‘Ganesh Versus the Third Reich’.
Who has the right to tell certain stories? Who has the right to play certain characters?
They’re questions, within industry conversations of diversity, inclusivity and authentic storytelling, that are raised often.
And they’re questions at the heart of Back to Back Theatre’s play Ganesh Versus The Third Reich, which the company is adapting for the screen thanks to a $100,000 development grant from arts agency Creative Victoria.
Back to Back Theatre, based in Geelong, is a theatre company that employs an ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities. Its first foray into screen was 2017’s Oddlands, a 30-minute pilot produced with Matchbox Pictures for the ABC, a product of Adelaide Film Festival, ABC Arts, the Australia Council and Screen Australia’s Hive initiative. A further six-part series is now currently in development at Matchbox.
However, when Back to Back director Bruce Gladwin first looked at moving to screen,...
Who has the right to tell certain stories? Who has the right to play certain characters?
They’re questions, within industry conversations of diversity, inclusivity and authentic storytelling, that are raised often.
And they’re questions at the heart of Back to Back Theatre’s play Ganesh Versus The Third Reich, which the company is adapting for the screen thanks to a $100,000 development grant from arts agency Creative Victoria.
Back to Back Theatre, based in Geelong, is a theatre company that employs an ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities. Its first foray into screen was 2017’s Oddlands, a 30-minute pilot produced with Matchbox Pictures for the ABC, a product of Adelaide Film Festival, ABC Arts, the Australia Council and Screen Australia’s Hive initiative. A further six-part series is now currently in development at Matchbox.
However, when Back to Back director Bruce Gladwin first looked at moving to screen,...
- 9/17/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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