Film Projects
John Kenney
Wintringham is an organisation “that honours the name of Tiny Wintringham, a homeless man who resided at the original Gordon House in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. Gordon House was one of Victoria's notorious night shelters where homeless people were given a bed for the night” [1].
A grant was secured from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation for students at Footscray City College to create a short film focusing on the story of John Kenney, a Wintringham resident. This project was facilitated by Kelly McGillivray-Brown during her provisional psychology placement within the school and the sound mix by Phil Okerstrom. The film project aimed to support social skills, alternate perspective taking and encourage students to create an empathetic film they could be proud of.
A Sister Story
“Asista Mentoring Program utilises the power of role models to positively impact girls aged 12-18 in the child protection system on their journey to become strong, resilient adults. Through a range of social and recreational activities, ‘matches’ develop genuine and reciprocal relationships that build self-esteem, resilience and confidence” [1].
To celebrate Youth Mentoring Week 2012 Asista Mentors and Mentees created a short animation that shared the story of one mentoring relationship. This workshop was facilitated by Kelly McGillivray-Brown.
[1] www.ywca.org.au/programs/mentoring-and-leadership/asista/
Letter to Jean-Pierre
Newly arrived Parisian girl punk, emails a letter back home to her friend Jean-Pierre about her new life in Melbourne and describes the local football scene.
This film was made alongside neurodiverse participants at the Northlands Youth Centre over a period of ten afternoons. The project was facilitated by Director Anthony Lawrence who made the iconic Australian animation Plasmo [1]. Kelly McGillivray-Brown assisted and supported the youth in this project.
Asylum
Aliens seeking asylum on earth are interrogated by a panel to determine their true motives. Improvised answers are intercut with questions as an example of re-contextualization.
Aliens, puppets and sets were made and animated by neurodiverse students from NMIT in 2009. The project was completed over a period of ten weeks, directed by Anthony Lawerence [1] with assistance by Kelly McGillivray-Brown.