"Perspective Shift" - Episode #2 - Prue Stevenson

Perspective Shift is a documentary series which explores the triumphs and trials of some of Australia’s top practitioners in the arts industries, who also happen to be people with disability. Each 30-minute episode focuses on one individual excelling in an area of the Arts and explores their craft and their lived-experience.
Episode #2 - Prue Stevenson, is about one of Australia’s top emerging visual and performance artists, having exhibited work nationally and notably at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Australia, in Sydney. Prue’s art practice was birthed from her identity as an autistic woman and is an integral way that she connects with the world around her. Many of her art pieces invite audiences into her autistic culture, sharing and celebrating her unique “Prue version of Autism”. We too are invited into Prue’s story, travelling on her journey to becoming a leading artist in Australia.

  • Prue Stevenson
    Featuring
    Stim Your Heart Out - short film 2018
  • Josh Searle
    Director
    Nil
  • Genevieve Clay-Smith
    Series Writer & Director
    The Interviewer - short film 2013; Kill Off - short film 2016; Inclusion Makes the World More Vibrant - short film 2017; Shakespeare in Tokyo - short film - 2018
  • Leah James
    Producer
    Nil
  • Briana Miller
    Producer
    Nil
  • Henry Smith
    Director of Photography
    The Interviewer - short film 2013; Kill Off - short film 2016; Inclusion Makes the World More Vibrant - short film 2017; Shakespeare in Tokyo - short film - 2018
  • Daniel (Teddy) Tedford
    Interviewees & Appearances
    Nil
  • Peter Stevenson
    Interviewees & Appearances
    Nil
  • Susannah Thorne
    Interviewees & Appearances
    Nil
  • Donna Stevenson
    Interviewees & Appearances
    Nil
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Visual Arts, Performance Art, Lived-Experience, Autistic Person, Art Education, Self-Advocacy, Contemporary Art, Disability Arts
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 12, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    107,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Nil in America
  • Only promoted in Australia on SBS TV & YouTube
    Sydney
    Australia
    November 12, 2019
    SBS TV, Australia
    Nil
Distribution Information
  • Attitude Foundation
    Sales Agent
    Country: Australia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Josh Searle

Josh started his film and TV career as an actor and after spending time on various sets for a few years, decided that his interests lay more in being behind the camera. Josh initially spent six years writing, shooting, and directing commercial content with a focus on work for clients in the "for purpose" space, uncovering the human stories behind brands and organisations. Josh's first broadcast credit was Perspective Shift: Episode #2 - Prue, and he counts it a privilege to have been invited into her life and story for this series. Josh is a full-time, in-house director at Taste Creative, where he is currently working on Perspective Shift Season Two, amongst a slate of other commercial and entertainment projects.

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