The Lives of Mount Druitt Youth
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The Lives of Mount Druitt Youth is a 2010 documentary film
produced, and directed by Saad Adam, covering multiple subjects with intentions of "living a good life in Mount Druitt", inspired by Mount Druitt, NSW, Australia, being the place where the director was raised.
The filmmaker noted that family trips to the now-closed Wonderland Sydney
helped him keep away from crime when growing up, and so recently created a petition calling on the State Government to build a theme park in western Sydney
, as both a boost to local economy and a destination for Mount Druitt youth away from crime areas.
The film is being screened at such film festivals as the American Artist Film Festival, INDIE World Film Festival & Jura Books Festival.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
produced, and directed by Saad Adam, covering multiple subjects with intentions of "living a good life in Mount Druitt", inspired by Mount Druitt, NSW, Australia, being the place where the director was raised.
Production
Saad created his own production company, 'Question Mark Films', and began working on the documentary in the autumn of 2009. The film was produced and directed with no budget, with the cinematographer/director using a Canon HG 21 camera, a broken camera stand, and an inexpensive microphone. The director interviewed 28 persons, 22 of whom appear in the documentary.The filmmaker noted that family trips to the now-closed Wonderland Sydney
Wonderland Sydney
Wonderland Sydney was a theme park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The park was the largest one in the southern hemisphere. It remained open for almost nineteen years and was the premier theme park in New South Wales for much of its life, but it closed in 2004...
helped him keep away from crime when growing up, and so recently created a petition calling on the State Government to build a theme park in western Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, as both a boost to local economy and a destination for Mount Druitt youth away from crime areas.
The film is being screened at such film festivals as the American Artist Film Festival, INDIE World Film Festival & Jura Books Festival.
Storyline
In the documentary Saad returns to Mount Druitt and offers a view that is rarely seen by "outsiders", through his exploring the lives of various youths in a suburb that has otherwise built up a notorious reputation for crime and drugs. The documentary explores the real-life backgrounds and stories that run contrary to the stereotypical branding of the suburb.Interviewees
- Saad Adam
- Evan Adam
- Simon Bodie
- Marisa Boye
- Kane Browning
- Michael Chippendale
- Kimberly Delia
- Matt Green
- Andrew Herreros
- Craig Hudson
- Alan John
- Steven John
- Ringo Madut
- Sione Mahe
- Mathew Muddle
- Sean O'Malley
- Justin Pearce
- Drew PearsonDrew Pearson (actor)- Biography :Drew Pearson is an Australian actor, born in Sydney. Pearson has appeared in TV shows such as ABC's Double the Fist 1 and 2. He has also appeared in several national commercials and award winning short films....
- Sage Pratt
- Amy Robertson
- Suny Sidhoo
- Mitchell Sparkes
- Aida Takla
- Matthias Tuifua
- Beniamin Tupu
- Catalin Tupu
- Damien Vella
- Bowen West