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Sydney, Australia
15 Years! Audrey has been with the Bus for 15 years! 🩵 It is not just the award-winning films, or getting to star in some of them- what keeps Audrey coming back to the Bus is the friendships and the opportunities. Bring on 2025! #InclusiveFilmmaking
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DRIVING CHANGE PHOTOS 👀 See one, see all- almost 1000 photos have dropped from the inaugural Driving Change Summit held at the beautiful Bondi Beach. See some familiar faces, illustrious characters, incredible speakers and many more. Link in Bio. #InclusiveFilmmaking x.com/BusStopFilms/status/18…
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The PLACE to be. 📌🙌 PLACES is back in 2025, and BIGGER than ever! The 2️⃣0️⃣-week program is the next progression in building capacity around filmmaking for our program participants. Directing, Screenwriting, Camera & Lighting: Level up in 2025!💪🎥 #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Participant Spotlight ⚡Rhys Ballis is one of our Melbourne participants and member of Bus Stop Employment. Rhys has worked on films like This Is Going To Be Big and My Melbourne, and also completed a traineeship with the camera crew on the set of Neighbours.
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We were thrilled to have been part of Australian Foundation For Disability Reconciliation Action Plan launch event. Bus Stop Employment member, Anastasia, worked with the Cass Brothers Productions capturing the day's event and gaining invaluable professional experience.
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Behind the Scenes of some of Australia's famous sets 🔦The Accessible Filmmaking Program takes our participants on excursions to iconic film sets, studios, and behind-the-scenes locations. Our enrolments are now open for 2025. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Student Spotlight - Meet Chris Bunton 😍 Chris is an amazing actor and advocate and has been the lead in many of our award-winning films including Hopeful Romantic, It Won't Define Me, For Better, for Worse and Career Fight.
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Pure Happiness 💫 That's the vibe behind the scenes of our Wollongong film Plus One! 🌼 A film on family, friendships, and finding yourself. We can’t wait to see the final edit of this film. Enrolments are open for our Accessible Filmmaking Program, busstopfilms.com.au/programs
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April Hélène-Horton, aka 'The Bodzilla,' is here to shake things up. Meet one half of our dynamic MC’s for Driving Change - Disability Employment Summit. A passionate advocate for body acceptance, fat positivity and is the epitome of unapologetic authenticity.
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Cairns, Darwin, and Hobart – we are coming your way! Hop on board as we wrap up our Taster Workshops with a bang in 3 brand-new locations! See if the program is a fit for you. Join us on October 26th for the grand finale! Register here: busstopfilms.com.au/tasterwo…
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Celebrating the original storytellers. Listen, learn and unpack the perspective of disabled First Nations creatives in this dynamic panel. Hosted by Kerri-Lee Harding, Indigenous Lead, Audio & Language Content SBS. #drivingchangesummit
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Bus Stop Films is proud to announce the patronage of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC. The Governor-General is a passionate supporter of the Australian screen industry and recognises the important work of Bus Stop Films.
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@X Sam’s unique perspective! 🌟Our Canberra participant Sam Chapman has made it to the finals of the Down's Syndrome Association's ‘My Perspective’ international photography competition. Sam loves to take portrait photos of his classmates every week. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Lights Camera Attachment📷✌️ All episodes of The Assembly have aired and meet the Bus Stop Employment legends who worked behind the scenes to make it happen. A huge shout-out to Conor, Nathan, and Fynn, who recently completed 8-week attachments behind the scenes of The Assembly!
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Our very own Ruby Tuesday ♦️✌️🎥. Tuesday is one of our amazing crew members and works as a First Assistant Director on our film projects. Helping our director’s, participants and ensuring efficiency on set. #inclusivefilmmaking
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One sailor. One mermaid and a whole lot of fun🧜‍♀️ Oil & Water was an exciting set, take a peek behind the scenes of the Southern Sydney (Carlton) class film project. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Darby Darby Darby it is your birthday! 🎂🎂🎂 Happy Birthday to our amazing ambassador from Adelaide. A passionate and talented member of Bus Stop Films, known not only for her love of inclusive filmmaking but also for her impressive makeup skills. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Down Syndrome Awareness Month 🎉 This month, we’re celebrating the incredible talent and diversity of individuals with Down syndrome who light up the screen and behind-the-scenes with their creativity and passion! #inclusivefilmmaking
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Jump on board the bus for 2025! 🚍🎥 Enrolments for our 2025 Accessible Film Studies Program are NOW OPEN. Next year, we will have an incredible 1️⃣6️⃣ locations to mark our 1️⃣6️⃣th birthday! 🎂 Find out more: Link in Bio 🙌 #inclusiveFilmmaking
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Trading Bus Rides for Limo Vibes! ⭐ Who says filmmaking cannot be glamorous? Switching things up on the set up of “Go Your Own Way” our very first Coffs Harbour shoot. #inclusivefilmmaking
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JACKPOT He’s got the shot! 🎥😛 Jack Small, a talented member of the Deaf community and member of Bus Stop Employment. #inclusivefilmmaking
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BFF’s on set and off 🤗The Program brings together people who share a passion for storytelling and creativity just like Alycia and Olivia. Our 2025 enrolments are opening the 1st October. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Practical learning on set @abcinsydney 📷📷 Hands-on experience, operating cameras, make-up, audio visual, autocue & presenting the show 📷 #inclusivefilmmaking
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Happy National Deaf Awareness week 😍Nathan Borg deaf actor and advocate and others deaf creatives will be speaking at the Driving Change Summit. Get your tickets by going to drivingchangesummit.com/ #inclusivefilmmaking
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We're shining a spotlight on Deaf culture, language and the incredible contribution of our Deaf community. Get your tickets here : drivingchangesummit.com/tick… Event financed with the assistance of Screen Australia Supported by Netflix ABC Australia Screen NSW #inclusivefilmmaking
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Break a leg to all the incredible performers in the Accessible Acting Program! 🎭✨ Over the past 20 weeks, your hard work, dedication, and passion have truly shone. We’re beyond excited to witness the magic you’ll bring to the stage tonight. #Inclusivefilmmaking
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Bus Stop Employment’s Daniel Diaz is seizing an incredible filming opportunity with the amazing Cass Bros! 🎥🌟 With their expertise guiding him, Daniel is in the best hands, and we can’t wait to see his journey unfold! #inclusivefilmmaking
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Do you have a short film, TVC or other inclusive project that features or was made by people with disability? The content will screen in the Bondi Pavilion Theatre as part of our social program, which runs parallel to the event. Submit your film here. forms.gle/iBL4SZZLBxh2NuuN9
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Accessible Film Studies Program - launches in Cairns, Darwin and Hobart. Free “Come and Try” Taster Workshop. 😃The workshops are free, but registration is essential. To register your interest please head to busstopfilms.com.au/tasterwo…
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Mark. Your. Calendars! Your chance to join our Accessible Film Studies Program for 2025 begins October 1st, 2024. Get ready to embark on your Filmmaking journey, develop life long Friendships, build Capacity on your way to making a cinematic short. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Ethan looking more than comfortable on this setup.😁⁠ ⁠ A fantastic effort by Melbourne participant Ethan as he worked closely with the Camera team and director Andrew to help perfect the the one-shot film, A RETIREMENT. ⁠ ⁠ #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Melbournites- come for the films, stay to meet the team.😍 ACMI, Australia's National Museum of Screen Culture is holding a very special screening of only Bus Stop Films shorts as part of their New Voices in Australia show. Tickets: acmi.net.au/whats-on/new-voi… #Inclusivefilmmaking
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🎬 Casting Call Are you a 10-13 year old who loves gardening? 🌻 Our client is looking for young talent in Sydney who is blind or has low vision to join us for an exciting project! 📅 Shoot Date: 10th October🔗 Apply here: surveymonkey.com/r/SXYTNGM
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🚨 CASTING CALL - ARE YOU OUR NEVILLE 🚨 We are looking for an experienced comedic actor to join our Coffs Harbour accessible film studies shoot on Sunday 22nd September. Please send an EOI: Holliemeyer@yahoo.com by EOD Sunday 15th September. #inclusivefilmmaking
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An unforgettable day at the Deaf Youth Parliament! 🙌A special shout out to Breanna, Jackson, and Michael for their fantastic contributions. We are honoured to be part of such an inspiring event! #inclusivefilmmaking
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#InclusiveFilmmaking It's a pretty darn special catchphrase, (if we say so ourselves 😉). Perfect for a hoodie, or teeshirt, what next? 🤔
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From our Friends at The Melbourne Company 🎭✨ We are thrilled to offer a special $35 preview price for performances on 16 – 17 September! Don’t miss out on this exquisite show! Book your tickets now and use promo code BUSSTOP35: tickets.mtc.com.au/promo
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Another day, another spectacular shoot. 📷📷 Brisbane's 'Signs of Life' was a long, rewarding, and fishy 📷 type of shoot. And gosh we have fun! #inclusivefilmmaking #SignsOfLife
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The AWFF is back! In 2023, Bus Stop Films won a heap of awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for the 2022 hit, Hopeful Romantic. Tickets: awff.com.au/ #inclusivefilmmaking #AWFF
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Your Health Matters 💙Introducing Screen Me! This project, co-created by the Daffodil Centre, the Centre of Disability Studies, and Bus Stop Films. Watch the film here and find out more information : health.gov.au/screen-me #inclusivefilmmaking
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Burning the midnight oil in the editing suite. 😴💤 Marcus and Michael from Bus Stop Employment behind the scenes at the Paralympics for Channel 9! 🎬 Logging all the incredible footage while the world sleeps! #inclusivefilmmaking
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Short film, big team, super crew. 🦸‍♂️🦹‍♂️ It's no easy feat making a short film, but what we love most, is the happy faces before, during and after the shoot. Photos: Julian Neuhaus at Ironbark Films #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Ahh Film Sets... Creativity and Education at the same time. 🎓🎬 Director, First Assistant Director, Director of Photography, Production Design, Gaffer... so many roles on set, but all so crucial in creating an epic film. 🫶 #InclusiveFilmmaking
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The PARIS 2024 PARALYMPICS have arrived! The 2024 Games are breaking records and there are some fascinating numbers. Be sure to watch the entire broadcast on Channel 9. Go Australia! #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Camaraderie on show at Channel 9! 🤜🤛 Bus Stop Employment is thrilled to announce 6️⃣ placements for the entirety of the Paralympics broadcast at @channel9. #InclusiveFilmmaking #Paralympics2024
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Join Us in Driving Change for an Inclusive Future 🙌 Hon. Amanda Rishworth MP will be speaking at The Driving Change Summit. Let's champion inclusion together! Get your tickets by checking the link here: drivingchangesummit.com/tick… #inclusivefilmmaking
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'We're destroying a shelf... AGGRESSIVELY!" ⚒️ We brought the Rock n' Roll to THE IMPOSSIBLE DECISION's production design. 🤘 (We think the team was having way too much fun 😆) #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Ahoy there, me Hearties! 🏴‍☠️🦜 We were pretty excited when we cast Aussie cinema icon Bruce Spence and Valerie Bader, into the first ever Bus Stop film shot on a boat. SOLID GROUND, is a story that will make you smile ear to ear. 😄 #InclusiveFilmmaking #BoatStopFilms
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Extraordinary Speaker Spotlight Alert! ⭐ Keely's passion for advancing accessibility and inclusion is unmatched. Get ready for mind-blowing insights and motivation that will spark change! Grab your tickets now by clicking here: drivingchangesummit.com/tick… #inclusivefilmmaking
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The magic of dance on film! 💃 Dancer is pirouetting into the world of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival Our film from Our Mongolian Accessible Film Studies program is taking on the USA. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Meet Brandon and others! 👋😁 Meet the fantastic Bus Stop Films Ambassador Brandon, and some of his fellow BSF Ambassadors to discuss all thing Bus related: filmmaking, friendship, excursions, being Ambassadors. 🗓️ #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Dancing its way around the globe! 🩰🌎 Another day, and another screening for the festival favourite, DANCER. This time, Dancer will feature as part of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for their 15th anniversary! 🙌 #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Epic News: I’ve Got You to play SXSW Sydney 😲 We’re beyond excited to announce that our Wollongong film is hitting the big stage at one of the world’s TOP creative festivals! #inclusivefilmmaking
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There's something in the air... 🍃✨ Gosh we love Tasmania, and Launceston, where we shot our latest film under the guidance of director and mentor Alex. 🙌 #InclusiveFilmmaking
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Spotlight on Inclusion! 🙌 Join Nas Campanella, ABC's National Disability Affairs Reporter, at the Driving Change Summit 2024. Bondi Pavilion, Sydney, November 18-19 Get your tickets by checking the link here: drivingchangesummit.com/tick… #inclusivefilmmaking
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What a ride we have had with Screen Queensland and the Sunshine State! Sunshine (2022) 🌞 Hell Yeah (2022) 🔥🔥Song for Skylar (2023) 🎶🎶Muzak (2023) 🎄And in 2025, we'll be even more north in CAIRNS!  Join our Taster sessions- Taster Workshops - Bus Stop Films.
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GROUNDBREAKER! 💪 Our brilliant captain, CEO TCM OAM (😁), is being recognised for her pioneering disability advocacy work across industries by the Australian Women’s Film Festival (AWFF) who will bestow her with the AWFF Groundbreaker Award. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Lights, camera, ACTION! 🙌💥 BSF officially kicked off filming season with a rotoscopic adventure into disability, pop culture and animation. Helmed by Jo and her smashing @AFTRS class, shot at @NIDACommunity, this short is going to blow you away. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Bus Stop Films is thrilled to announce our 2024 Inclusive Producers Attachment cohort. The group of 11 successful candidates were selected from over 180 applicants from around Australia. Funded by BSF and fellow Screen Agencies. #InclusiveFilmmaking
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"You will die laughing!" 🤣 Our amazing BSF student Fletcher, whom interviewed several Australian celebrities for @ABCaustralia's The Assembly under the guidance of Leigh Sales , shares some super fun insight into the show. @hamishblake #Inclusivefilmmaking
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Cinema Magic with Industry Titans 🎥 Our Blue Mountains class welcomed two creative powerhouses, DOP Andrew Gelao and Ramana Dienes-Browning Costume Designer to the class. Andrew shared his expertise in capturing cinematic beauty and Ramana focused on the magic of costume design.
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Empowering Change Through Media with Liana Dubois. 🗣️✨ We are thrilled to have Liana Dubois, Nine’s Chief Marketing Officer, joining us at the Driving Change Summit! Get your tickets here: drivingchangesummit.com
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History, Art and stunning natural beauty! 🌟 Hobart certainly has its charm and that’s why it’s one of our brand-new locations for our Accessible Film Studies Program, as we partner with tasTAFE for another stop on the bus! We already have a fantastic program in Launceston.
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Australian Journalist and Author Leigh Sales AM to join us for Driving Change. ⭐Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from one of Australia’s most acclaimed and beloved journalists. Grab your tix by checking out our website drivingchangesummit.com
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Join us at the Sydney Disability Expo | My Future, My Choice 😃 Find us at Booth #C02 and discover how we are changing minds and hearts around the world with our inclusive filmmaking program. 📷We will also be sharing some of our award-winning films- don’t miss out.
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Disability Pride Month: Student Spotlight Heather Ridge. Meet Heather Ridge, a phenomenal Bus Stop Films ambassador, championing the inclusion of people with disabilities. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Two Hosts, Double the Fun, Infinite Charm ⭐ Madeline Stewart and April Helene-Horton will be steering the show at Driving Change and delivering a masterclass in charm, wit, and all-around fabulousness! Get your tickets here: drivingchangesummit.com/tick…
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Bus Stop Employment Spotlight, meet Audrey O'Connor⚡📷#inclusivefilmmaking
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@X Bus Stop Employment Spotlight ⚡⚡⚡ Meet Audrey O'Connor, our BSE member spotlight of the month. Audrey is an amazing actress but also a whizz behind the camera. She is passionate about the inclusive filmmaking and a talented and kind human. #inclusivefilmmaking
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@X Dancer to take the stage 💃 We're proud to announce that DANCER has been selected for the Superfest Disability Film Festival 2024 in San Francisco! This groundbreaking festival celebrates diversity and accessibility in film. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Giant Moths, Big Birds and Sister Cities! 🦋🐦 We can't wait to be in Cairns, scroll to see some reasons why! We have three FREE taster sessions for you to experience a Bus Stop Films class. Registration essential. CHECK IT OUT HERE: busstopfilms.com.au/tasterwo… #Inclusivefilmmaking
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It's Disability Pride Month! 🌈😃 Student Spotlight Breanna Swan. A passionate Bus Stop Films student and Ambassador, Breanna is a champion for Bus Stop Films. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Our 2023 Annual Report is finally here 💗😃. Check it out on our website. busstopfilms.com.au/about-us…
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@X Check out Ability Fest from our mates @DylanalcottFDN the first inclusive music festival with an awesome line up. abilityfest.com.au :)
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Accessible Film Studies Program - launches in Cairns, Darwin and Hobart. Free “Come and Try” Taster Workshop. 😃. Register your interest on our website busstopfilms.com.au/programs
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@X Accessible Film Studies Program - launches in Cairns, Darwin and Hobart. Free “Come and Try” Taster Workshop. Check out our website to register: busstopfilms.com.au/programs
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Inclusion, inspiration, and a whole lot of fun! 😃 The World Down Syndrome Congress 2024 was a phenomenal experience!
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