The Healer (BAM Arts Inc, Australia, 2023) is a short film in our Focus on Ability programme that looks at themes of congenital disability and Down Syndrome with warmth and care. Viewers will find moments of dance, group connection and comforting embraces woven through a young adult’s experience of grief. The film speaks to resilience, the small gestures that matter and the ways people support one another. It is a quietly hopeful piece that invites audiences to witness ability, emotion and community without spectacle. A sensitive addition to the festival, offering reflection and humane insight.
It's love, Birdie. Sorry. Let's go, Buster. Let's go. Oh, let's go. Oh, my God. Oh, he's on the board. Oh, no. I can't see the scores because Buster's standing in her way. No, because it's just a ringlet. Buster! That's Birdie 15. It's tied. It's all tied up. I still like the Buster. Leah, can I come in, please? No, leave me alone. I'm trying to go to sleep. Leah, it's time to wake up. Leah, it's time to get up. Come on, Leah, you sleepyhead. Oi, cheeky monkey. Come on, Leah. It's 12 o'clock. Where do you go every Friday night? Fine, I'll tell you if you stop that. OK. On Friday night, I hear this voice. Whose voice? It's in my head. It tells me to walk. Where to? I don't know. I just go. Then I get to that place. There's people waiting for me there. They're in pain. I don't know where to go. I just go. To be continued... What do you do after that? I get really tired. I can't remember what happens. Happy now? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Happy now? Leah, I'm in a lot of pain. Can you please heal me? No, I'm too tired. Please, Leah. Come here. Is that better? That's better, thanks. To be continued...
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