What Communities Get Out of It
Participants develop practical filmmaking skills they can continue to use independently. Groups build lasting connections through the shared experience of making something together. The program produces a set of community-made films that can be screened, shared online, and used by the organisation to tell its own story.
Who Is This For?
The program is designed for any group that works with communities and wants to support creative self-expression, community cohesion, or cultural storytelling. It works well with young people, CALD communities, older residents, migrant and refugee groups, and mixed community groups. Sessions can be adapted to the age, background, and interests of each group.
Cost
The program is offered at no cost to community organisations, councils, and NGOs. Delivery costs are covered through small grants programs. Where organisations wish to co-fund the program to expand its scale, duration, or reach, this can be discussed.
The Program: Five Sessions Over Ten Weeks
Our Stories is delivered as a five-session program, one session every two weeks, each running for two hours. The program culminates in a community screening where participants share their finished films with family, friends, and the wider community.
