Up Stream
A$11,366
of $10,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 13th Sep 2012 at 2:00AM.
ABOUT THE FILM
We're making a 30 minute documentary film about the communication of science in complex situations.
Most people with any interest in science will know that there's a range of science-based issues on which we're seeing significant public debate. On climate change, genetically modified foods, vaccination and evolution - and many others besides - it's as if a large gap has opened up between what science is telling us and the political and social response.
Some have sought to blame this situation on a lack of science literacy or understanding of science in the general population. They've suggested that to fix this we need to flood those who don't believe us with information or try to make them think like scientists.
Here's the thing: this obviously isn't working.
Up Stream will show how we can start to change the discussion on these complex issues. In this film we'll document how and why people sit where they do on these issues, beyond the simplicity of whether they comprehend the issue.
The film will partly follow our travels with leading climate researchers through rural and regional Australia where we sought to change this dynamic by listening to the concerns, opinions and questions of Australia's rural and regional communities. The opinions of individuals from these communities and the researchers who got onboard will be showcased alongside ways we can all start to communicate beyond cultural and ideological divides.
The film will be distributed via various film festivals and the web.
WHY DO THIS
Many of the critical issues that dominate national and international politics and public debate have science at their core. Through this film we want to voice the need to do things differently and show alternative approaches to talk about these contentious issues.
We are all passionate about many of these issues and really keen to put our minds and skills into something that can be picked up by anyone.
We need your support to make this happen!
BREAKDOWN OF WHAT NEEDS DOING
The bulk of the source material for this project (footage of communication events, interviews with relevant experts and relevant research) has already been collected and conducted. You can see examples of this in footage of our Applethorpe event and a short interview with a participant. We are now seeking funding and support via Pozible to turn the film into reality and give it the polish it deserves.
We are seeking your fund and support for the following:
- Animations (animator will be Lindsay Horner - please see his website to see his work - lindsayhorner.com)
- Editing
- Musical composition
- Voiceovers
- Editing
- Musical composition
- Voiceovers
- Premiere
WHO ARE WE
Dr. Will Grant is a talker, writer, thinker and reader at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at ANU. His work has focused mostly on the interaction of science, politics and society, and how we can improve these relationships. Some of Will's writing on The Conversation.
Luke Menzies is a PhD researcher currently looking into improving the communication of complex environmental problems at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at ANU. He is particularly interested in interdisciplinary and participatory approaches to communicate the severity and complexity of climate change.
Daniel Hunter is the chief filmmaking brains of this project. He's a Melbourne based independent documentary filmmaker with an interest in environmental filmmaking. He has completed the Masters of Science Communication specialising in natural history filmmaking at The University of Otago.
Daniel's debut film Riverdog has been screened at a number of festivals:
- Telenatura Film Festival (Spain) - Winner Best Direction & Best Amateur Film
- Aesthetica Film Festival (UK) - Winner Best Documentary & Overall Festival Winner
- Real Earth Environmental Film Festival (NZ) - Winner Peoples Choice and Emerging Filmmaker
- London International Documentary Film Festival (UK)
- Culture Unplugged Film Festival (India)
- International Forest Film Festival (US)
- Byron Bay International Film Festival (AUS)
- Green Screen Film Festival (Canada)
- Documentary Edge Film Festival (NZ)
Thanks.
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