The Power of Kindness (Sunbury Downs College, Australia, 2022) is a short film that explores themes of kindness, inclusion and school life. It highlights experiences involving intellectual and physical disability, including wheelchair use, and reflects on how young people relate to one another in an educational setting. Presented as part of the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, the film sits within a programme celebrating the abilities and achievements of people with disability. Clear-eyed and compassionate, it will appeal to educators, families and festival audiences interested in everyday acts of care and the ways schools can be welcoming places for all students.
Oh, I Oh, there's that new kid. Ninja! Ha ha ha! Ow, ow, ow. I hurt myself too bad. I think I'm bleeding. You okay? I'm fine, thank you. Watch out for those crack paths. Yeah, I did see those crack paths. Oh, now you do. Well, I'm Andy by the way. I'm Jake. Did I see you around today? Uh, I'm not sure. I don't think so. Okay, well, I must be off. And take care. Take care. See ya. See ya. Oh, here comes that new kid. Ninja. Who just ripped off the stupid card game. His name is Andy. Who cares what his name is? He's so annoying. Take one to know one. What did you say? Nothing. Anyway, he shouldn't even be at this school. So, what are your friends on there? Um, I hang around with them from time to time. Why? They can be nice sometimes. I hope so. Hey, do you play Minecraft? Have you got any builds? Do you use redstone? Um, yeah, I actually only use redstone for my house. Well, do you want to hear a joke anyway? Yeah, sure. What does a house do? Not sure. Address. Ha ha ha! Did you just say funny? I know. Andy, do you have another joke? Why are you looking at me? I'm not the joke king. I joke king. Ha ha ha. Yeah, I might be wrong about that too. Yeah. What are you guys up to? We're just hanging out. I got the Unicards at Andy again. No, we're sorry about that. That's okay. We're just looking at this redstone build. Check it out. Whoa, Andy is so amazing. And you can be amazing too. Hey, Tina. Lisa! Ha ha! Hey, Andy. You've got big muscles. Ha ha ha. I've got big muscles, aye? I know. You've got big muscles. Ha ha ha. You okay? Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha. Da da da da da da da.
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19 comments
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Barbara Gavin31/08/2022
Great short film which delivers messages about kindness in many different ways.
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maureen smith27/08/2022
congratulations to everyone involved in the making of this little film I really enjoyed it. I looked up one definition of kindnessKindness is the sincere and voluntary use of one's time talent and resources to better the lives of others one's own life and the world through genuine acts of love compassion generosity and service.It doesn't cost anything to be kind to someone - try it.
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Kyrsten Scott27/08/2022
These students are so inspiring. This message of inclusiveness is more important than ever before. By focusing and embracing all abilities we can help to change lives. Well done to all involved in making this video it was truely amazing to watch
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Anne Czyz26/08/2022
Great effort from all involved. Indeed the power of kindness is so important in life. It is wonderful to see young people acknowledging it. Keep up the fantastic work.
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Amy Glover26/08/2022
I'm so proud of my daughter Kayla and all her fellow peers who were involved in the making of this fantastic little film. There really is so much Power in Kindness Great job students staff of SDC best of luck in the competition
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Lisa Glover26/08/2022
The power of kindness is a brilliant and empowering short film that shows the importance of acceptance equality and inclusion. It would be great to see this shown at schools and shared in cinemas. Well done to SDC students
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Jaclynn Jones26/08/2022
Very heartening to see young people keen to spread the word about kindness and inclusion. Great effort.
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Andrew de la Torre25/08/2022
Great to see young people acting like this. Congratulations
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Ornella de la Torre25/08/2022
Congratulations to all involved its great to see young people spreading the word of kindness to the world
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Jeremy Brett25/08/2022
This is great A strong message of inclusion including captioning on the film Well done
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Lucia Barbera25/08/2022
Great vdeo to share kindness and its power Kindness is the the best Mark we can leave on the world to make it more peaceful
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Julia B25/08/2022
This is fabulous Amazing acting script video editing. Love it
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Michael Watson24/08/2022
Congratulations to everyone... you all did an amazing job and the messages are very powerful. Well done
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Himneet Kaur24/08/2022
What an amazing video with such a beautiful message Well done to everyone involved especially behind the scenes
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James Ingram24/08/2022
Well done
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Denise Galea24/08/2022
Fantastic effort and beautiful message super proud of you all
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Kristina Barnett24/08/2022
well done team
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trish alexander24/08/2022
Great work everybody. Jack is a natural.
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Nadia Cucanic24/08/2022
Such an amazing film with a powerful message. Well done to you all
Great short film which delivers messages about kindness in many different ways.
congratulations to everyone involved in the making of this little film I really enjoyed it. I looked up one definition of kindnessKindness is the sincere and voluntary use of one's time talent and resources to better the lives of others one's own life and the world through genuine acts of love compassion generosity and service.It doesn't cost anything to be kind to someone - try it.
These students are so inspiring. This message of inclusiveness is more important than ever before. By focusing and embracing all abilities we can help to change lives. Well done to all involved in making this video it was truely amazing to watch
Great effort from all involved. Indeed the power of kindness is so important in life. It is wonderful to see young people acknowledging it. Keep up the fantastic work.
I'm so proud of my daughter Kayla and all her fellow peers who were involved in the making of this fantastic little film. There really is so much Power in Kindness Great job students staff of SDC best of luck in the competition
The power of kindness is a brilliant and empowering short film that shows the importance of acceptance equality and inclusion. It would be great to see this shown at schools and shared in cinemas. Well done to SDC students
Very heartening to see young people keen to spread the word about kindness and inclusion. Great effort.
Great to see young people acting like this. Congratulations
Congratulations to all involved its great to see young people spreading the word of kindness to the world
This is great A strong message of inclusion including captioning on the film Well done
Great vdeo to share kindness and its power Kindness is the the best Mark we can leave on the world to make it more peaceful
This is fabulous Amazing acting script video editing. Love it
Congratulations to everyone... you all did an amazing job and the messages are very powerful. Well done
What an amazing video with such a beautiful message Well done to everyone involved especially behind the scenes
Well done
Fantastic effort and beautiful message super proud of you all
well done team
Great work everybody. Jack is a natural.
Such an amazing film with a powerful message. Well done to you all