During this time, he wrote many articles on film, which were published in journals and newspapers, as well as conducting research for his first book.

[3] His next position was as a research fellow in the Department of Pacific and South-East Asian History at ANU, where he worked for three years.

[5] The firm also developed an interest in films from China and Japan, importing many films from the Chinese "Fifth Generation" directors in the 1980s, and organising many Chinese directors to visit Australia, including Chen Kaige, Wu Tianming, Zhang Zeming, Huang Jianxin, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

[6][7][8][9] For many years Pike wrote programme notes for a weekly newsletter that was emailed to 4,500 cinema patrons in Canberra.

Entries include details of the production team and cast, a synopsis of the plot and descriptions of the shooting, marketing and critical reception.

The film, directed by Chris Owen, offers insight into the dynamics of village life in Papua New Guinea and the antagonism aroused when conflict between traditional custom and Western values occurs in an isolated community.

The documentary follows Dr Susan West and the children from Ainslie Primary School, Canberra, in a special performance of a work about Beethoven's life.

This documentary, directed by Chris Owen, explores the life of a family in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, who make a precarious living by trading in betelnut, one of the world's most widely used narcotics.

This feature-length documentary,[4] made with historian Robin McLachlan, is a portrait of Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley, and his wife Elizabeth.

This documentary looks at the history of the Electric Shadows cinema, and considers its emergence as something of an icon in the Canberra cultural scene.

This documentary explores the behind-the-scenes story of a major exhibition of paintings by the Indigenous artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye which toured Japan attracting record crowds.

A short documentary telling the story behind a huge interactive concert for school children and the community, surveying international song through the ages.

This feature-length film explores the relationship between archeologists and Indigenous communities at Lake Mungo in the south-west of New South Wales, one of the world's richest archaeological sites.

The film won a UNAA Media Award from the United Nations Association of Australia, and was invited to screen at many festivals.