Since 2022 I have been working with groups of young people in Adamstown via the Big Tree Project to explore Adamstown through Film. We have produced four films, through a dialogue centred process emphasising an exploration of place, identity and belonging against the backdrop of a new, developer led suburb. Here’s some of the work they have created.
The Adamstown Time Traveller
The Adamstown Time Traveller is a short film by young people living in Adamstown engaging with the Big Tree Project, and myself as a film artist. In developing the film the young people explored themes of history, place and what it means to live in Adamstown. The project was a space for the young people to meet, socialise and make creative work with other young people in their community.
Adam’s Town
The story of how Adamstown got its name. A greedy developer pays a scientist to make a formula to make his builders build faster.
The Maze
Stuck in School. There’s no escape.