Stories Lived

Tag Archive: Australia

Black Rat

BLACK RAT is a short documentary about Sydney’s own Real Life Superhero, The Black Rat, who prowls the streets of Newtown at night in his crusade against crime. I was captivated by the story of[…]

Leah’s Story

Australian swimmer Leah Neale qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic games. She competed in the 4x200m relay Freestyle alongside Emma McKeon, Bronte Barratt and Tasmin Cook. The team finished the race in second place, winning[…]

Ryokan Gojyuan: Finding Purpose in a Japanese Hotel

The film chronicles the passion of an Australian woman who built and runs Ryokan Gojyuan, a Japanese style hotel in Sydney,  Australia, and her love for Japanese culture.   About the Filmmaker Submitted by Rio[…]

Farmer Incubator

  A film about Farmer Incubator: a community-based initiative that introduces new farmers to grow local food. Filmed around Melbourne, the Farmer Incubator project grows farmers with respect to the community and the environment. Farmer[…]

Vidamour Farm

Following her husband’s stroke, Mabel Vidamour offered her family’s property to the community for public food production. Set on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia, Mabel discusses how her husband’s stroke has influenced their lives on the[…]