Empower Real: Storyteller’s Festival

Empower Real: Storyteller’s Festival 🎥Multi Media Festival 📅29 November: 5:00pm - 9:00pm📍Joondalup ECU👇Enter your interest below!

Just a few weeks ago, we launched the very first Empower Real Storytellers Festival! A huge thank you to everyone who ca...
20/12/2024

Just a few weeks ago, we launched the very first Empower Real Storytellers Festival! A huge thank you to everyone who came in person or attended online and those who watched or re-watched our event on Perth Video's website.

We're proud to announce that the photos from our event are live now, so please go and check them out when you get time!

View our gallery at https://www.playbook.com/s/empower-real-2024/empower-real
Watch the replay of our event at https://perthvideo.net/empower-real-2024

Image description: An image of six people together in a foyer space.

SENSORY ZONE - tonight we will be having a sensory zone on sight for those who need it. The zone is equipped with beanba...
29/11/2024

SENSORY ZONE - tonight we will be having a sensory zone on sight for those who need it. The zone is equipped with beanbags and ear muffs to dilute some of the craziness of tonight.

Please feel free to use the zone as you need!

Image description: white beanbags placed in a circle around a pink rug. Rainbow streamers are strung up behind the bean bag chairs.

Our 5th and final finalist! Pacing The Pool follows the life of Richard Pace. An incredibly moving piece about a man who...
29/11/2024

Our 5th and final finalist! Pacing The Pool follows the life of Richard Pace. An incredibly moving piece about a man who really has lived a life. TONIGHT if your time to view this piece and we could not be more excited!

Synopsis: A tiny glimpse into the extraordinary life of Richard Pace. A different approach to life might have seen him crushed under the weight of the physical and mental stresses he has been through since he was a child, however, healing waters have helped him rise above it all!

Director: Radheya Jegatheva

Run time: 5 mins

Director Biography - Radheya Jegatheva
Radheya Jegatheva is an Oscar qualified and AACTA nominated filmmaker based in Perth, Australia and born in Johor, Malaysia to parents of South Korean, Japanese, Indian and Malaysian ancestry.

Director Statement
We all know water is the source of all life. But for Richard Pace it's more than just a source of sustenance - being in the water is an immense source of healing and provides the framework for a loving community. Being able to capture that essence was really heart-warming to see, and it made the filmmaking process a truly special experience.
This is a documentary that only reveals a small slice of Richard's astounding life. I wanted to literally and figuratively depict what goes on under the surface - both in his body and mind. Loneliness, fear, friendship, hope, love. Years of battling a debilitating bone disease has not worn him down. He's stronger than ever, and it's great to see Richard is still keeping pace.
Camera & Lens Specs: �Cameras: Arri Alexa Classic �Lenses: Zeiss CP3 Primes, Sony Cinealta Primes, Zeiss 70-300mm Compact Zoom, Leitz Cine 18mm Summicron-C lens
Alternate Synopsis: �A tiny glimpse into the life of Perth man Richard Pace, and what lies under the surface. To Richard, water has been not only the source of life, but also the source of physical and mental healing.

Image description: Richard is an elderly man wearing a blue button down shirt. He is looking into the camera. He sits behind a wall filled with a shelf holding a number of small statues.

Finalist 4! Peter Blockey and James Freedman have teamed up to bring us this incredible sign song all about deaf culture...
29/11/2024

Finalist 4! Peter Blockey and James Freedman have teamed up to bring us this incredible sign song all about deaf culture. With special thanks to National Disability Services, this piece is unique and we cannot wait for you all to see TONIGHT!!!

Synopsis: A sign song performance about Deaf culture.

Director - Peter James Blockey

Image description: white background with black text reading “Pah by Peter Blockey and James Freedman with thanks to National Disability Services” written in the middle of the white background.

Finalist 3! Kasey Burgess blesses our ears with her original song depicting her life living with autism and her experien...
28/11/2024

Finalist 3! Kasey Burgess blesses our ears with her original song depicting her life living with autism and her experiences in the world. We cannot wait for you all to hear this beautiful piece tomorrow night. Read more below about the song and Kasey!

Synopsis: An original song written by and about Kasey Burgess’ experiences living with autism and the world.

Director Biography - Kasey Leia Burgess
Kasey is an autistic adult, who had gone through trials and eras to go through difficult and tough times such as bullying, mental health issues, and trying to fit in. However, she realise her gift is to tell her stories and get others to relate by writing and singing songs. She has done singing, thanks to doing Musical Theatre at age of 8.

Director Statement
We all have gone through hard times in life, but in the end, we still blossomed into a beautiful lotus.

Image description: a white fine line drawing of a woman with long hair seated with a cup next to her. White text reading “I know I’m not like the others” is written to the left of the fine line drawing of the woman.

Finalist 2! Eli Dickenson and Sarah Wiley have teamed up to bring us an incredible submission telling Eli’s story. We ar...
28/11/2024

Finalist 2! Eli Dickenson and Sarah Wiley have teamed up to bring us an incredible submission telling Eli’s story. We are so grateful for this submission and cannot wait for the rest of you to witness this story!

Synopsis: I want to live a life like everyone else... because of my team I can.

Director: Eli Dickenson & Sarah Wiley

Run time: 2 mins 38 seconds

Image description: black and white photo of Eli, a man, wearing a T-shirt. A speech bubble is situated to the right side of Eli’s head with the text “My name is Eli and I live with Angelman’s Syndrome”.

Can’t make it in person to the festival? No stress, it’s live streamed! Select the link below or the “Live Stream” link ...
28/11/2024

Can’t make it in person to the festival? No stress, it’s live streamed! Select the link below or the “Live Stream” link in our bio to view the show!

https://perthvideo.net/empower-real-2024

Image description: White background with green, red, white, and yellow paint splashes in each corner. Vintage film reel positioned in top left corner with text adjacent reading “Empower Real: Storyteller’s Festival”. Middle of the graphic reads “Livestream Link Available Now”. Black text reading “supported by: City of Joondalup” in the top right corner and yellow text reading “APM Communities” in bottom left corner.

We are on to introducing our 5 finalists! Our first finalist is this piece created by Alia Abdi! We cannot wait for you ...
28/11/2024

We are on to introducing our 5 finalists! Our first finalist is this piece created by Alia Abdi! We cannot wait for you to see this fantastic submission along with the rest of our finalists!

Synopsis: Meet Alia. She saw her passion to help her community and people with a disability, she would like to share her story and how she has many dreams and goals to achieve. She hopes that by sharing her story, she can empower communities especially the culturally diverse in shifting perspectives and reducing disability stigma.
She is a strong advocate, supporting and increasing engagement with the culturally diverse community and people with disabilities.

Director: Alia Abdi

Run time: 3 mins 28 seconds

Image description: Alia is a woman swinging on a swing in a sandpit. She wear sunglasses and a brown hijab. “Ali Abdi Advocacy Extraordinaire” written in white and orange text in the bottom left corner.

To all attendees who are coming on Friday, we are not accepting cash on the night.We look forward to seeing you on the n...
27/11/2024

To all attendees who are coming on Friday, we are not accepting cash on the night.

We look forward to seeing you on the night!

Image description: A light blue background with a green blob in the top-left corner, next to this it says, "Not accepting cash on the night". Underneath this there is cash in the form of notes with a x on top of it. Underneath this is a yellow blob in the bottom-right corner with a red blob above this. In the bottom-left corner is our logo which is a film reel with red, white, green, blue and yellow colours in it. Next to this it says, "EMPOWER REAL STORYTELLERS FESTIVAL".

Check out this incredible story about and created by Ryan Brewer. We were lucky enough to have Ryan attend our Workshops...
26/11/2024

Check out this incredible story about and created by Ryan Brewer. We were lucky enough to have Ryan attend our Workshops which we put on in conjunction with Filmbites! We cannot wait for you to see his amazing work in just 3 days time!!

Synopsis: The life of Ryan living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy showing the struggle and hardship with having a disability also the ability to overcome living the best life possible achieving goals you want.

Director: Ryan Brewer

Run time: 5 mins

Image description: “The Radical Life of Ryan” written in green text over the image of a blue lake.

Another incredible submission “In a Bubble”, this beautiful piece explores the way in which sometimes life changes for t...
25/11/2024

Another incredible submission “In a Bubble”, this beautiful piece explores the way in which sometimes life changes for the good, even if that’s not how you see it to begin with. Read more below about “In a Bubble”

Synopsis: “It’s a genetic condition. I was born with it but I really only got affected by it in the last 10 years. I was in the middle of a law degree and I had this idea of being someone. I’m going to be a barrister and maybe one day a judge. Then I got really unwell and my body started falling apart quite rapidly. I had to have this really big shift. Who am I if I can’t be someone? Then I realised that I am being someone. �Now my life is being me. �Being creative in the space that I have. �It’s easier to describe myself as in a bubble.�So, even though I’ve become more isolated and I have withdrawn into my bubble and my world is smaller, who I am is bigger.”

Director: Astrid Volzke

Run time: 4 mins 57 seconds

Image description: “In a Bubble” written in white text in the bottom left corner. A woman wearing a black t-shirt and black pants is sitting on a wooden bench in a room in front of a blue wall looking out of the window to her right.

With less than a week left until the festival, please take a moment to have a look at this wonderful submission! We cann...
25/11/2024

With less than a week left until the festival, please take a moment to have a look at this wonderful submission! We cannot wait for you all the see so many more incredible short film entries on the night!

Synopsis: This is Jamie's Video ,Produced with support from APM-Jamie Garlett tells his story . Jamie Garlett is a Noongar balladong Man whom is Blind. He talks about his struggles and how he achieved support to get where he is today .

Director: Mykala Nelson

Run time: 5 mins 39 seconds

Image description: “Jamie Garlett” written in red text over the image of bushland.

Address

Edith Cowan University Joondalup Campus Building 32
Perth, WA
6027

Website

https://perthvideo.net/empower-real-2024

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