Prison Fellowship: Building empathy through film

Many churches feel called to help people leaving prison, but a fear of the unknown often gets in the way. Prison Fellowship Australia needed to bridge this gap, so we created a film designed to replace that hesitation with courage. Our goal was to address the biases of the church while honouring the vulnerability of those re-entering society, providing a clear visual roadmap for congregations to become ‘Restoration Hubs’.

INDUSTRY
  • Faith-based
  • Social and Public Welfare
  • Purpose Driven
CLIENT
  • Prison Fellowship Australia
DISCIPLINE
  • Scripting
  • Storyboarding
  • Videography
  • Sound Design
  • Editing
YEAR
  • 2025
Prison Fellowship: Building empathy through film
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Our goal was to replace fear with courage, providing a visual roadmap for churches to become active participants in the journey of life after prison.

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We are deeply grateful to Prison Fellowship Australia for the opportunity to bring the Restoring Lives project to life. It was a privilege to partner with an organisation so dedicated to the work of reconciliation and hope. We also wish to extend our sincere thanks to the ministers and ex offenders who shared their stories and vulnerability with us as part of our research; their courage is the heartbeat of this film.

CREDITS
Creative Lead and Director
Rich Thompson
Executive Producer and Set Design
Anthea Godsmark
Assistant Producer, Editor, BTS
Ben Smith
Audio
Brendan Ridley
Script Writer
Naomi Jones
COLLABORATORS
Director of Photography
Brad Conomy

First AC and Focus Puller
Michael Leung

Gaffer
Marcel Breed

Make-Up
Ellie Mansfield

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