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Film Mentorship
Jared Younger with film maker Helen Newman,
film mentorship project, Albury NSW.
Murray Arts (Albury Wodonga NSW)
- Mentorship for young film maker with Helen Newman
- Creation of short film and screening
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Screening date
- 3 December 2009
Process
New Beginning is the first film by Jared Younger - a young man with an acquired brain injury and a passion for all things artistic and creative.
The film is a culmination of a film mentorship project between Jared and filmmaker Helen Newman which allowed Jared to create, direct and produce this, his first short film.
Jared’s film is a nature/science documentary and consists of a montage of shots filmed at a variety of locations. The film explores nature and in particular beginnings and endings. “Working with Jared has been delightful,” says filmmaker, Helen Newman, “his ideas are interesting and he keeps coming up with new ways of seeing things and he has shown great aptitude for the editing process”.
The mentorship program is a flow on from the dis/assemble dance project, a project which creates contemporary multimedia dance works for dancers with and without disabilities. During the development of the multimedia elements of the dis/assemble project, Jared showed a flair with the video camera, and worked alongside Helen to document and interview participants in the project.
The film mentorship has allowed Jared to further develop his skills and realise his dreams of working in film.
Media information:
Jared Younger film launch
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About the artist and organisation
Jared Younger
Jared is an aspiring young film maker from Albury Wodonga, Australia, and is a member of the dis/assemble dance project. Jared's interest and flair for film making has led to an ongoing professional relationship and mentorship with Helen Newman.
Helen Newman
Helen Newman is an award winning Australian filmmaker based in Melbourne and the NSW border town of Albury. Traveling to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, India and America as well as across Australia Helen has filmed families and individuals lives in a broad range of situations; war zones, bombing survivors, inside detention centers, refugee camps, civil rights protests, living on the streets, families in grief and crisis, interviews with national and international commentators, celebrations and tragedies. Working with Melbourne Theatre Company, Circus Oz, Flying Fruit Fly Circus and various other music and theatre groups Helen also films nationally and internationally acclaimed live performances. Helen was the film maker of the pilot project ‘6’ by the dis/assemble dance project where she met Jared Younger.
Murray Arts
Murray Arts is the regional arts development organisation servicing the border region. Murray Arts works across six local government areas including albury, Greater Hume, Corowa, Wodonga, Indigo and Towong Shires. Murray Arts aims to actively assist the ongoing development of, and participation in, arts and culture throughout the Border region.
Skills Innovative Training Enterprises
Skills Innovative Training Enterprises is a not for profit organisation that conducts day programs for adults with disability, servicing the Albury Wodonga and Hume region, Australia.
Project partners
Murray Arts, Skills Innovative Training Enterprises, Albury City Council, Helen Newman.