A five-year film project, “Protection” has been made collaboratively with children from public housing areas in the Illawarra. “Protection” uses a unique blend of film and animation to tell stories about childhood that Moree audiences will also be able to relate to.
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For this reason, the young filmmakers from the Illawarra region will present their “Protection” stories in Moree on Sunday, October 28, and get the conversation started with the audience on how the socioeconomic environment affects people who live there.
There’s a re-telling of Goldilocks – featuring three super cute Aboriginal girls, a display home and a big, bad real estate agent. There’s witches, parties and billy cart derbies, and a lovely wedding to an imaginary prince. And there are also stories of bullying and racism, death and grief and facing up to your fears and mistakes. The kids were hands on with the cameras and sound equipment, so it made the set crazy and fun. These are stories told by kids from their perspective, making “Protection” a celebration of childhood and a tribute to the resilience of children.
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The children collaborated with the team at Beyond Empathy in making the film. Screenings of “Protection” are being organised through innovative cinema on demand company, FanForce, which allows people to host screenings of films they want to see in cinemas when they want to see them.
Audiences have had nothing but praise for the feature film. Below are some reactions to the presentation:
“I really loved that movie. That’s the second time I’ve seen it. I brought my kids because I really thought my family should see it as well.”
“I thought it was really good. Just knowing what other people have had to experience and how lucky the rest of us are to have what we have.” – 11-year-old boy
“I thought it was really wonderful. It was so emotional and so uplifting. It took me back to my own childhood.”
Cooper, one of the children featured in “Protection” remarked “We’re so happy that people want to see our film. Sometimes people say negative things about where we live, but this shows us and other people that we can do great things.”
Tickets are now available for the Moree screening on Sunday, October 28, 2018 from 7pm at Moree Masonic Centre, 21 Chester St, Moree.
Admission is at $10.00 for adults and $8.00 children
Follow the film on Facebook www.facebook.com/beprotectionfilm or check out their website protection.be.org.au