Six Lightning Ridge Central School students have made it into the last round of the Department of Education’s ‘Connected Learning Film Awards’ with their opal dinosaur bone film When It’s Gone.
This is fantastic news for the up-and-coming actors and directors of the Ridge who managed to make it to the finals of this highly competitive event that attracts works from all over the State.
The school was notified of the film’s entry into the finals by the festival organiser on Monday and made note that the standard this year was very high.
Receiving an award is almost a
certainty with only three films reaching the final stages with a chance of obtaining a first, runner-up or high commendation.
The film’s plot follows an opal miner who has dug up an opal fossil and must decide what he will do with it.
To sell or preserve? That is the question.
The students interviewed locals Russel Holz and Jo Lindsay and even had a chat to palaeontologist Jeffrey Stillwell from Monash University.
When It’s Gone was created by Clare Weeks, Zora Holz, Steven Lane, Archer Holz, Martin Lane and Mack Holz with the assistance of parents Kelly Gould and Di Holz.
The award ceremony is to be held at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on the September 16 and will also have a public screening at the public school in September when they hold their performance evening.
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