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Bus Stop Films heads to the Blue Mountains

by Genevieve Clay-Smith | Jul 20, 2021 | Press

by Staff Writer July 20, 2021 Bus Stop Films continues to expand, announcing today it will launch its Accessible Film Studies Program for people with living with disability in NSW’s Blue Mountains. In partnership with Blue Mountains City Council, Bus Stop Films will host a free series of taster workshops at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, ahead of the full year program that kicks off in February 2022. The program delivers weekly, three-hour classes and is to be delivered on Monday mornings over 40-weeks. Bus Stop’s expansion is supported by a Blue Mountains City of the Arts Grant, with...

Premiering at St Kilda Film Festival ‘What Was it Like?’ Shines a Light on Systemic Ableism

by Genevieve Clay-Smith | May 13, 2021 | Press

The new documentary explores how children with disabilities are treated within the healthcare and education systems.

Bus Stop Films puts out casting call for lead role in feature ‘Baby Cat’

by Genevieve Clay-Smith | May 12, 2021 | Press

Genevieve is set to direct her first feature film, Baby Cat – but first the team needs to find their leading lady!

What Soured The Milkshake? A Filmmaker’s Guide To Avoiding International Embarrassment

by Genevieve Clay-Smith | Apr 30, 2021 | Writing

B&T opinion piece published 30th April 2021 In this opinion piece, filmmaker and co-founder of purpose-led film production company Taste Creative and Bus Stop Films, Genevieve Clay-Smith, reflects on what the government’s Milkshake Consent Video can teach us about tackling tough social topics. The talk of the town and the overwhelming topic for opinion pieces over the last two weeks has been, you guessed it; the Milkshake Consent Video. It’s goal? To educate young Australians about the issue of sexual assault and consent. The result? A major national backlash for a confusing and very...

Bus Stop Films and Taste Creative launch toolkit for inclusive filmmaking

by Genevieve Clay-Smith | Jul 21, 2020 | Press

After a decade of pioneering inclusive filmmaking in Australia, I’ve been overwhelmed to encapsulate my inclusive filmmaking process and inclusive filmmaking value system in the Inclusive Toolkit. The toolkit is a free resource designed to help the film industry become more disability confident in hiring people with disability both in front and behind the camera. Our method of inclusive filmmaking has been backed by research and ten years of practice.