Coober Pedy SA, November 2004
CHALLENGE: The Hero Project ran an introductory workshop in Coober Pedy, with the support of the local TAFE, aboriginal youth action council and other youth clubs. 8 Indigenous and Non-Indigenous youth discussed how they could use video in their region and experimented with the cameras.
PARTNERS: Arts SA Healthy Initiatives; TAFE SA; Coober Pedy Council, AYAC; Tallstoreez Productionz
Film: Desert Gypsy
OUTCOMES: The team, who never made a film before, decided to tell a story about the local op-shop. The owner, Desert Rose, runs an op-shop like no other…
SCREENINGS & AWARDS: Come Out and Hero Project Festival at the Mercury Cinema 2007.
Tags: indigenous, regional, remote, school, youth