north east regional extra | 4 - 10 april, 2018
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by KYLIE WILSON AN urge to give a voice to others, tell stories and explore the unknown drive North East filmmaker Helen Newman. Helen, who runs Nomad films, became involved in filmmaking after working with a group of refugees from Kosovo who were being forcibly returned to their country which was still in conflict. “The camera became a way to give voice to individuals and families who were struggling to be heard, and that has been my primary focus for my work ever since - to give voice, explore the unknown and capture the magic of stories,” she said Having worked as a filmmaker for 17 years, there is a common thread of humanity in the stories she tells, with her documentaries having covered topics such as the plight of refugees, the sex slave trade, and domestic violence. “Wherever I film, I find that people, with very few exceptions, are fundamentally seeking the same things - to know love and joy, to live in peace, to see their children grow up safely and to leave the world knowing they lived a happy life,” Helen said.
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lense ◆ AMONG THE ACTION: Helen Newman during filming in Sadr, Iraq for her documentary film on a deported Iraqi family, Anthem, which won Best Australian Documentary of the Year in 2006 at the ACMI international documentary festival.
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