PAUL KELLY - STORIES OF ME - Watching the Film

Paul Kelly – Stories of Me is a contemporary music documentary that allows students to explore popular culture, storytelling and how people are represented in texts. The film highlights different aspects of the Australian experience and showcases how art reflects and celebrates life.

During this lesson, students will be immersed in and form a deep connection to its content by watching the entire film. It’s highly recommended that students watch the film as it was intended to be viewed by the director – from start to finish, without stopping. Students will personally engage with the film from a critical, aesthetic, emotional, cultural and creative perspective.

Teachers are required to create an account to view the film and use the supplied code to enable students to access the film. Plan subsequent lessons using the Paul Kelly – Stories of Me online unit resources.

Key points to explore:

• The documentary film genre is a style of informative text.
• A film can be entertaining, uplifting, challenging and inspiring.