About this Short Film
Transforming Lives (Rosehill School - Te Ara Poutama Transition Center, New Zealand, 2020) offers a candid look at young adults as they navigate school life and grow in independence. Quiet and optimistic, the film explores themes of congenital and intellectual disability, group support, sport and the role of teachers in transition education. Made by Rosehill School - Te Ara Poutama Transition Center, it celebrates everyday achievements and the relationships that build confidence and belonging. A gentle, hopeful addition to the Focus on Ability festival programme, Transforming Lives invites audiences to recognise the skills, ambitions and community that support young people moving towards greater independence.
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Rosehill School - Te Ara Poutama Transition Center is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Rosehill School - Te Ara Poutama Transition Center.
It is so nice to see these young adults being guided to look after themselves physically and mentally...... building their confidence for the future. Keep up the good work
My nefew Tainui.Humble yung man. Neva hurt a fly kinda guy. Love this fullah to bits. Has a lot of strength on the inside boy I tell yah. This yung fullas been thru a lot. But never gives up. I recommend mentoring him to see the true hidden taonga he holds. Very lucky and special to us all as his whaanau. Love you my nef.
Fantastic to see such commitment from these young adults a great production and opportunity for all involved. Good luck to you all at Te Ara Poutama.
It's so good to see the level of commitment and focus in these young adults. Impressed with the facilities and opportunities provided to them to live securely and responsibly. A nation is defined not only by its level of economic attainments but more by its humane and caring treatment of the less fortunate and less abled of its citizens. In this NZ scores excellently and this film beings out this fact with great clarity.