Last updated on Saturday 27 July 2024

THE FILM
The film for Friday 2 August is the documentaty Wide Open Sky.

FILM SUMMARY
Wide Open Sky follows the heart-warming story of an outback Australian children’s choir. Chronicling their journey from auditions to end-of-year concert, the trials of trying to run a children’s choir in a remote and disadvantaged region are revealed. Here, sport is king and music education is non-existent. Despite this, choir mistress Michelle has high expectations. She wants to teach the children contemporary, original, demanding music. It becomes clear for the children to believe in themselves, they all need someone who believes in them. Set against a landscape of devastating beauty, Wide Open Sky is a moving portrait of the fragile world of possibility that is childhood and reminds us why no child, anywhere, should grow up without music.

WIKIPEDIA ENTRY
There is no Wikipedia entry for this film.
However there is a website the creators of the film have made.
See it here https://www.wideopenskymovie.com/

ONLINE CLASS
Watch the film anytime during the week by clicking on the following link.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E6bnx4mpSp8pu_WbXs6c67NOXq7M4Ezh/view?usp=drive_link
Attend the class discussion on ZOOM with the following link at 10am this Friday.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88153868917?pwd=Si82S2hkN1Bqb3FvbllGbWxKWFphdz09

PROBLEMS WITH VIEWING THE FILM ONLINE?
For those who have problems viewing the film online do the following:

RED ARROW – Increase the volume to maximum by sliding it to the right.
Increase the windows volume control to maximum (the speaker icon in the corner)

GREEN ARROW – Increase the film size to FULL SCREEN and play the film.
If this doesn’t work continue to the YELLOW ARROW.

YELLOW ARROW – Download the film to your Downloads folder.
This may take an hour or so depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Click on the film icon in the Downloads folder and play the film on your computer.
Alternatively copy the film to a USB stick and play it on your smart TV.

Your virus protection program may warn you that the size of the file is too large to scan.
The film has NO VIRUSES.
It was sourced from a DVD borrowed from the Port Phillip Library.
DVDs of films are sold to the public and are rigorously checked for viruses.
I would not send you a link to a file that contained a virus.

FACE-TO-FACE CLASS
Class members should be seated at 1pm in Room 3 of the MKC.
If you can’t attend EMAIL me and I will mark you as an apology.
Please send your apology by the Wednesday before the Friday session.
For each person who apologises, I’ll invite a waitlist member to attend.
This invitation will be only for this week’s class.
After the film we will discuss it and continue over coffee at the local IGA.

David Robinson
Friday Film Tutor
U3A Port Phillip
If you have a question please EMAIL me.

TERM 3: Monday 15 July to Friday 20 September 2024.

TERM 2: Monday 15 April to Friday 28 June 2024.

* NOTE – These films are on KANOPY.COM
You need a Port Phillip Library card to watch them at home for free.
The other films are from DVDs borrowed from the Port Phillip Library.

TERM 1: Monday 29 January 2024 – Thursday 28 March 2024
                                                             (Friday 29 March 2024 is Good Friday)

* NOTE – These films are on KANOPY.COM
You need a Port Phillip Library card to watch them at home for free.
The other films are from DVDs borrowed from the Port Phillip Library.