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Rissole
No full textAn engaging, entertaining comedy and a story of mateship. A underdog story for the audience to connect with Rissole the dog and homeless man Wally and their friendship.
Rating: Genera
From Home Series | Episode 1: Near and Far
No full textInternational student, Trevor, has been keeping a video diary throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Trevor chose not to return to his family home in Papua New Guinea, and now feels isolated and alone in Australia, particularly after the Prime Minister suggested that international students should return home. In this episode, Trevor explores the experiences of other international visitors in his attempt to find the meaning of home.
Rating: Genera
From Home Series | Episode 7: Swiping Through Lockdown
No full textHow do you find love when you have to stay at home and can’t go out for a date? Brisbane filmmaker Alex’s friends, Amy and Jenae, convince her to try to find “the one” on an online dating app. And while the Brisbane dating scene is off limits due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the whole world is available over the internet.
Rating: Genera
Angst and Other Drugs
No full textAfter years of lying to his drug dealer friends and his family, 17-year-old Ash is forced to keep up appearances when one world collides with the other.
Rating: Matur
From Home Series | Episode 6: Over The Fence
No full textFor most people, COVID-19 carries a distant and indistinct threat of some mild respiratory, flu-like symptoms. But what if one of your family members would die if they were infected? For Breanna and Justin Barnes, this fear is a reality for their ten-year-old daughter. Evie lives with a rare health condition called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, causing her to require full-time care and making her extremely vulnerable to infection. To protect Evie, the Barnes family went into isolation earlier than most Australians. Filmmaker Sarah, who lives next door, talks to her neighbours about the challenges they’ve faced throughout quarantine.
Rating: Genera
From Home Series | Episode 3: Double Crisis
No full textIn 2019, Foodbank reported that in the prior 12 months, one in five Australians experienced food insecurity. Organisations like the Daily Bread Soup kitchen provide vital meals and support to Australians in need, and the COVID-19 restrictions made it harder for them to offer this service. Filmmaker and long-term volunteer at the Daily Bread, Georgia, explores how this organisation has adapted, enabling them to continue supporting their community’s people in need. Along the way, she discovers that some of the most vulnerable among this community are stepping up and supporting each other through COVID-19 and the other crises affecting their lives.
Rating: Genera
Outstanding Alumni Awards: QUT: 2020 Alumni Awards Ceremony
Get PDFThe Outstanding Alumni Awards (OAA) recognise graduates of QUT and its predecessor institutions for exceptional professional and personal achievements and contributions to the local, national, and international community.
Established in 1991 as an initiative of the QUT Alumni Board, the awards showcase and celebrate diverse achievements, leadership, and the impact of our alumni in the real world.
Award recipients are recognised at QUT's annual Outstanding Alumni Awards ceremony, and their inspirational stories are shared widely with the broader community
GIF's made from L'Estrange images: 2020
No full textThe photos used in this entry come from a new collection QUT Alumni Donations which is one of the QUT Digital Collections. These photos were taken around the turn of the 20th century and have been digitised from glass plates. They have a wide geographic origin and were taken by R.A.H. L’Estrange (b. 1858 – d. 1941) an amateur photographer who emigrated from Ireland to Queensland, Australia. For more information about please see: Photos and life story of Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange, b.1858- d.194
Hats Enough
No full textAfter a long day of finally finishing his masterpiece, a young hat maker named Hatlad must make his way home, protecting his precious hat from the unsavoury. But after a detour down a dark alley, he is alarmed to find himself mercilessly pursued by a mysterious stranger.
Rating: Genera
From Home Series | Episode 8: To The World
No full textCOVID-19 wasn't the only virus to spread during the pandemic. Examining the “emotional virus”, From Home: To The World features hundreds of video and text submissions from around the world to reveal the creative ways in which people spread positivity during the crisis. Wrapping up the series, this cumulative finale demonstrates how the world has reacted, endured, and supported each other from home.
Rating: Genera