A conversation with some of the filmmakers of Feros Care’s Fearless Films about redefining inclusive employment and working with disabilities in the film and television industry.

Tarnya Sim – Executive Producer and Creative Marketing Lead at Feros Care

Energy, ideas and a passion to smash stereotypes to age and ability is what drives Tarnya and her team who are responsible for Feros Care Grow Bold projects. The Grow Bold projects team deliver campaigns and events to delight, engage, entertain, empower to amplify the Feros Care brand whilst advocating and inspiring seniors and people living with disability to live bolder, healthier, better connected, more active, more fulfilling lives.

Using an original approach, the Grow Bold projects further enhance the profile of Feros Care in the community by highlighting the organisation’s range of award winning aged care programs and initiatives. The common theme amongst these award winning Grow Bold campaigns is to create conversations to change attitudes towards older Australians and people living with disability, delivered through projects like Pimp My Ride - Graffiti Grannies, Ask Gran Not Google, Bold Bucket List, Bold Ballerina's, Gran Slam and four Seasons of Fearless Films in conjunction with Screenworks Australia and Ironbark Films.

Julian Neuhaus – Director and Producer
Julian Neuhaus is an Australian filmmaker, most passionate about projects that tell stories with a purpose. After graduating from the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in 2017, Julian established Ironbark Films after seeing a demand for production of authentically-made screen content. He has worked on a range of award-winning projects in a variety of roles across multiple disciplines. Julian also teaches filmmaking at Bus Stop Films, a film school for people with intellectual disability, as part of their Accessible Film Studies program at AFTRS. Julian has facilitated over 30 paid employment opportunities for people living with disability in the screen industry, and on IDPwD 2022, spoke at the NSW Guardianship Division on the benefits of inclusive employment.

Allycia Staples - Production Assistant 
Allycia is entering her third year with Bus Stop Films having worked on the award-winning short, Sunshine and the documentary, We'll Always Have Dance which recently screened at Brisbane International Film Festival. Her work with Bus Stop has opened many opportunities including working with Fearless Films. Her love for film began as a child and has seen her explore the performing arts in many guises where she is comfortable both in front of and behind the camera. As an advocate she has represented Queensland as a representative with Inclusion Australia as well having recently completed Queenslanders with Disability Network's Emerging Leaders program. Allycia is an advocate for inclusion in the arts for all artists with disability.

This conversation is presented and moderated by Feros Care.

The 2023 Bangalow Film Festival industry program is presented in collaboration with Screenworks.