Press Release – Daisy Thor-Poet
Focus on Ability (FOA) is designed to encourage filmmakers to focus on the ability of people with disability. This year they’re celebrating 12 years of doing just that. Daisy Thor-Poet this year started a video production company called ‘Tinted Productions’, based in Wellington. She started this company to tell stories that have a positive impact and that allow viewers to learn something new. 

She created a short documentary to tell the amazing story of the company Will&Able. She completed the film in June, as part of a 6 part documentary series called the ‘Everyday Changemakers’ series (the series can be viewed here).

Will&Able is a sustainable cleaning products company based in Auckland that provides jobs to people with disabilities. Their products are NZ made, eco friendly, crafted with 100% recycled and reusable bottles, all while providing work to a group that would often struggle to find sustainable employment. More info on Will&Able can be found here.

More about Daisy Thor-Poet (Film director) here. Website : https://tinted.co.nz/

You can watch and vote for the film here: 

https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/1921.html

About Focus On Ability:

Based in Australia, this year’s FOA festival had an amazing 266 entries, including 82 school entries and 61 international films. Following successful screenings last year right around Australia, in New Zealand, Los Angeles, New York, Zimbabwe and Malawi this year the competition received entries from 19 countries. More info.

This could be the richest short-film festival in the world, with over $100,000AUD in prizes to be shared among the winners.

The winner of the International Short film and Documentary sections receives:

$5,000 AUD Cash prize along with special money can’t buy industry experiences.

There is also a great prize for most online votes!

If our local community gets behind us (Most Online Votes), we could win $2,500 AUD.

Voting starts 18 August and concludes 24 August: https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/1921.html

Voters go in the running to win $50 iTunes vouchers, but you can only vote once in each category. The categories are:

• International Short Film
• International Documentary

Quotes from Martin Wren, CEO NOVA Employment: (FOA was his big idea!)

https://www.focusonability.com.au/

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