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My Friend, Summer

A short fictional film about friendship, loss and acceptance.

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Lisa Wu Writer, Director
Jack Poeltl Producer, Director of Photography
Karl Beattie Producer, Editor, Casting, Grip
Cooper Franks Producer, Gaffer, Grip
Kacper Kazmierski Producer, Sound Recordist and Boom Operator
Karra Ann Briones Producer, Grip, Boom Operator

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Professor Alexis Wright’s magnificent new novel, Professor Alexis Wright’s magnificent new novel, Praiseworthy, was published in April 2023 by Giramondo Publishing. We are honoured at WSU to have the opportunity to work with Alexis. Praiseworthy is a major addition to world literature - the book is set in the Northern Territory and asks big questions of Australia. Alexis is a featured guest at this week’s Sydney Writers’ Festival. She will be speaking about Praiseworthy this Saturday evening, and tickets can be booked here: Alexis Wright in Conversation with Sisonke Msimang 5.00pm-6.00pm Saturday 27 May (see link in bio) [Event is Auslan interpreted] #indigenousfiction #creativewritingwsu #australianliterature
This Saturday (May 27th 2pm) Casula Powerhouse Art This Saturday (May 27th 2pm) Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in partnership with the School of Humanities and Communication Arts presents "Migrants' Flight Towards Dreams In The Horizon: A Conversation and Storytelling Session. It's free AND there will be yummy food! Arriving at the airport, migrants bring with them dreams of a better life in a foreign land. Whether they are economic migrants, international students, queer migrants, families seeking reunification, or expatriates, they carry with them hopes that the flight they have just taken will lead them to a thriving life. This will be a relaxed, performance-based storytelling session led by speakers @ArpitaDas @BethYahp @SujithKumarPrankumar @SukhmaniKhorana @QuahEeLing These speakers will share their stories on why they have taken a flight or several flights to pursue their dreams, what post-migration life has been for them and whether their dreams have been fulfilled since arrival. Towards the end of the session the audience will be invited to share their flight and #MigrationStories . Please book your free tickets here: Migrants' flight towards dreams in the horizon | Casula Powerhouse #WesternCreatives #MigrantDreams #PostMigration #PerformaceStories #casulapowerhouse
Our alumni are the best! Yesterday Dr Rachel Morle Our alumni are the best! Yesterday Dr Rachel Morley shot a new guest lecture for Introduction to Creative Industries with the ever-awesome Sivani Yaddanapudi. A grad of the B.Screen Media degree, Sivani is a Western Sydney-based filmmaker with a passion for documentary and advocacy for womxn of colour. Can’t wait to share this one with our students. #creativeindustries #westernsydneycreatives #curiousworks #
One of our brand new lecturers in #CreativeWriting One of our brand new lecturers in #CreativeWriting has been longlisted for the prestigious #MilesFranklinAward for his novel Losing Face! Dr George Haddad features in an amazing list of #AustralianWriters Joey is drifting around Western Sydney unaware that his passivity is leading him astray. And then one day he is involved in a violent crime, one that threatens to upend his life entirely. Elaine, his grandmother, is a proud Lebanese woman with problems of her own. When Joey is arrested, she is desperate to save face and hold herself together. In her family, history repeats itself, and uncovering long-buried secrets isn't always cathartic. This gripping and hard-hitting novel reveals the richness and complexity of contemporary Australian life and tests the idea that facing consequences will make us better people. #WritingAndSocietyResearchCentre #WesternCreatives #YoungWriters #CreativeWritingStudents #studentlife #AcademicArt
Every week in the first year subject "Introduction Every week in the first year subject "Introduction to Creative Industries", students take turns starting the tutorial with a creative #AcknowledgementToCountry Here are Caitlin and Enrique presenting their Acknowledgement. #westerncreatives #indigenous #studentlife
Calling All #EmergingProducers Applications are op Calling All #EmergingProducers Applications are open for emerging producers to jump on board the bus and start their #InclusiveFilmmaking journey. Bus Stop Films is looking for a team of emerging producers to come on board for their 2023 class film projects as Inclusive Producers Attachments, opening up inclusive filmmaking opportunities to 10 next generation producers in 7 states. They will be employed to work with their in-house Producer Dianna La Grassa, to bring to life Bus Stop’s slate of 18 inclusively made #ShortFilms, being produced through their Accessible Film Studies Program. The 10 roles are generously supported by @screennsw @ScreenQLD @safilmcorp @wearevicscreen @ScreenTasmania @ScreenCanberra @screenwest_ For more information or to apply, head to Bus Step Films website (link in bio) #westernsydneyuniversity #westerncreatives #filmstudents #inclusivefilm
In conversation with WSU's own Dr Felicity Castagn In conversation with WSU's own Dr Felicity Castagna, WSU's own Dr Tegan Bennett Daylight launched her new #YANovel on campus last week - Royals. Six teenagers. An empty shopping centre. No Wi-Fi. And … a baby? Acclaimed author Tegan Bennett Daylight’s first novel for young adults reconceives Lord of the Flies for Gen Z. With no phones, no internet and no way out, six trapped teens are completely disconnected from the outside world ... and their online lives. It’s hard to say whether they’ll be driven to delinquency, or – even worse – forced to make friends irl. Will the limitless bubble tea, Maccas and new sneakers be enough to keep the six teens satisfied until they can find a way out, or is this the start of something much more sinister? #creativewriting #westernsydneyuniverity #creativewritingcourses
Students from Digital Journalism Production at the Students from Digital Journalism Production at the ABC last Friday. Journalists and producers gave students hands-on practice and offered great advice on career opportunities. #journalism #news #westernsydneycreatives #westernsydneyuniversity
Shout out to our Comms & Creative Industries stude Shout out to our Comms & Creative Industries students who took part in the o e-day Venture Makers Innovation Challenge at the new Bankstown City campus last week. The challenge: how do we promote mental health in Western Sydney? Teams worked with mentors and entrepreneurs to brainstorm, create and pitch their solution to a packed auditorium. Congrats to our first prize winners: Josh Thomas, Angelina Le and Florence Tarawallie!!
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