The Project

In Australia, limited awareness of dementia in people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds often results in delayed diagnosis, poorer prognosis, and a higher burden of care on families and health systems.

Moving Pictures, an innovative multi-media project, aims to change this through the production of short films co-produced with people from CALD backgrounds. The Moving Pictures team has so far produced 28 short films with Greek-, Spanish-, Italian-, Vietnamese-, Hindi-, Tamil-, Mandarin-, Cantonese- and Arabic-speaking communities. For each language, there are three films: Detection and Diagnosis, Navigating Care, and the Carer Journey.

The Moving Pictures films are based on the stories and lived experiences of carers of people living with dementia, and the expert views of key service providers. 

The team has also developed comics to complement the films. These are available on-line, but can also be ordered free of charge directly from the Moving Pictures website using the order form. 

Team Members

Professor Bianca Brijnath, NARI

Professor Katie Ellis, Curtin University

Professor Mike Kent, Curtin University

Dr Josefine Antoniades, NARI

Professor Jon Adams, University of Technology Sydney

Professor Colette Browning, Federation University

Dr Dianne Goeman, University of Newcastle

Dr Samantha Croy, NARI

Dr Andrew Gilbert, NARI

Bilingual Research Assistants Dr Thu Ha Dang (Vietnamese) Mr Carlo Guaia (Italian) Mrs Anu Krisnan (Tamil & Hindi) Mrs Phuong Do Lan (Vietnamese) Dr Nick Lee (Mandarin & Cantonese) Dr Carolina Navarro Medel (Spanish) Ms Julieta Sabates (Spanish) Ms Silvia Teani (Italian) Dr Tania Thodis (Greek) Mrs Mariam Yousif (Arabic)

Research Support Ms Nehya Ahmed Miss Lindell Claff Ms Alison Flehr Ms Fathima Lafeer

Steering Committee - Moving Pictures I Ms Eliza Chan, Dementia Care Advisor Ms Theresa Kwok, CEO, Chung Wah Associate Professor Dina LoGiudice, Geriatrician Ms Kokila Naidu, Indian community representative Mr Vasan Srinivasan, Indian community representative Dr Kaele Stokes, Dementia Australia Mr Salim Youssef, Arabic community representative

Steering Committee - Moving Pictures II Dr Dominic Barbaro, GP Ms Loan Dang, Carer representative Ms Lilian Delfino, Carer representative Ms Maria Gaggiano, Carer representative Mr Bill Gomatos, Carer representative Ms Mary Gurgone, Community leader and carer Ms Sally Lambourne, Dementia Australia Ms Barbara Leon, United Spanish Latin American Welfare Centre Associate Professor Gina LoGiudice, Geriatrician Mr Bon Nguyen, Vietnamese Community in Australia Associate Professor Tuan Nguyen, NARI Ms Kris Pavlidis, President of Pronia, community leader and carer Ms Yvonne Sana Lucia, Senior Multicultural Health Promotion Officer

Funding

Moving Pictures is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Department of Health The Dementia and Aged Care Service (DACS) initiative.

Creative Partners 

Elbury

Fire Films

Ooi Creative Communication

Mason Publishing and Media

Partners

Moving Pictures is a collaboration between the National Ageing Research Institute and Curtin University. The project is guided by dementia and multicultural peak bodies, community groups, relevant health, community and aged care services as well as consumers.