Bathurst TAFE showcase, December 3
Today we met with Paul Basha, a Cert 4 Multimedia student from TAFE Bathurst Campus. Paul is one of the students who will have work shown at the showcase. His short film is based on his Lebanese background, an attempt to show his culture in a much different light to how we know it from the media.
After being sat in front of our TVET Media class, he opened himself up to an array of difficult and some slightly intrusive questions on his opinions on the stereotypes and racism aimed at Lebanese people in Australia. From this I can tell you that he is an easy going guy who believes the minority let down the majority when it comes to setting an image of the Lebanese. He thinks the media presents stories in a predetermined way, but he isn't resentful, stating “It’s their job to twist stories”.
He is not a "fully-sick, doof-doof Leb", but a Multimedia student with a different approach. You can see his film at the Bathurst TAFE campus on December 3, alongside the work of many other TAFE students. All are welcome so come along and enjoy the variety of work from a variety of people.
