A Hunter-raised filmmaker’s determination to break stigma around disability has been praised at several Oscars-qualifying film festivals across the globe.
In 2007, at the age of 18, I learned that making a difference didn’t only look like giving money or travelling overseas to assist third world countries. Making a difference could look like helping someone learn how to make chicken schnitzel, helping someone learn how to catch the bus, or giving up a Saturday afternoon to teach an interested group of people, who happened to have Down Syndrome, how to use a camera.
To date Bus Stop Films has run over 240 filmmaking workshops through its accessible film studies program, and currently has a partnership with the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
BSF on Saturday Disney.