Kangan Institute is hosting a Transition and Work Education (TWED) Short Film Festival at its Broadmeadows campus, on October 26.
More than 120 students with disability are joining forces to present their short films, with hopes to inspire others to embrace life’s hardest challenges.
Participating students are post-school age learners with intellectual disabilities who are at TAFE to develop life skills, work readiness and options for further study.
These students are studying a range of courses, including transition education, work education and initial adult literacy and numeracy.
One student, Salih Ilanbey, has created a film which is about exploring challenges, echoing his group’s personal drive to try out a new challenge of filmmaking.
“Our film is about challenging yourself and taking risks,” he said.
“The difficult part of making the film is editing and putting everything all together.
“From learning this project, by doing TWED night, thinking about it and putting all the things together… challenging yourself is actually not a bad thing.”
Kangan Institute chief executive Sally Curtain said the free, public event is a fantastic way to celebrate the students and their hard work, as well as an opportunity for the community to witness their skills.
“Our transition and work education courses play a vital role in supporting individuals with disability to continue their learning beyond school and prepare for their next steps, whether it be employment or further study,” Sally said.
“The short films reflect our students’ skills, experience and creativity, and we’re thrilled to be able to show this to the community through our annual TWED Film Festival.”
