Solstice Documentary
Tracks
Auditorium
| Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Auditorium |
Overview
Tim Daly, This Is My Brave Australia Inc, Annette Baker, Winter Solstice and Helen Newman, Nomad Films
Speaker
Annette Baker OAM
Advocate
Solstice Documentary
Abstract
Solstice - The Documentary 55mins
It began as a story of one Albury family who had lost their daughter to suicide but quickly became a document bearing witness to the need for urgent and radical change in mental health support as more and more survivors of suicide added their voice.
When 15 year-old Mary Baker died by suicide in Albury her parents embarked on a journey to shine a light on the darkest night of their lives. ‘Solstice’ is a hopeful, determined and positive story of change that can come out of a most heartbreaking tragedy. Beginning with the story of Mary’s parents, Annette and Stuart Baker, the film expands out to journey through Australia and across the globe documenting the stories of those who are daily on the frontline in the battle for better mental health care - the survivors of suicide. This film bravely steps into the gaping hole left when a person dies by suicide to begin conversations, unite communities and ignite positive change.
Panel session to accompany screening with film maker Helen Newman and Winter Solstice founders Annette and Stuart Baker
It began as a story of one Albury family who had lost their daughter to suicide but quickly became a document bearing witness to the need for urgent and radical change in mental health support as more and more survivors of suicide added their voice.
When 15 year-old Mary Baker died by suicide in Albury her parents embarked on a journey to shine a light on the darkest night of their lives. ‘Solstice’ is a hopeful, determined and positive story of change that can come out of a most heartbreaking tragedy. Beginning with the story of Mary’s parents, Annette and Stuart Baker, the film expands out to journey through Australia and across the globe documenting the stories of those who are daily on the frontline in the battle for better mental health care - the survivors of suicide. This film bravely steps into the gaping hole left when a person dies by suicide to begin conversations, unite communities and ignite positive change.
Panel session to accompany screening with film maker Helen Newman and Winter Solstice founders Annette and Stuart Baker
Biography
Annette Baker OAM is a community advocate, spokesperson and fundraiser for issues around mental health and suicide. In 2011 Annette’s 15 year old daughter, Mary, took her own life after a three year battle with an eating disorder. It was then that Annette and her family vowed to fight to remove the stigma and silence associated with suicide and raise funds and awareness in the Albury Wodonga region and beyond.
Annette has been instrumental in creating several non profit, community support groups and fundraising events for mental health. She is the founder of Survivors of Suicide and Friends and an instrumental organiser of Winter Solstice and Albury Wodonga Big Splash. Annette Baker is also on the taskforce committee for Australians for Mental Health.
Mr Tim Daly
Executive Officer
This Is My Brave Australia Inc.
Solstice Documentary
Abstract
Solstice - The Documentary 55mins
It began as a story of one Albury family who had lost their daughter to suicide but quickly became a document bearing witness to the need for urgent and radical change in mental health support as more and more survivors of suicide added their voice.
When 15 year-old Mary Baker died by suicide in Albury her parents embarked on a journey to shine a light on the darkest night of their lives. ‘Solstice’ is a hopeful, determined and positive story of change that can come out of a most heartbreaking tragedy. Beginning with the story of Mary’s parents, Annette and Stuart Baker, the film expands out to journey through Australia and across the globe documenting the stories of those who are daily on the frontline in the battle for better mental health care - the survivors of suicide. This film bravely steps into the gaping hole left when a person dies by suicide to begin conversations, unite communities and ignite positive change.
Panel session to accompany screening with film maker Helen Newman and Winter Solstice founders Annette and Stuart Baker
It began as a story of one Albury family who had lost their daughter to suicide but quickly became a document bearing witness to the need for urgent and radical change in mental health support as more and more survivors of suicide added their voice.
When 15 year-old Mary Baker died by suicide in Albury her parents embarked on a journey to shine a light on the darkest night of their lives. ‘Solstice’ is a hopeful, determined and positive story of change that can come out of a most heartbreaking tragedy. Beginning with the story of Mary’s parents, Annette and Stuart Baker, the film expands out to journey through Australia and across the globe documenting the stories of those who are daily on the frontline in the battle for better mental health care - the survivors of suicide. This film bravely steps into the gaping hole left when a person dies by suicide to begin conversations, unite communities and ignite positive change.
Panel session to accompany screening with film maker Helen Newman and Winter Solstice founders Annette and Stuart Baker
Biography
Tim Daly is the founder and Executive Officer of Canberra based Mental Health charity This Is My Brave Australia Inc. (TIMBA) which began in 2016. Tim previously worked in the corporate sector as a General Manager before his own lived experience of mental health issues and the stigma and discrimination associated with revealing this in the workplace forced him to change paths and support others stigmatised by outdated beliefs. TIMBA uses lived experience storytelling to break down stigma through live storytelling events and the Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival now in it's 6th year
Helen Newman
Filmmaker
Nomad Films
Solstice Documentary
Abstract
Solstice - The Documentary 55mins
It began as a story of one Albury family who had lost their daughter to suicide but quickly became a document bearing witness to the need for urgent and radical change in mental health support as more and more survivors of suicide added their voice.
When 15 year-old Mary Baker died by suicide in Albury her parents embarked on a journey to shine a light on the darkest night of their lives. ‘Solstice’ is a hopeful, determined and positive story of change that can come out of a most heartbreaking tragedy. Beginning with the story of Mary’s parents, Annette and Stuart Baker, the film expands out to journey through Australia and across the globe documenting the stories of those who are daily on the frontline in the battle for better mental health care - the survivors of suicide. This film bravely steps into the gaping hole left when a person dies by suicide to begin conversations, unite communities and ignite positive change.
Panel session to accompany screening with film maker Helen Newman and Winter Solstice founders Annette and Stuart Baker
It began as a story of one Albury family who had lost their daughter to suicide but quickly became a document bearing witness to the need for urgent and radical change in mental health support as more and more survivors of suicide added their voice.
When 15 year-old Mary Baker died by suicide in Albury her parents embarked on a journey to shine a light on the darkest night of their lives. ‘Solstice’ is a hopeful, determined and positive story of change that can come out of a most heartbreaking tragedy. Beginning with the story of Mary’s parents, Annette and Stuart Baker, the film expands out to journey through Australia and across the globe documenting the stories of those who are daily on the frontline in the battle for better mental health care - the survivors of suicide. This film bravely steps into the gaping hole left when a person dies by suicide to begin conversations, unite communities and ignite positive change.
Panel session to accompany screening with film maker Helen Newman and Winter Solstice founders Annette and Stuart Baker
Biography
Helen Newman is an award winning Australian filmmaker whose work over the last 18 years has taken her around the globe gathering stories from the inspiring to the heartbreaking. Trained in classical music she performed and taught piano for several years before completing further tertiary studies to work with survivors of violence and sexual abuse as a crisis counselor and in community development. For the last 20+ years Helen has drawn on those eclectic skills in her diverse film work. The nature of her projects has led Helen to work with many varied and inspiring individuals and a wide variety of human rights, community, health and education based organisations in a range of situations; war zones, refugee camps, remote indigenous communities, amid protests and formal interview situations.
