Concrete Playground

We often speak about “getting older and wiser” but are less likely to seek out the wealth of knowledge from our elders. So in celebration of the City of Sydney’s Older & Wiser Week, filmmaker Simon Dikkenberg is giving us the chance to do just that with his 30-minute documentary The Last Hundred Yards.

Premiering 5:30pm this Friday in a free public screening on the green between the Turanga and Matavai housing commission towers in Waterloo, Dikkenberg is encouraging his audience to interact with his documentary’s setting. Drawing on the experiences of four Elders from the inner Western suburbs, this documentary seeks to display the dignity and determination of our older Australians, as well as their thoughts on imparting their wisdom.

Exhibiting in conjunction with the screening is a series of portraits of the documentary’s elders by photographer Toby Burrows.

The Last Hundred Yards: Promo from simon dikkenberg on Vimeo.