Every Drop Counts - Quorn SA

Quorn youth workshop 3 -2008 January - Quorn SA

The Hero Project team worked with 6 students at the Quorn Area School, supported by the Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service, the Quorn Area School, the local council and the Quorn Caravan Park, as a direct result of the 2007 Document Your World competition.

To create a short documentary that addresses environmental concerns arising from the ongoing drought in north SA.
The participants identified a number of relevant interviewees, great locations and found fantastic archival footage about a flood. This was the final production in a series of 4 workshops with the Quorn community; as a result the local school has taken up digital media as part of their curriculum and the community has a great team of young documentarians and upcoming journalists.

Partners

Apple

Arts SA

Country Arts SA Regional Arts Fund

Quorn Caravan Park

Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service Inc

Working Quorn

Quorn youth workshop 2 - 2006 October - Quorn SA

CHALLENGE: The Hero Project team worked with 16 students at the Quorn Area School, supported by the Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service, the Quorn Area School, the local council and the Quorn Caravan Park.

PARTNERS: Arts SA Health Promotion Through The Arts; Country Arts SA Regional Arts Fund; Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service Inc; Quorn Caravan Park; Tallstoreez Productionz

OUTCOMES: To create a series of short documentaries that address possible future careers in a remote town like Quorn. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? To whom could you speak to get advise?
The participants identified a fabulous set of characters, the most amazing locations and learned a lot about their local professions: from hairdressing, being a postie, to farming, camel riding and meat processing. The locals came up trumps, especially the Quorn butcher, who proved to be comedic talent, just stay away from his knives…

SCREENINGS & AWARDS:
The film screened at Come Out 2007 Youth Film Festival at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide.

IMPACT & FEEDBACK: Their films screened as part of the Screen Australia outback touring program at the Quorn caravan park, to an audience of over 200.

Not many filmmakers have such a strong audience for their first film! The youth team from Quorn kept developing their skills which resulted in their team’s success at the inaugural Document Your World competition 2007.

Partners

Arts SA Health Promotion through the Arts

Country Arts SA Regional Arts Fund

Quorn Caravan Park

Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service Inc

Legend of Quorn

Quorn youth workshop 1 - 2006 March - Quorn SA

CHALLENGE: The Hero Project team worked with 14 students at the Quorn Area School, supported by the Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service and the Quorn caravan park. They engaged the whole community during the film making and learnt basic digital video and production skills.

OUTCOMES: Their story tells the quirkiness of their beautiful country town: Legend has it that the mythical township of Qourn (on the edge of the great South Australian desert) can only be reached by camel.

The participants created a fabulous script and set of characters, (real and imagined) and scouted the most stunning locations.

SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Their films screened as part of the Screen Australia outback touring program at the Quorn caravan park, in front of an audience of over 200.
The film also screened at Come Out 2007 Youth Film Fest at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide

IMPACT & FEEDBACK: Their films screened as part of the Screen Australia outback touring program at the Quorn caravan park, to an audience of over 200.

Not many filmmakers have such a strong audience for their first film! The youth team from Quorn kept developing their skills which resulted in their team’s success at the inaugural Document Your World competition 2007.

Partners

Arts SA Health Promotion through the Arts

Country Arts SA Regional Arts Fund

Quorn Caravan Park

Southern Flinders Ranges Health Service Inc