Graham Shirley is an Australian author, researcher, curator and filmmaker best known for his work in the area of Australian film history.
He was one of the original class of the Australian Film Television and Radio School and is the co-author of Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, a classic history of the Australian film industry. He has also made a number of documentaries.
For the Term of his Natural Life (1927) – restored film in 1981Allies (1983) – archival researcherThe Dismissal (1983) – archival researcherBodyline (1984) – archival researcherThe Cowra Breakout (1984) – archival researcherPrisoners of Propaganda (1987) – researcher, writer, and directorWharfies (1988) – archival researcherBlood, Sweat and Tears (1988) – director (3 episodes)Wings Over Australia (1989) – archival researcherHindsight (1990–91) – archival researcherSubmarine: Sharks of Steel (1992) – archival researcherTimeframe – episode "Striking for State Aid" (1997)Federation (2001) – archival researcherColour of War: The Anzacs (2003) – archival researcherBehind the Lines: The Secret War of Z Special Unit (2003) -writer, directorWhite Bay Power (2003) – directorFrank Hurley: The Man Who Made History (2004) – archival researcherBlowing Up Paradise (2004) – archival researcherRoad to Tokyo (2005) – writer, director