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 1981
Allies (1983) – archival researcher
The Dismissal (1983) – archival researcher
Bodyline (1984) – archival researcher
The Cowra Breakout (1984) – archival researcher
Prisoners of Propaganda (1987) – researcher, writer, and director
Wharfies (1988) – archival researcher
Blood, Sweat and Tears (1988) – director (3 episodes)
Wings Over Australia (1989) – archival researcher
Hindsight (1990–91) – archival researcher
Submarine: Sharks of Steel (1992) – archival researcher
Timeframe – episode "Striking for State Aid" (1997)
Federation (2001) – archival researcher
Colour of War: The Anzacs (2003) – archival researcher
Behind the Lines: The Secret War of Z Special Unit (2003) -writer, director
White Bay Power (2003) – director
Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History (2004) – archival researcher
Blowing Up Paradise (2004) – archival researcher
Road to Tokyo (2005) – writer, director
