Funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care, the Screen Me! film and other content available on this site were developed by:
- The Daffodil Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- The Centre for Disability Studies, Sydney School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
The short film was developed by Bus Stop Films, an Australian disability led not for profit social enterprise.
Directed by Kate Vinen and written by Stephanie Dower and Nicolette Minster, production of the Screen Me! film had a cast and crew of majority women, many of them women with disability.
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Behind the scenes
This video shows the Screen Me! film shoot and includes interviews with the cast and crew.
Professor Deborah Bateson AM – Daffodil Centre
This project is all about raising that awareness that cervical screening is for everyone.
Australia is actually on track to be one of the first countries in the world to be able to eliminate cervical cancer and we just need to make sure that we don't leave anyone behind and that includes people with disability.
Kate Vinen – Director
Health is a really important topic, and especially women's health as it's something that's been historically neglected. I think it's really exciting to be in a time when there's a campaign specifically for cervical screening,
Dr Mary-Ann O’Donnovan – CEO, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Sydney
…and a core value of that is that every person with a cervix is aware of the campaign and aware of the options they have to get tested.
Jennifer Brennan – Clinic Nurse, Centre for Disability Studies
What I'd like to see is people discussing cervical screening and people with disabilities feeling more comfortable about discussing cervical screening.
Dr Mary-Ann O’Donnovan – CEO, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Sydney
Massive fan of Bus Stop Films – love how they work, love what they produce. It really aligns with the work of CDs and how we work.
Tracy Corbin-Matchett OAM – CEO, Bus Stop Films
We're leaders in inclusive film making. We have a tried and tested framework and we have a great network of people with disability that can contribute to productions like this on both sides of the camera.
Dr Mary-Ann O’Donnovan – CEO, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Sydney
It just brings a richness that will be missing in terms of that lived experience. So it's a real, genuine, authentic approach to showcasing the issues…
Tracy Corbin-Matchett OAM – CEO, Bus Stop Films
…and authenticity to the story and to the project really lent itself to being a female-led production and it's really pleasing to see that in practise here today.
Kate Vinen – Director
I'm very passionate about diversity and inclusivity in all ways. I think it's the truth of the world and for me, I always feel better in spaces that represent reality.
Tracy Corbin-Matchett OAM – CEO, Bus Stop Films
Kate brings a beautiful lens and aesthetic to the productions that she creates. When we were thinking about who we might reach out, Kate was the first choice.
Actress (Margot)
Well, oh, it's actually really great working with Kate again. It's been a great opportunity to work with her.
Actress (Katie)
So I'm playing someone with low vision, which is really important to me as someone with low vision is not a great deal of representation in traditional media forms. But also what I loved about what I read about Katie, the character, there wasn't a lot of description, but the description that was there was confident office worker. I think it's really refreshing to see a take like that of a more rounded character of someone that is living with, you know, lower vision in society.
Actress (Darcy)
When I got to know the project, I thought this is something that I want to get involved because, you know, the Deaf community we lack in the medical field. We don't often get, we don't understand cancer, and other, you know, medical values. So it's really important that this, if we can provide access to the Deaf community, Deaf and hard of hearing community, it might save someone, you know, save someone, someone's life.
Professor Deborah Bateson AM – Daffodil Centre
Having a cervical screening test can save lives and that's what we're aiming for.
Stephanie Begas – Production Runner
Today on the shoot, I have been the production runner attachment. So I have been running errands, I've been on a couple of coffee runs, which is a very important task, I feel.
Tuesday Rovere – 1st Assistant Director
I've worked with a few of the Bus Stop students on set before and I've just noticed that everyone here is just putting in like 110%.
Savannah Simpson – Lighting Attachment
I have been working with lighting and gaffer with T.I've learned that the legs, they're not very stable, so you have to keep them still with the shot bags.
Stephanie Begas – Production Runner
We all get along really well and it's been really, really awesome.
Actress (Margot)
Yeah, I think the guys on set were really funny. Everyone is amazing really.
Stephanie Stuart – Bus Stop On-set Support Worker
There's been a lot of great collaboration between crew and the Bus Stop attachments over the last couple of days. It's just been really great seeing them learn different departments on set and then putting that into practise themselves.
Dr Mary-Ann O’Donnovan – CEO, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Sydney
It's just been an absolute joy.
Professor Deborah Bateson AM – Daffodil Centre
…to see everyone in action, all the people with disabilities working together. It's just such an inclusive process.
Stephanie Stuart – Bus Stop On-set Support Worker
The storytelling is more rich because it's a whole diverse range of experiences have fed into it.
Kate Vinen – Director
It feels like there's a bigger purpose than just making a film.
[Voice off screen]
That's a wrap. Applause