Wise Young Things is an intergenerational storytelling film project connecting young people with senior citizens born outside Australia who now reside in their local area. It is a celebration of young and old, of the immigrant experience, and of the strength of community. Participants from the oldest and youngest members of the community engage in arts workshops and become the storytellers and performers respectively of their own film, using recorded voices and lip-syncing visuals to tell stories around themes of place, immigration, family, friends, language, culture, and changing technology. This unique film project is all about empathy, mutual understanding, and connection. It is available as a short term residency culminating in a community film screening.
