The Wizard of Aus (2018), film still

The Wizard of Aus

About this Short Film

The Wizard of Aus, made by Singleton High School, joins our festival as a thoughtful student-made short exploring perception, anxiety and the everyday realities faced by young people with disability. The film highlights themes including autism, cognitive processing and intellectual and physical disability, alongside kindness, inclusion and mental health in a school setting. It invites viewers to consider how viewpoint and perception shape interactions between teenagers and their peers. Quiet and observant, this short is a strong example of how young filmmakers can open up conversations about ability and belonging. A welcome addition to Focus on Ability.

Film Details

Country: Australia
Category: School Short
Genre: Adventure
Festival Year: 2018

Film Transcript

No transcript is available for this film.

Filmmaker

Singleton High School is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Singleton High School.

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45 comments
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zara brennan 1/08/2018

it was amazing and I loved preforming in it amazing and great to watch

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Vanessa Wade 29/06/2018

Hats off to these young students and staff for a amazing performance

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Lynne Illidge 29/06/2018

Well done girls n guys

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Daniel Hardy 29/06/2018

Well done

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Rachel Clark 28/06/2018

Fantastic Loved it well done

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Tomeeka Gould 27/06/2018

Ok love

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Tomeeka Gould 27/06/2018

Love ok

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Dayne Bambach 27/06/2018

It was 10 out of 10.

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Jett Proctor 27/06/2018

I was a monkey. I like it.

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Amber Moore 27/06/2018

I love this film.

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Dakota Rayment 27/06/2018

I was one of the flying monkeys it was so much fun.

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Anthony Thomas 27/06/2018

I loved it so much

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Tomeeka Gould 27/06/2018

I was a flying monkey. I love the film.

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Meagan Parish 26/06/2018

Amazing script but outstanding performances. Just follow the yellow brick road...

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Nia Formston 25/06/2018

Wow a great production Well done cast crew really proud of you with the positive message youve shared.

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Shelly Radcliffe 25/06/2018

Well done to the talented students and hard working Special Ed staff at Singleton High. What a great way to get such an important message across.

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Cheryl Pringle 25/06/2018

Great message professionally presented.Loved it well done everyone

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Hannah Belton 24/06/2018

Love it Great work everyone

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Dianne Daley 24/06/2018

Well done to all involved... a terrific effort and message

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Cheryl Pringle 24/06/2018

Great message professionally presented.Loved it well done everyone

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Stacey Groves 21/06/2018

Well done to everyone involved in this play. You should all be very proud.

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Jarrod Johnson 21/06/2018

Im so impressed with what SHS staff and students have achieved with this short film. What a delight to watch and well done to all involved.

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Judith Belton 21/06/2018

Congratulations to all involved thoroughly enjoyed your movie.

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Simone Rothery 21/06/2018

Wonderful work . Great effort from all students and teachers .

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Nicole Moore 21/06/2018

Well Done everyone You all played your parts brilliantly and are spreading a very important message to our school community and across the country. Very proud of you all

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David Quinn 20/06/2018

This is extremely creative. Love it

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Paul Gauci 20/06/2018

Outstanding work by all students and staff involved. A great message and a great production. Well Done

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Arnold Holland 20/06/2018

Great job guys now coming soon to my channel remember if is not king size it just chicken

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Malinda Latona 20/06/2018

SHINE SINGLETON HIGH SCHOOL SHINE...The Wizard of Aus is brilliant Congratulations

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Zara Brennan 20/06/2018

I loved it

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Hayden Smidt 20/06/2018

I enjoyed helping out with the making of this short film. It's thrown my expectation right of the window.

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Samantha Odgers 20/06/2018

Well done Singleton high school

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Saasha Mckay 20/06/2018

i was dorothy i loved being her

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will ferricks-bellamy 20/06/2018

I played the scarecrow I am very proud of my performance. Hope you liked it too.

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jasmin Bown 20/06/2018

So very proud of everyone involved in this production.Apowerful message of acceptance and tolerance. Well done

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Jayden Hardy 20/06/2018

We have done an amazing job working on The Wizard of Aus couldn't have done it without my friends. This is outstanding and i love it We hope you enjoy

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Arnold Holland 20/06/2018

I was doing evil laugh like Kaos from Skylanders

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jasmin bown 20/06/2018

So very proud of everyone involved in this film a powerful message of acceptance and tolerance. Well done

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Arnold Holland 20/06/2018

I play the character The Wicked Which of the West

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saasha mckay 20/06/2018

well done everyone i enjoyed making this short film with my classmates.

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Melissa Huntington 20/06/2018

Toto - I don't think we are at Singleton HS anymore It's time to take this message to the world Cue evil laugh from the Wicked Witch Brilliant work everybody. You have made us proud

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Arnold Holland 20/06/2018

Well done I like this film

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Karina Kuilder 20/06/2018

I am so proud of all of the students involved from the cast on screen to everyone who helped out behind the scenes You have produced a film beyond our expectations and are contributing to sending a positive message about disability to our community. Congratulations

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Kristen Strachan 20/06/2018

Thought provoking......what every school strives for. Amazing work Singleton High School.

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Nigel Hartrick 20/06/2018

CLASSICLove the yellow brick road Awesome job by all and The Wicked Witch was especially gruesome

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