The Word - Luka Lesson - Documentary

“If you help a young person connect with their heart and self-reflect about their lives, they are able to put themselves in the shoes of others and be less apathetic.” Slam poet and educator Luka Lesson is passionate about helping school kids discover the power of poetry through the fun and expressive medium of slam poetry. The Word is our slam poetry series that we initially made for ABC iView. Stay tuned as we’ll be releasing a portrait of Luka Lesson’s moving poem Moment to Moment tomorrow. Want more films like this? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeBeingHere Follow Being Here Instagram:   / being.here   Follow Being Here Facebook:   / beinghere   Writer/ Cinematography/ Editor/ Director - Darius Devas Writer/ Cinematography/ Co-producer/ Director - Timothy Parish Producer - Adam Farrington-williams Post Production Supervisor - Shannon Swan Associate Producer - Melina Flood Assistant Dlrector - Ez Eldin Deng Additional Cinematography - Stellios Kokotos Additional Cinematography/ Sound Recordist - Jeevika Rajagopal Production Design - Karina Castan Music/ Sound Design - Thomas 'soup' Campbell Online Editor & Colourist - Stuart Van Eysden Sound Mixer - Andrew Jobson Additional Post Production - Resolution Media Legals - Shaun Miller Lawyers Executive Producer - ABC Head of Arts - Mandy Chang ARCHIVE FOOTAGE COURTESY OF -The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE - Australian Poetry Slam, Provided by Word Travels TITLE SEQUENCE Edited by Timothy Parish Drums by Steven Smith Sound Design by Jim Moynihan Developed and Produced in association with the AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Developed and Produced with the assistance of SCREEN TERRITORY Principal Funding from SCREEN AUSTRALIA Copyright UNDERGROWTH PTY LTD & AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION © ISAN 0000-0004-2928-0001-N-0000-0000-5