About this Short Film
Focus Off Ability, from Hume Valley School, is a 2021 Australian short that explores themes around attributes, cognitive processing disability and intellectual disability in a school setting. Rather than a single narrative, the film offers moments that reflect group life, teenage experience and the everyday strengths of young people. The work sits naturally within the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, which celebrates the abilities, achievements and perspectives of people with disability. Compact and attentive, it invites viewers to notice how students navigate school, peers and learning, and to appreciate their skills and agency.
Film Details
Film Transcript
So what do you not do? I don't disrespect anyone. I don't see mean things. I don't forget to look after myself. I don't eat unhealthy food. I don't be selfish. I don't suck fights. I don't swear.
Filmmaker
Hume Valley School is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Hume Valley School.
