Naragebup, by Jayden Meakins (Australia, 2023), is a short film that explores themes of animals, employment and young adulthood within the context of intellectual disability. Presented at the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, it showcases the abilities, experiences and achievements of people with disability. The film offers an intimate, grounded view that encourages reflection on work, companionship and independence without simplifying its subjects. It is a quietly powerful addition to our program, reminding audiences of the variety of ways people navigate everyday life and pursue purpose. We are proud to present it.
My name's Jayden, I work with the Periscope Group and I also work for the Rockingham Environmental Centre where I also look after animals and care for them. These are community gardens and we let people plant whatever they want in there. These are jumbo stick insects, they can grow twice as big as they are normally. These are actual bones from actual animals, so this is an actual turtle bone. This is the reptile display where we have snakes, lizards and frogs. I'm just trying to make sure, I think this one is the one with the bad neck. We've got a couple of lowies, we've got a bander shark, a spied whale and a cobbler fish. We do workshops here, we also have parties in this room and this is where I have my 21st speech. These guys like to accidentally eat my finger. These are our bobtails or witch bugs if you want to say it another way. We have about four bobtails here and the thing that bobtails do is they can store, they're the only reptiles that can store food in their tails for months. This is where we use the four bobtails to keep away the bugs.
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20 comments
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Leeanne Miller26/08/2023
Great job..very informative and such a great video.
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Libbi Mai Onion25/08/2023
Great work Jayden
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Jaimee Tonkin24/08/2023
Well done Jay
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Hayley Edwards23/08/2023
Awesome effort Jayden
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Dewar Lesley23/08/2023
Loved your video. It's informative and gives a good overview of your activities caring for the wildlife well done
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Graeme Tonkin22/08/2023
Great work
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Julie Higham21/08/2023
Great job Jayden
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Louise Grant19/08/2023
Thanks Jayden really enjoyed your short film
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Chloe Meakins19/08/2023
Crack up everytime at the frog incident well done buddy
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James Bingham19/08/2023
Amazing work.
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Wayne Bingham19/08/2023
Very informative short film.Great work
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Wendy Hughes19/08/2023
Great film Jayden it looks like a fantastic place.
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Stephenie Fielding18/08/2023
Well done Jayden
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MARK BARRITT18/08/2023
Great work Jayden
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Alexa Bunschoten18/08/2023
I really enjoyed this film full of fascinating facts Congratulations Jayden
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Michael Genovese17/08/2023
Confident with that snake
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Tam Ponton17/08/2023
Jaden has done a great job getting this film completed so other viewers can appreciate some of our native creatures and wildlife. He has put a lot of thought into the production giving as much information as possible for others to understand what happens at Naragebup centre. We done Jaden.
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Catherine Kolomyjec17/08/2023
Such an awesome film Jayden that really shows off your amazing workplace - and how much you love working there. Great editing as well - Congratulations.
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Troy Reberger17/08/2023
This is such a great flim to show people this great place within the center and outside and outsideand what's their to see .Thank you Jayden.
Great job..very informative and such a great video.
Great work Jayden
Well done Jay
Awesome effort Jayden
Loved your video. It's informative and gives a good overview of your activities caring for the wildlife well done
Great work
Great job Jayden
Thanks Jayden really enjoyed your short film
Crack up everytime at the frog incident well done buddy
Amazing work.
Very informative short film.Great work
Great film Jayden it looks like a fantastic place.
Well done Jayden
Great work Jayden
I really enjoyed this film full of fascinating facts Congratulations Jayden
Confident with that snake
Jaden has done a great job getting this film completed so other viewers can appreciate some of our native creatures and wildlife. He has put a lot of thought into the production giving as much information as possible for others to understand what happens at Naragebup centre. We done Jaden.
Such an awesome film Jayden that really shows off your amazing workplace - and how much you love working there. Great editing as well - Congratulations.
This is such a great flim to show people this great place within the center and outside and outsideand what's their to see .Thank you Jayden.
Amazing Jay You are a legend