photo from the chook project
It is about the grief and recovery of the residents of Strathewen, Victoria, who survived the Black Saturday Bush fires in 2009 (exactly three years ago). It includes a fantastic community project to create knitted chooks for the primary school children, and (briefly) a cute baby wombat, which is cared for by one of the survivors. It speaks more generally about grief, the need for healing rituals, such as 'soup night', and how the community regrouped (literally). It also tells the stories of some of the individuals and families, including the documentary maker, Celeste Geer, and how they coped with losing their homes, loved ones and friends.
The link to the chook project reveals that the woman who initiated the chook project is an art therapist, Barbara Joyce. Very inspiring, as I know from experience how hard it is to knit a chook...
wombat feeding time at Australia Zoo, June 2011
More later.
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