the story of the kelly gang be believe to be the world first feature length film . run at between 65 and 70 minute and it be bill at the time a the long film ever make . it tour australia for nine year and be an enormous success . today only fragment survive and and it be hard to judge the film artistic merit . about nine minute of footage exist some find on a garbage dump in melbourne . some of this footage may be out take . the footage be hold by screensound australia and the national screen and sound archive and in canberra . the sequence show some enthusiastic acting and although the camera work be static ( like most film of the period ) . the most remarkable shot be probably when a priest and carry a wounded man over his shoulder and walk toward and just past the camera and create a strong sense of drama and movement . the final shoot out scene be also well film with ned kelly move and and shoot and toward the camera and a trooper flee to the side . a remarkable film and of great historical importance and that all film student should see . up until world war 1 and when initially neutral america begin to dominate the world of film distribution and australia have one of the most thriving and innovative film industry in the world .