victorious gestures at news of Pro-Independance win at Timor elections. CU man embracing woman.
Access No. 127802 | 25 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU television screen graphics illustrating results from Timorese elections.
Access No. 127803 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © SBS | Colour |
GS three people sitting on couch watching news television.
Access No. 127804 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU television screen broadcast of speaker talking about Timorese Pro-Independence win and cut to jubilant Timorese celebrating on streets.
Access No. 127805 | 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © SBS | Colour |
MS beaming man and Natalina Horta watching television screen.
Access No. 127806 | 3 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU television news program showing Jose Ramos Horta arriving in New York.
Access No. 127807 | 6 secs | 1990s | New York, USA. | © ITN/Reuters | Colour |
CUs Natalina Horta and supporters watching television news program. View of street at night from Horta residence. GS slightly deflated looking Natalina Horta and supporters watching news report on television.
Access No. 127808 | 15 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Side view of television screen showing news presenter.
Access No. 127809 | 5 secs | 1990s | Sydney, Australia | © SBS | Colour |
News footage of smoke rising behind Timorese rooftops.
Access No. 127810 | 4 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
CU Natalina Horta watching news item on television screen.
Access No. 127811 | 3 secs | 1990s | Sydney, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
News item showing high shot over militants and truck on Dili street.
Access No. 127812 | 3 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
CU woman watching television screen.
Access No. 127813 | 2 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
News footage of man on Dili street seen through window and high angle shot of journalists and cameramen running into building hallway and retreating up stairs.
Access No. 127814 | 7 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
Natalina Horta and young woman next to her watching television report.
Access No. 127815 | 3 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
View of Militia men filmed through window carrying guns.
Access No. 127816 | 5 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
Two women watching news report on television making exasperated gestures and CU Natalina Horta sighing.
Access No. 127817 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Dili from moving vehicle and various street scenes showing building rubble and rising smoke from post-election riots. Journalists in back on military truck manned by armed soldiers.
Access No. 127818 | 13 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
Post election violence with footage of Militia man dragging body along street joined by ally who kicks body.
Access No. 127819 | 6 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © Channel 7 | Colour |
Post-election unrest with bishop speaking with policeman, refugees flooding streets, refugees POV car, militants guiding refugees.
Access No. 127820 | 18 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
Journalist running from militia and being beaten in ditch.
Access No. 127821 | 10 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © CNN | Colour |
Pro-Integrationist walking past journalists. Alatas walking with policeman and MS making public speech at press conference.
Access No. 127822 | 13 secs | 1990s | © TVRI | Colour |
Camera peering over high wall to people, mainly women and children, taking cover.
Access No. 127823 | 13 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © UNAMET | Colour |
Militia in street carrying machetes and men in street fleeing and taking cover from gunfire. Militia men attacking fleeing man.
Access No. 127824 | 18 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © ITN/Reuters | Colour |
High pan of refugees crowded in UN Headquarters.
Access No. 127825 | 7 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © ADF | Colour |
CU refugee girl.
Access No. 127826 | 2 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
CU toddler holding adult's hand. MS refugee man looking at camera.
Access No. 127827 | 7 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © ADF | Colour |
Burning building POV passing vehicle. VS through Dili and Timor showing chaos of burning buildings. GS military trucks on tree-lined street. VS refugees and baby being passed onto truck. Night vision of refugees. Military trucks carrying armed militants past camera and more towards camera.
Access No. 127828 | 36 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © APTN | Colour |
WS exterior of UN building with flags flying in foreground. Pan across UN security council meeting and MS Kofi Anan and Gambian representative. GS UN conference centre and three addressees before council. GS UN members before addressees.
Access No. 127829 | 17 secs | 1990s | USA | © UN TV | Colour |
Sombre looking Jose Ramos Horta walking down corridor towards camera. Aircraft coming in for landing in heat haze to Auckland Airport. CU Traditionally painted Maori warriors holding spears. President Clinton and daughter Chelsea appear at aircraft door and wave.
Access No. 127830 | 17 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © SBS | Colour |
Maori dancers performing at airport for President Clinton inter cut with shots of Clinton and daughter Chelsea leaving plane and getting into limousine. CU limousine and American flag on bonnet then high angle shot of limousine driving away flanked by security.
Access No. 127831 | 24 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand. | © SBS | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta arriving at Auckland Airport, walking under Arrival sign and leaving terminal followed by journalists and camera crews. CU ABC cameraman. Horta on mobile phone waiting for transport. Zoom out from car sticker saying ÔIndonesia out of East Timor' to WS of car departing.
Access No. 127832 | 23 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
LS to helicopter high in sky over Auckland and tilt down to timber house. WS entrance to guest house. MS Horta seated on lounge being interviewed. High angle shot over Auckland suburb.
Access No. 127833 | 34 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
MS Carascalao standing and MS Jose Ramos Horta in house. Carascalao pacing porch smoking. Horta on mobile telephone interrupted by Carascalao who whispers to him. Blonde woman named Margherita on telephone waking Horta napping on lounge then answering second phone ringing.
Access No. 127834 | 1 min 27 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
Man from media crew appears in garden speaking to Margherita who arranges interview time with him. GS Jose Ramos Horta conducting telephone interview from couch. Margherita on phone arranging interviews and Horta conducting interview with NBC journalist seated outside.
Access No. 127835 | 46 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
Dog interrupting interview by drinking loudly from large water bowl then being led away past journalists and cameramen. MS Jose Ramos Horta in interview.
Access No. 127836 | 41 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
CNN news program on television screen.
Access No. 127837 | 3 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © CNN | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta watching news item on television.
Access No. 127838 | 2 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
UN delegation in Dili putting on blue jackets. Good CU young large-eyed girl with blue UN symbol in background. Burnt out Dili buildings from moving vehicle with zoom out and pan to two soldiers and reporter on vehicle. CUs neatly attired soldiers on moving vehicle.
Access No. 127839 | 22 secs | 1990s | Dili, East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
WS Auckland guesthouse at dusk. Carascalao, Jose Ramos Horta and Margherita gathered in living room. VS Horta on telephone and in serious discussion with the others. WS guesthouse exterior in rain during day and views from guesthouse.
Access No. 127840 | 1 min 25 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta seen from behind in conversation on telephone in guesthouse bedroom. GS collecting jacket and walking out of guesthouse. WS of hotel with policeman at street entrance. GS of security with sniffer dog going over luggage in hotel and two policeman outside hotel entrance. Horta and Carascalao leaving hotel shaking hands with woman.
Access No. 127841 | 1 min 44 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
WS front of guesthouse from street and interior shot of Jose Ramos Horta on telephone to Xanana Gusmao recounting conversation with President Clinton.
Access No. 127842 | 39 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
CU President Clinton on television news program speaking about East Timor.
Access No. 127853 | 10 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © CNN | Colour |
VS Jose Ramos Horta watching television. Guesthouse at night.
Access No. 127854 | 10 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
News programme on television being watched by Jose Ramos Horta shot from behind. CU on television.
Access No. 127855 | 11 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © CNN | Colour |
MS Jose Ramos Horta, Margherita and Carascalao watching news programme on television
Access No. 127857 | 11 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
CU map of Indonesia on television screen.
Access No. 127858 | 2 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © CNN | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta joking around with Margherita and throwing food at cameraman off screen.
Access No. 127859 | 24 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
News footage of Indonesian officials.
Access No. 127860 | 4 secs | 1990s | Indonesia | © CNN (audio)/TVRI (footage) | Colour |
Mr Habibie approaching microphones for news conference.
Access No. 127861 | 4 secs | 1990s | Indonesia | © CNN | Colour |
CU serious-looking Jose Ramos Horta watching television with Carascalao in background.
Access No. 127862 | 5 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
News footage of Mr Habibie giving speech.
Access No. 127863 | 5 secs | 1990s | Indonesia | © TVRI - Televisi Republika Indonesia | Colour |
CU Horta watching news programme with Carascalao in background gradually smiling and raising fist in air.
Access No. 127864 | 13 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
News footage of Mr Habibie giving speech at news conference with flashlights illuminating his face.
Access No. 127865 | 5 secs | 1990s | Indonesia | © TVRI - Televisi Republika Indonesia | Colour |
CU Jose Ramos Horta reacting emotionally and with relief at Mr Habibie's televised speech.
Access No. 127866 | 3 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
High angle view of Mr Habibie on television.
Access No. 127867 | 3 secs | 1990s | Indonesia | © CNN | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta reacting to East Timor news and VS of him preparing to go to bed. GS of Margherita.
Access No. 127868 | 28 secs | 1990s | Auckland, New Zealand | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Jose Ramos Horta on mobile phone on busy wet New York street. Woman hailing cab. CU Horta in taxi and view of busy wet New York street POV cab. Woman in back of cab passes Horta a mobile phone. CU Horta. GS Starbucks coffee house POV cab.
Access No. 127869 | 51 secs | 1990s | New York, USA | © NFSA | Colour |
WS exterior UN Centre. Jose Ramos Horta and Anan meet and shake hands in front of press. CUs press taking photographs. GS Horta waiting for elevator in foyer. VS cameramen and journalists assembling for conference. Alatas giving speech to UN members. VS media. MS PA on phone and Horta in foreground.
Access No. 127870 | 1 min | 1990s | New York, USA | © NFSA | Colour |
Alatas giving media conference and trips over microphone as leaving. Crowd of politicians and media milling around floor from high angle. Alatas and followers walking away past large Picasso painting. Zoom in to Horta talking informally to UN members.
Access No. 127871 | 24 secs | 1990s | New York, USA | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Jose Ramos Horta talking to assembled media. GS Horta and PA travelling down escalator and leaving UN building.
Access No. 127872 | 48 secs | 1990s | New York, USA | © NFSA | Colour |
WS military aircraft on tarmac as multinational peacekeeping force arrives. VS military helicopters landing unloading troops. VS Indonesian troops in tanks and on foot withdrawing. VS armed soldiers body frisking men
Access No. 127873 | 21 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © ADF (Australian Defence Force) | Colour |
WS Timorese crowd cheering with Xanana Gusmao at podium. MS Gusmao. VS Gusmao escorted by soldiers through streets. CU women weeping and embracing him.
Access No. 127874 | 13 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © SBS | Colour |
Tilt-up Saville Hotel, Darwin. VS Jose Ramos Horta on telephone at desk in hotel room. Horta leaving hotel room and alighting from minibus at airport. VS Horta boarding aircraft from tarmac. Interior pan of aircraft in flight and view from aircraft window. CU Horta and aerial view of Timorese river from aircraft window.
Access No. 127875 | 1 min 8 secs | 1990s | Darwin, NT,Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Aerial Timorese town. Horta being briefed as he prepares to leave aircraft. Horta leaving aircraft and waving to people assembled. Horta and Falintil Commander Ruak embrace then talk. Horta and others travelling in minibus WITH CHILDREN SEEN RUNNING ALONG ROAD NEXT TO BUS.
Access No. 127876 | 47 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
Jose Ramos Horta greeting and mingling with welcoming crowd. CUs to hands clasping. Crowds with musicians and photographers accompanying Horta down street. Horta carrying girl wearing traditional clothes, Ramos smiling and waving, women singing. MS Horta speaking on microphone to crowd.
Access No. 127877 | 1 min 21 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
Timorese crowds at night holding arms up in the air cheering. Tilt to Jose Ramos Horta and supporters on balcony. Tank on street and view from car of war torn Dili with streets full of burnt out buildings. Interview with Horta in moving car. Interview with an angry Natalina Horta in her Australian home condemning Indonesian generals.
Access No. 127878 | 1 min 16 secs | 1990s | East Timor; Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU Falintil guerillas drum and VS of guerillas marching in formation in front of crowds being addressed by Jose Ramos Horta speaking from podium. CUs people in audience. GS choir leader leading children into song.
Access No. 127879 | 51 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
WS helicopter taking off. Aerials over Dili and burnt out buildings POV helicopter. CU Jose Ramos Horta wearing headphones. Aerial views of East Timor coastline. Aerial view of Timorese town. Horta interview. GS tank travelling along street with soldier driving it waving to civilians and soldiers who wave back.
Access No. 127880 | 1 min 6 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
WS truck past white church. Journalists wandering around white gravestones in Santa Cruz Cemetery. CU Jose Ramos Horta being interviewed in foreground.
Access No. 127881 | 1 min 13 secs | 1990s | East Timor | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 73 - VS Carascalao, Jose Ramos Horta and other East Timorese figures having meeting in Portuguese in local library meeting room. VS library interior and exterior.
Access No. 131905 | 25 mins 45 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 90 - Interview with Jose Ramos Horta in English speaking of East Timorese election victory and giving some perspective to the Timorese struggle to get there. Horta talks of his future role in post-Independant East Timor and his view on various government leaders.
Access No. 131906 | 57 mins 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 90 - VS family members preparing for celebration. GS young girl standing in doorway smiling at camera. Interview with Natalina Horta in Portuguese. Jose Ramos Horta giving interview over the phone. VS Natalina in kitchen. GS framed newspaper cuttings on walls. GS Timorese arriving at Horta home for celebration and being interviewed about last few days before election.
Access No. 131907 | 57 mins 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 91 - GS Jose Ramos Horta talking to man in Portuguese. MS Timorese man outside house listening to radio interview with Horta. CU political slogans on back of car. VS media crush around Horta giving press interview on street (wild audio). Horta meeting and greeting crowds on footpath. VS Carascalao and interview in English at polling booth.
Access No. 131909 | 55 mins 50 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 91 - Media crush around Jose Ramos Horta who casts vote in hall. Carascalao and Natalina Horta cast votes. VS people voting. WS long queues of people outside building waiting to vote.
Access No. 131910 | 55 mins 50 secs | 1990s | Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 92 - Interview with Joao Carascalao post-elections sitting in suburban backyard. VS Carascalao smoking. Carascalao petting lorikeet (probably Port Lincoln Parrot) in aviary. Zoom to lorikeet on cage door. MS little girl cuddling puppy and children with Carascalao singing in Portuguese. Various other family scenes including Carascalao in kitchen.
Access No. 131911 | 55 mins 42 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 92 - CU radio with ABC news program broadcasting news on East Timor. Joao Carascalao on mobile phone and smoking while listening to news. CU face. VS children with puppies. Interview with Carascalao in suburban backyard. Carascalao's wife taking washing off line. Channel 7 news van outside house and VS inside house at night with people preparing food in kitchen.
Access No. 131912 | 61 mins 24 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 92 - Timorese people in Sydney lounge room watching news program on Timorese elections on television. Jose Ramos Horta on news story. Horta listening to news.
Access No. 131913 | 61 mins 24 secs | 1990s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 101 / DVCAM 1 - Timorese and Australians at tables in hall drinking beer. Zooms into vase of flowers. Soldiers in army fatigues practising drills with rifles watched by onlookers. CU of cake celebrating 22nd Anniversary of Falintil. VS food laid out on tables and young Timorese making speeches and performing in national costume with soldiers. Hoisting of East Timorese flag.
Access No. 131914 | 82 mins | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 101 / DVCAM 1 - VS people buying beer at bar. Zooms to bartender in conversation in Portuguese. Falintil representatives giving speeches in Tetum and English. CU cake decorated with Falintil flag and colours. People in the darkened hall watching projected image of leader making speech. VS performances in national costume. Ceremonial cake cutting.
Access No. 131915 | 82 mins | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 101 / DVCAM 1 - Outdoor celebrations at night. MS man being interviewed in Portuguese. VS inside hall of couples dancing to live band.
Access No. 131916 | 82 mins | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 102 / DVCAM 2 - Jose Ramos Horta speaking at Convencao Nacional Timorense Na Diaspora Convention with VS audience and control panel operators (mute). Some faint sound. Animated speaker at podium eliciting audience reaction and standing ovation. CU footage of Xanana Gusmao in jungle setting and GS Falintil soldiers being shown at convention (almost mute).
Access No. 131917 | 122 mins 15 secs | 1990s | Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 102 / DVCAM 2 - Questions from audience at Convencao Nacional Timorense Na Diaspora Convention with response from Jose Ramos Horta (all in Portuguese). VS couple working at computer and CU program on video monitor. VS Convention audience and standing ovation. Zoom to Natalina Horta in audience. CU to Carta Magna document. WS Hotel building exterior
Access No. 131918 | 122 mins 15 secs | 1990s | Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 103 / DVCAM 3 - Timorese group having sing-along and forming conga line. MS Joao Carascalao joining in festivities and being held aloft by crowd. VS relaxed audience and panel at Convencao Nacional Timorense Na Diaspora Convention. Man at front with microphone leading sing-along. Jose Ramos Horta's son Loro speaking to audience in Portuguese with much laughter in response.
Access No. 131919 | 125 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 103 / DVCAM 3 - VS relaxed audience and speakers at Convencao Nacional Timorense Na Diaspora Convention. Timorese band leading sing-along at end of convention. CUs Jose Ramos Horta, his assistant and driver inside car travelling. Shots of towns and countryside from road POV travelling car. CU driver taking mobile phone call. CU Horta napping in car. Horta's PA making phone call in car.
Access No. 131920 | 125 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 103 / DVCAM 3 - Travelling through tollway and paying toll POV passenger. CUs Jose Ramos Horta and his PA arriving at apartment. VS streets and older style buildings in town. VS Horta and other guests in hotel reception. High angle shots of Horta , Carascalao and others being warmly received by crowds at convention then being interviewed by media at table. Built up city outskirts and town centre POV car passenger.
Access No. 131921 | 125 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 103 / DVCAM 3 - Doormen standing inside door smoking. VS inside ornately decorated official residence. Tilt down ornate gilt mirror on wall to Jose Ramos Horta sitting next to important figure speaking in Portuguese. CUs marble busts and decorations in room. View out window to swan in pond and armed guard. Pan across elaborate parterre garden and VS fountain and building exteriors.
Access No. 131922 | 125 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |
Roll 103 / DVCAM 3 - Jose Ramos Horta inside grand residence being interviewed by media. Horta leaving residence in chauffeured car. VS inside broadcasting studio with CUs people on air (mute). VS control panels and digital clock on wall. CUs man looking through press clippings file and speaking to journalist (very faint sound). VS office activity . Man operating fax machine. CU letter signed by Xanana Gusmao
Access No. 131923 | 125 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Portugal | © NFSA | Colour |