The Reading Factory - A Life Changing Literacy Support Program Documentary Film

Dandenong North Primary School and Brave Archer Films® present 'The Reading Factory.' This inspirational award-winning educational film by filmmaker, Amel Tresnjic, documents the genesis, implementation and fine-tuning of a highly successful literacy support program that changes the course of children's lives.

Plot: This inspiring documentary film provides a historical perspective of an educational breakthrough initiative at Dandenong North Primary School that challenged conventional wisdom and practice. Rather than relying on motivation to learn to read as a precursor to literacy success, The Reading Factory, comprised of a dedicated team of educators, subscribed to an alternate psycho-educational theory - that learning to read can transcend the motivation often lacking in reluctant readers or students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Reading Factory has provided long-term evidence that students who achieve success in learning to read go on to experience success in the higher-level skill of reading to learn. The life changing impact this unique literacy support program has on disadvantaged students, is the heart of this uplifting educational film, made by multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker, Amel Tresnjic.

AWARDS and ACHIEVEMENTS (Winner of 9 international film festival awards)

Winner: Humanitarian Award - Award of Distinction at the 2019 Accolade Global Film Competition
Winner: Special Mention Award Winner for Best Documentary Short at the 2019 Global Shorts Awards
Winner: Winner of 4 prestigious awards at the 2019 Accolade Global Film Competition.
Award of Merit - Special Mention: Documentary Short
Award of Merit: Direction
Award of Merit: Editing
Award of Merit: Cinematography
Winner: Winner of 2 prestigious Awards at the 2019 Impact Docs Awards.
Award of Merit - Special Mention: Documentary Short
Award of Merit - Special Mention: Directing
Winner: Bronze Award for Documentary Short at the 2019 Latitude Film Awards. Film Award

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