The Daydream Machine (Hume Valley School, Australia, 2023) is a short film that looks at dreaming, friendship and how young people see the world. Tender and playful in tone, the film explores perception, school life and the pressures of homework without assuming a single answer. It offers a fresh view of the daily realities and strengths of teenagers and their friendships, touching on themes of intellectual disability and different ways of thinking. Part of the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, The Daydream Machine joins a programme that celebrates creativity, resilience and the achievements of people with disability.
And that, class, is why pineapple belongs on pizza, and gummy bears do not. Are you paying attention? Yes, yes, sorry, sorry. Now, where were we? Ah, yes, please revise the pizza topping food pyramid, it will be on tomorrow's test. Ah, next week we'll be looking at burger assembly. Sir, sir, do gummy bears go on burgers? Not every food has gummy bears in it, Jerry. Where am I? What happened? How did I get here? Bring your dreams to life, what does that even mean? Well, um, I guess this will work. Good afternoon, Master Thomas. Thank you for giving me life. And what's this? A pen, very good then. Please tell me how I can be of service. Whoa, a talking book, this is incredible. Hey, see that homework over there, can you do it for me? Certainly, Master Thomas, I would be delighted to do your homework right away. Gee whiz, this is great. While you do that, I need to find more dreams to bring to life. Jerry, come over here, I've got something to show you. What is it? What happened? See this machine right here? It brings dreams to life. Anything you put in it comes alive. They can even talk too. No way! Here, watch. Hey, who's hungry? Go ahead, take a bite. Yay! Take another bite, that's the way, woohoo! Hey, it's my turn, move aside. It's gummy bear time. We have to fix this. But how? I don't know how to defeat dancing gummy bears. Greetings, Master Thomas. Oh, perhaps this is a school friend of yours. Well, no matter, you'll be glad to see I finished all your class work for the rest of the year. Don't you see we're busy? We don't have time for this. I apologize for the interruption. Oh, leave your schoolwork. By the way, the topic of your essay was how to stop wild dancing gummy bears. Wow, what a very helpful topic you have researched. It says here the only way to defeat dancing gummy bears is to outdance them. It's time to dance. Yes! Wait, wasn't he wearing different clothes? Ah, no! Dinos! No!
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