WA’s State Library is set to explore the state’s history as part of the WA Reflections – Our History Rediscovered project.
Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman yesterday announced that Screenwest, in collaboration with the State Library of Western Australia, would uncover rare stories from WA’s history for the project.
“Stories from the State Library’s heritage collection will come to life through a series of six projects, which will share in $90,000 worth of funding,” said Mr Templeman.
He said stories from WA’s history, currently held within letters, diaries, journals, oral recordings and even blueprints, would be uncovered and explored through the new initiative.
The projects range from a dramatisation of a Government House Ballroom murder mystery, a First Nations perspective on an iconic scientific event, a celebration of WA’s musical history in the 1960s, a creative exposé of our city streets, a journey of prospecting in the Goldfields from the 1980s to the present, to an immersive virtual reality look at famous Perth architect Iwan Iwanoff’s designs. Â
“I am excited about this unique partnership between the State Library and Screenwest that will bring new audiences to the stories of this State,” the Minister said.
The State Library contributed $60,000 to the initiative, with Screenwest contributing $30,000 to enable this diverse group of emerging and mid-career WA factual filmmakers the opportunity to tell these stories from their creative perspective.
More information about the WA Reflections filmmakers can be found on the Screenwest website at http://screenwest.com.au
