Spirit/Geist is a short 3 minute movie made by Kritika Lama that tells the story of Ingrid and Mary their attitude to ageing and life at Connect Victoria Park's Housing + Hub.
The film was made for The ‘Life in Pictures’ short film competition, an innovative collaboration between the Revelation Film Festival, the Department of Communities (Communities), arts, and the community to encourage discussion around ageism and to promote positive ageing.
Ageism refers to the stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination towards others or oneself based on age. Ageism is everywhere, with studies showing that one in two people are ageist and anyone can be affected by it. This type of prejudice is also unique in that it can be self-directed.
This internalised ageism can prevent us from participating in activities. The phrase, ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? comes to mind as a form of internal dialogue that can encourage us to not take on new and often exciting challenges.
To age doesn’t mean that we stop doing. It brings experience and knowledge and a different perspective.
Thinking positively about ageing contributes to longevity, so changing the narrative on how we speak and behave to ourselves and to others, will benefit us all. Education and intergenerational activities both contribute to reducing ageism by highlighting the impacts of language and behaviour on a person’s wellbeing and by bridging the gap between generations.
Positive Ageing is at the centre of everything that we do at Connect Victoria Park and we wer thrilled to be able to support Kritikato make the Spirit/Geist short film that show cases the spirit of both women.
Spirit/Geist was shortlisted as a finalist in the Life in Pictures competition and was first screened at "Get Your Shorts On" the closing night showcase of the Revelation Film Festival on 14 July 2024
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