About this Short Film
Turn Up (Melton Specialist School, Australia, 2025) offers a lively, respectful look at music, rap and group creativity in a school setting. The short highlights the musical talents and social connections of teenagers with cognitive processing and intellectual disability. Shot with warmth and a light touch, it presents sound and rhythm as tools for expression and teamwork. Presented in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, Turn Up fits the program by showing ability, achievement and everyday joy without sensationalism. A short and uplifting piece, it invites audiences to listen, smile and rethink assumptions about young people, schooling and music.
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Melton Specialist School is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Melton Specialist School.
Looks amazing. Well done MELTON SPECIALIST SCHOOL.Love that song also all of you doing a good job esp my daughter.thnks
Well done kids keep up your Music talent and focusing on together again well done
Its catchy and inspiring at the same time. Its great to see the kids are learning and having fun at the same time Keep it up
Well done guys. My daughters school. So proud of all of you
This is such an inspirational song that gathers The School community together to inspire others to show up and be the best you can
My school song is the best song ever
Wowwwww What an amazing team effort. Loved the song. Great job guys.
Congratulations Melton your tune is now stuck in the head Well done
I'm inspired. What a team.
Just a wonderful celebration of your students and school Congratulations
Love your work
Magnificent what a wonderful job you have all done. You should all be so proud. My daughter and I throughly enjoyed watching this .
Very beautiful attempt made by all the kids awesome efforts full of energy and such a beautiful message. Love it.
That was really awesome well done .
A celebration of inclusion and talent - well done students and staff
This film is very entertaining informative and inspirational Good luck in the competition I think every school and community member could benefit by watching this upbeat motivating film
Well done guys this is awesome
Very proud of everyone involved in this special film especially my daughter Sarah who is a education assistant at Melton Special School. Well done everyone
Working at this school and watching the amazing work behind the scenes was incredible
Awesome loved it