We’re looking for passionate people who want to learn more about adventurous filmmaking. No, we won’t be teaching you how to film while you jump out of a plane or handle snakes on set- but we WILL be teaching you the skills you’ll need to tell daring stories of bravery, loss and redemption that would otherwise go unheard
The FilmLife Project is an initiative to help bring greater youth engagement and awareness to DonateLife Week, Australia’s national awareness week to promote organ and tissue donation, taking place in 2012 from 19-26 February. It provides an opportunity for new and budding filmmakers (aged 16-35) to interpret this emotionally-charged theme in new and creative ways with a five minute film around ‘asking and knowing your loved ones’ wishes’.
We want to hear from:
People of all ages who have a story to tell about organ and tissue donation and want share it with a young filmmaker
People aged 16-35 who have never made a film before and want to learn some skills
And current filmmakers who are keen to challenge their filmmaking skills on a topic that could save a life.
We believe that you can encourage others to talk to their loved ones about organ donation and actually save lives with your filmmaking. Need inspiration?
Check out this film by Tianna
The FilmLife Project has been funded by the Organ and Tissue Authority, and is the creative brainchild of The GroundSwell Project in partnership with Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) in Parramatta and Nepean Intensive Care. If you would like to know more please go the Filmlife.com.au website, join in the conversation on twitter and Facebook and share your story.
In the mean time please share with us: Who have you told your organ donation wishes to? And how did you do it?
Top Comments
There was a really good episode on Insight about organ donation. They were discussing the fact that it doesn't really matter if you are on an organ donation list or not, because doctors will always ask your next of kin what they want to do in regards to donating your organs. So you need to make your wishes known to your next of kin. Apparently in the moment a lot of people say no to having their loved ones organs donated and I think they said a figure of around 1000 people die every year because not enough people donate their organs. It would be worth finding that episode.
Found the episode: http://www.sbs.com.au/insig...
I have never found this a difficult subject to broach with family. Recently I finally got around to putting myself on the Medicare organ and tissue donor register. I told my 18 year old daughter that any part of my body could be donated and got a "Sure. Ditto." back.