by Heirloom Films | Apr 30, 2019 | Life stories |
50 years ago NASA was preparing to launch Apollo 11. Bill McIntyre played a role in the mission from Canberra but as he told Heirloom Films, he didn’t get to watch the moon landing from the control room. Bill’s family gave him a Biographical Documentary package...
by Heirloom Films | Jul 8, 2016 | Life stories
Part 2 in a series of excerpts from the life story film about Holocaust survivor Julia Knoll, produced by Heirloom Films. To see Part 1 click here. ...
by Heirloom Films | Jun 22, 2016 | Life stories
LIFE STORIES Why I decided to launch Heirloom Films Simon Cunich Director, Heirloom Films 22 June 2016 A few years ago if you’d told me I was going to make a career from hanging out with my grandparents’ peers I wouldn’t have believed you. I’m an intrepid...
by Heirloom Films | Jun 15, 2016 | Life stories
Often the hardest stories to tell are best told with humour. This can be seen powerfully in the short video below titled Auschwitz: “It was no picnic”. Heirloom Films recently captured the life stories of Julia, a Hungarian Jew who migrated to Australia...
by Heirloom Films | Jun 14, 2016 | Life stories
Heirloom Films recently had the opportunity to capture the life stories of a remarkable couple in their 90s, Connie and George, who live independently in Melbourne. While there are no secrets or quick tricks to long life, love and happiness these two have more wisdom...
by Heirloom Films | May 26, 2016 | Dementia, Life stories
There are more than 350,000 Australians with dementia. By 2050 that figure is expected to rise to almost 900,000. While there is currently no cure for dementia there are a growing number of therapies that can help improve quality of life for those living with the...
