Penelope Towney is a primary school student from Australia. In July, 2021, she made her first short film—The Land We're On with Penelope Towney.
Penelope is a First Nations (原住民) girl. Leaning about her family tree is one of her favorite things to do." From them, I learn a lot about where I come from." said Penelope. She wishes that people can know a little more about First Nations by watching the short film.
Making the short film was not easy, and Penelope put much effort (努力) into it. She also learned about First Nations writers and listened to their stories. And she looked at First Nations artworks. All of these helped Penelope to make her film better. "My favorite First Nations family writer is Kirli Saunders. At the end of the talk, I got to stand up and spoke to her about making such a short film. She also encouraged (鼓励) me." said Penelope.
Her grandpa was the first Nations person to travel down to the Antarctic Circle (南极), studying animals and plants there.
| A. I enjoy watching movies. B. My family are smart and strong. C. Penelope learned a lot from the writer. D. One day, she came to my school and gave us a talk. E. She is only seven years old, but she has done something great. F. She learned about First Nations musicians and listened to their music. G. Penelope is not the only one in her family to do interesting and difficult things. |
