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A Study Guide by Marguerite Olhara A STUDY GUIDE BY MArguerite o’hARA www.metromagazine.com.au www.theeducationshop.com.au THE BLACK BALLOON Introduction wooden spoon and wailing on the front lawn. Charlie doesn’t The Black Balloon (Elissa Down, speak. He’s autistic and has 2007) is an Australian film ADD. He’s also unpredictable, about a family dealing with the sometimes unmanageable, and day-to-day challenges of living often disgusting. Thomas hates with an autistic son. Charlie his brother but wishes he didn’t. is seventeen and presents all kinds of embarrassing The Mollisons are an army situations for Thomas, his 15 family; but it’s not what you’d (going on 16)-year-old brother. call a regimented life, or even The film deals with a number a regular household. Thomas’s It’s hard to of issues about family life and cricket-obsessed father, Simon, the difficulties, challenges and talks to his teddy. Simon and fit in, when rewards faced by families in Maggie are openly intimate, and which one of the members has now Maggie is going to have you’re the a disability. another baby. The warmth, humour, love and One morning, the semi-naked generosity of the Mollison family Charlie escapes the house odd one out. makes for a very engaging film and leads Thomas on a chase that is neither sentimental nor across the neighbourhood. grim in its depiction of growing Charlie bursts into a stranger’s up with a family member with house to use the toilet; and autism. It is an inspiring story Thomas finds himself face to about the power of love, family face with Jackie Masters, his and friendship. gawky but fascinating new classmate. The trouble is she’s Synopsis in the shower. It’s not easy being Thomas. Maggie has complications with He’s turning sixteen and her pregnancy and becomes moving into a new house – bedridden. Thomas and Simon and school. His older brother between them take on Charlie’s Charlie announces their arrival daily routine and Thomas to the neighbours by banging a SCREEN EDUCATION 2 experiences the less savoury aspects of coping with his brother. What he didn’t bargain for was the shit-smearing, THE BLACK BALLOON shopping centre tantrums, and riding in the Autistic School bus. It’s sink or swim, and Thomas is above all enjoyable. The soundtrack incorporates a number of popular songs, drowning. Students may recognize including The Screaming Jets’ The truth is he is – literally. several of the actors in the film ‘Better’ and Neil Finn’s classic, The school swimming lessons who include Rhys Wakefield ‘Fall at your Feet’. are a nightmare, because (Thomas), who plays Lucas Thomas has never got beyond in Home and Away; Gemma Using The Black doggie paddle. Then Thomas Ward (Jackie), a successful Balloon in the is partnered with Jackie for young Australian model with basic life-saving; and Jackie an international career; Toni classroom swims like a fish. It’s only when Collette (Maggie), from Muriel’s Before watching the film they get to mouth-to-mouth Wedding (P.J. Hogan, 1994), • What do you know about resuscitation that things pick Japanese Story (Sue Brooks, Autism spectrum disorders? up and young love blossoms 2003), Little Miss Sunshine Brainstorm ideas and share between the two – well, (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie them with your class. three, because Charlie is also Faris, 2006) and many other entranced by the pretty girl. feature films; Erik Thomson • Have you watched any films (Simon), from All Saints, or documentaries, or read Thomas’s sixteenth birthday Wildside, MDA, and Somersault any books, where there is a dinner turns into a nightmare. (Cate Shortland, 2004) and character with some form of Pent-up frustrations about his Luke Ford (Charlie) from Kokoda autism? brother pour out that are both (Alister Grierson, 2006), All confronting and ultimately Saints and McLeod’s Daughters. heart-warming. Curriculum Relevance The Black Balloon would be an excellent classroom resource for middle and senior secondary students of: • English • Society and Environment (SOSE/HSIE) • Values Education • Religion and Society • Personal Development • Media and Film Studies It represents issues about growing up, dealing with disappointments and becoming resilient, in a unique and engaging way. Students should find it truthful and inspiring, but SCREEN EDUCATION 3 • What are some of the stereotypical attitudes people have towards those with some form of disability? THE BLACK BALLOON • Describe some of the day- to-day demands on families your friends. Gemma Ward – Jackie Masters, providing care for a disabled Thomas’ girlfriend. family member. • What are some of the most difficult aspects of moving • What kind of respite or Filmmakers house and changing schools? break from 24-hour caring is Elissa Down co-wrote and available for people in these Cast and Crew directed The Black Balloon. situations? Main characters Here is an excerpt from her • How do you think living with a director’s statement where she Rhys Wakefield – Thomas disabled brother or sister can talks about the inspiration for Mollison, 15-year-old son of enrich peoples’ lives? the film: Maggie and Simon, younger The Black Balloon is a • In what ways might brother of Charlie. everyone’s social and work ‘dramedy’ inspired by my own Luke Ford – Charlie Mollison, activities be limited through family – growing up within its 17-year-old son of Maggie and their responsibilities of caring warm and wacky walls. I have Simon, older brother of Thomas. for a dependent family two brothers with autism. member? Erik Thomson – Simon Mollison, My father was in the army father. so we had to move across • Describe a time when the country and fit into new Toni Collette – Maggie Mollison, your parents’ behaviour neighbourhoods, new schools embarrassed you in front of mother. SCREEN EDUCATION 4 and new groups of friends. The character of Charlie is based on my youngest brother THE BLACK BALLOON Sean who has autism, ADHD, and is an elective mute. As in the film, he did run into other Tristram Miall – producer. Hutchence (2005), Kanyini people’s houses and use the Tristram has produced many (Melanie Hogan, 2006) and toilet; he threw public tantrums documentaries and feature Naked on the Inside (Kim and liked playing with his own films, including Strictly Ballroom Farrant, 2006). poo! The main heart of the (Baz Luhrmann, 1992), Looking film is to reflect my experience Nicholas McCallum – for Alibrandi (Kate Woods, growing up. What it is like to be production designer. Credits 2000) and Children of the a sibling: frustrating, upsetting include Kokoda, Gettin’ Square Revolution (Peter Duncan, and embarrassing but also (Jonathan Teplitzky, 2003), 1996). Documentaries include funny, uplifting and joyful. Travelling North (Carl Schultz, Cane Toads (Mark Lewis, 1988), 1987), Bodyline and Razorback Down has made a number Bingo, Bridesmaids and Braces (Russell Mulcahy, 1984). of films, including: Ladybirds (Gillian Armstrong, 1988) and (2005), Summer Angst (2004), Gumshoe (Malcolm McDonald, Veronica Jenet ASE – editor. The Cherry Orchard (2003), Her 1992). Nominated for an Academy Outback (2002), The Bathers Award, Veronica’s credits Denson Baker ACS – (2003), HMAS Unicorn (2001), include Bastard Boys, Love’s cinematographer. Apart from Samantha Stewart, Aged 14 Brother (Jan Sardi, 2004), his work on a number of music (2000) and Pink Pyjamas (2001). Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phillip videos and commercials, Noyce, 2002), Holy Smoke Jimmy Jack (a.k.a. Jimmy Denson has shot Deck Dogz (Jane Campion, 1999), The the Exploder) – co-writer and (Steve Pasvolsky, 2005), The Portrait of a Lady (Jane co-producer of the film. Life and Times of Michael SCREEN EDUCATION 5 Campion, 1996), The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993) and Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989). THE BLACK BALLOON Michael Yezerski – composer. Apart from composing the score for this film, he provided the above characteristics and mathematics or have artistic additional music for Kenny behaviours. Approximately 1 in abilities or special gifts in (Clayton Jacobson, 2006) 400 children are diagnosed with particular areas such as working and Suburban Mayhem (Paul this disorder, generally before with animals. Asperger’s Goldman, 2006). the age of three, and three out syndrome (AS) is the term often About Autism of four of those diagnosed are used to characterize high- Autism is a disorder males. The reasons for this functioning autistic people. characterized by developmental are unclear. Treatments are The sites listed here provide delay. It is generally described evolving and generally involve information about autism and as a ‘spectrum’. This term specialized early intervention are clearly indexed with many means that there are different and management. useful links: kinds of autism and not one Some autistic people are <http://www.autismvictoria.org. single set of behaviours endowed with exceptional au> amongst people diagnosed skills in particular areas such <http://www.autismhelp.info/ with autism. It generally as manipulating numbers and includes some of the following characteristics: • extreme discomfort with the unfamiliar • monotone or echolalic (repeating words spoken by others as in echoing) speech patterns, or sometimes incoherent speech or remaining mostly mute. • difficulty understanding social cues • unusual preoccupations • obsessive compulsive repetitive behaviours • hypersensitivity to sounds • lack of empathy and difficulty responding to affection and touching • unwillingness to make eye contact with others Autism does not mean shyness, social awkwardness or eccentricity. People diagnosed with autism rarely exhibit all of SCREEN EDUCATION 6 htm/spectrum/faq.htm> In addition, the second listed website provides a number of THE BLACK BALLOON answers to Frequently Asked Questions about autism. Representations of autism Tom Cruise as brothers. Each is activities and challenges like in film and literature a story about an individual with Christopher Boone in Haddon’s Writers and filmmakers have Asperger’s syndrome, a type of novel, nor a ‘savant’ like represented autism through a autism, represented in a way Raymond Babbit in Rain Man, range of characters in films and that makes the central character with a phenomenal memory books.
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