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Film Details
Country:
Australia
State:
New South Wales
Category:
Open Entrant Documentaries
Genre:
Personal Story
Festival Year:
2026
Filmmaker:
Karin Balmer
Film Transcript
Sometimes I find noises a little bit too hard because they hurt my ears a bit, like babies, sirens, kids shouting. Oh, there's bees. Is that a bee? That's just a fly. I like to bounce somewhere outside. It makes me feel joyful and excited and my body just wants me to do it.
There are a lot of things I find hard at school. Like if there's a game of sport, um he would it would take a while for him to pick up the rules. I find difficult maths pretty hard — not knowing what to do. When I heard Hugo was going to a special high school, it was pretty devastating to hear because we've been going to the same primary school since Kendi. But like, I get it because it's a mainstream school and he's been struggling with the schoolwork. But we'll definitely miss each other.
My brother is really kind. He always plays with me when I don't have friends. I'm going to miss him lots and lots. Well, Hugo is probably the more sensible one. He's the one following all the rules and I'm probably the more crazy, dramatic one.
I love cross country, camping, soccer, hedging and mowing. And on Thursday mornings, I like seeing the garbage truck. When it comes, I wake up and I get to see it. I would say that Hugo having a disability hasn't stopped him from doing incredible things. This year, Hugo tried out for performance band and he got in, so I'm really proud of him. He's also learned how to play the piano.
Chugo's always needed speech therapy because he finds it hard to speak on the spot. But that's why he's gotten really good at memorising scripts. He would practise them like 200 times, then go and perform them, and they're completely memorised and really good. One of the highlights of Hugo's life so far is when he did a speech and he got people to vote for him to be prefect. If you try hard, you can do anything. On presentation day when it was announced, I was so proud of him that I even cried.
So on the last day of Year Six, we have a Year Six clap out and all the people cheer for me and it's really fun. I'll be saying goodbye to my teachers and friends and that will make me feel really sad. Mum and dad will be crying because they can't believe how proud they are of me and how I'm growing up and moving into the years. Yeah, I definitely feel lucky to have Jugo as a brother. Like, he's taught me how to be kind. He's taught me how to care for people. He's taught me how to include people who might feel left out.
It's normal to feel scared when people start high school. I might need a bit of help making friends. I find it a bit hard when things change, but I know how to be brave.
But just a few more questions. You're doing so, so well. Thank you. It's like the paediatrician. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, you're good — it's like when I'm at the paediatrician and they ask me questions.
Filmmaker
Karin Balmer is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Karin Balmer.
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