On 4 December 2015 director Simon Trevorrow’s There’s a Bluebird in my
Heart won
the Best Production and Best Producer awards at the 47th annual Victorian College
of the Arts (VCA) screenings at the ACMI Centre in Federation Square in Melbourne,
Australia. South African Scottness L. Smith, who directed Hear Me
Move won Producer of the Year for his work on the film – a noteworthy
achievement given his fresh arrival in the Australian film scene during the
completion of his Masters studies at VCA in 2015.
Shot on the gritty backstreets streets of Melbourne, There’s a Bluebird in my
Heart explores the challenges of mental illness and breaks down barriers
regarding men expressing their emotions.
On receiving the award Smith said, “It’s such an honour to produce a film as
powerful as Bluebird and to have the work recognised. Many men
suffer – in silence – with some form of mental illness or depression. Hopefully this
film
goes a small way towards bringing about change, and starting the conversation that
men should not be ashamed or feel judged for expressing their emotions.’
The film was also submitted by the judging panel to the Berlin Film Festival and
other worldwide film festivals.
