THE danger of rising sea levels has inspired Frankston students to team up with French students on a documentary.
Frankston High School students have been working on the film since 2019. They have been liaising with students from French coastal community Lycée Morlaix to complete the project.
The film is a 45-minute documentary on rising seas. It is in both French and English and will screen for the first time at the Frankston High School Theatre this week.
Frankston High School head of languages Chris Sutcliffe said, “Contrary Currents is the concept of French film producer Cedric Michel, who wanted to capture the mood of young people from across the globe in regard to living with and adapting to climate change and rising seas.”
“To make a documentary using the ‘Filmed Letters’ genre required the cooperation of two schools from coastal communities from either side of the world. Students from the High School (Lycée) of Morlaix in France sent a first letter to Frankston High School students, which triggered the correspondence.
“Filmed and narrated by the students, the documentary paints a picture of their lives and interests from both continents, and how they feel about the future. Both schools chose to look to the past to consider the future. Frankston High School students visited a number of sites around Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula and spoke with Aboriginal elders, exploring stories from the incredibly deep oral history of the Indigenous peoples of our region, with the invaluable assistance of Lionel Lauch and Living Culture.”
The film will be made available for viewing online in early 2024.
