About this Short Film
River Boy (Louise Dwyer, Australia, 2025) appears in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival programme. The short film addresses themes noted in the festival tags — assistance, flood, individual experience, intellectual disability and adolescence. With a sensitive and observant approach, it offers moments that invite viewers to consider how support, vulnerability and everyday life meet during the teenage years. River Boy sits comfortably within the festival’s aim to highlight the abilities and experiences of people with disability. It is a quiet, thoughtful work that asks audiences to pay close attention and to reflect on the small, powerful ways people navigate change.
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