Change Focus Media

LIVING SAFELY

rod — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:38:04 +0000

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are three times more likely to die from injury and accident than other Australians. Rates are almost twice as high for Indigenous people living in rural and remote communities. This half hour program shows four successful initiatives addressing the environmental and social factors behind the high rates of accident and injury in Indigenous communities: Cherbourg – Queensland, Amata – South Australia, Alice Springs and a burns prevention program in Central Australia.
Presented by Traci Williams for the Rural Health Education Foundation..

PROFESSOR HARRY MESSEL

rod — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:41:01 +0000

The charismatic Professor Harry Messel, in conversation with Dame Leonie Kramer, recalls his extraordinary career as Head of the School of Physics at Sydney University.

BIOGRAPHY – MARGARET MURRAY

Ingrid — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:57:23 +0000

An oral history produced for the family of Margaret Murray, who grew up on a farm outside Canberra and stayed on the land for most of her life.

TREATING COMBAT-RELATED PTSD: working with families

lesleyrachel — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:32:25 +0000

This DVD provides an introduction to working with partners and families while a veteran is undergoing intensive treatment for PTSD. Produced for the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health.

RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA – WHAT WORKS?

lesleyrachel — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:15:53 +0000

Program on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for both health professionals and the community. Over 12,000 DVDs have been distributed. Winner, 2009 USA ‘Freddie’ Award, Psychology category - the only non-USA production awarded.

Produced for the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health and the Rural Health Education Foundation.

QUIT TOGETHER

lesleyrachel — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:34:41 +0000

30 sec Community awareness campaign using animation and special effects to demonstrate the effects of cigarette smoking on an unborn … more →

DEMOCRACY

lesleyrachel — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:09:10 +0000

2009 Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra.

This film introduces visitors to the Museum by exploring historical and contemporary concepts of democracy.

Writer, Director – Lesley Seebold. Producers – Rod Freedman, Lesley Seebold. Research – Karinn Cheung, Carolyn Saul. Editor – Thabo Nel. Music – Guy Gross. Sound Post – Tim Ryan, Trackdown

REMEMBER ME

Ingrid — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:11:01 +0000

2011. 56mins. IN PRODUCTION. A young Polish woman’s dramatic journey from a Siberian Gulag to safety in Australia. Award winning Australian filmmaker Sophia Turkiewicz reveals the story of her mother’s survival against a background of political treachery by the Allies that was expediently forgotten.

WRONG SIDE OF THE BUS

Ingrid — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:10:51 +0000

2009. 56mins. ABC Compass program. Professor Sidney Bloch, determined to confront his guilt for colluding with Apartheid, returns to South Africa with his teenage son on a quest for reconciliation. View the website for the STUDY GUIDE and PRESS KIT.

Festival screenings in SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BOSTON, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, VANCOUVER, CALGARY, RHODE ISLAND, MINNEAPOLIS, SAN DIEGO, JERUSALEM, HAIFA, TEL AVIV, AUSTIN, SEATTLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST LOUIS, SOUTH AFRICA, LONDON.
“Best African Documentary” – International Film Festival South Africa.

OUTBACK HEALERS AND HEROINES

Ingrid — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:09:13 +0000

2010. 26mins. SBS. Stories of three women doctors who are passionately committed to their rural practice. Presented by Norman Swan. … more →