Shanshan Dancing Studio

Short Film: Ms Shanshan Fan came to Australia from Shanghai and started dancing at the age of five. She is trained in classical ballet, Chinese cultural dance, jazz and pop. She performs professionally and teaches in both China and Australia. Shanshan opened her dance studio in 2009. Dance re...

Sydney Amateur astronomers at Campsie

Short Film using photographs by Alec Iverson from the Collection of the Mitchell Library. Credit: Alec Iverson, from the Collection of the Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Esem Projects. @mitchelllibrary, @esemprojects

A Dharawal Spring - Poem Forest

Fifteen Stars Performing Arts

Short Film: 15 Stars formed in 2011, dedicated to passing on traditional dances and music to their Australian born daughters. John Bishop then and now leads the ensemble. The group is open to anyone and both Tongan and Maori dancers perform with them today. Outside the confines of practice and ...

Women's Day Poem by Nilofar Jamal

International Women's Day - Poetry by Afghan women. Tiny Story: Poem from Jamal - Voices in the Cage shares the reflections of women living in Afghanistan through poetry. Led by the Asia Pacific Network of Refugees (APNOR), with support from Oranges & Sardines Foundation and Red Room Poetry...

Meditjin - Bindi Bosses

Short film of dancers performance by Bindi Bosses @bindibosses, @ourcbcity, @bankstownartscentre

My Father’s Story - Chrissy Lau

Chrissy Lau is a Sydney based illustrator of Chinese descent. Her work is inspired by her Chinese heritage, culturally sensitive with bold use of colour and symbolism. My Father’s Story was commissioned to reflect the challenges of migration. An acknowledgement of the resilience required to take...

Signs - Bindi Bosses

The Chinese Youth League

Lunar New Year Noodle Market

Women's Day Poems by Marzia Saadat

International Women's Day - Poetry by Afghan women. Tiny Story: Poem from Marzia Saadat - Voices in the Cage shares the reflections of women living in Afghanistan through poetry. Led by the Asia Pacific Network of Refugees (APNOR), with support from Oranges & Sardines Foundation and Red Room ...

Chinatown, 1961 LONG - Archive

Time Pass 2 - Mylyn

These Sounds (Duy Quang Mai, 2020)

Chinatown, 1961 SHORT 2 - Archive

Nature Split Screen - STORYBOX

Clouds - STORYBOX

Seasons of the Street - Julianna

Chinatown, 1961 SHORT 1 - Archive

Outside The July Sky (Duy Quang Mai, 2020)

Buru (Sam I Am / Tobias Rowles, 2020)

BURU is a film and photographic work that centres on 17 year old Fijian Apolosa Buru Naivalurua (Buru), a basketball prodigy from the south-western suburbs of Sydney. Buru’s on a mission and prepared to do whatever it takes to realise his dream of playing in the NBA.

How to Fold Dumplings (ABC Everyday, 2021)

Hetty McKinnon instructs audiences on how to fold dumplings. Presented by ABC Everyday, published on STORYBOX.

Chair Yoga (ABC, 2021)

Living (Eye Shen Studio, 2021)

These Sounds (Duy Quang Mai, 2020)

Starry Eyed (Kim Pham, 2020)

Program presented by Esem Projects in partnership with Story Factory.

Chongqing (Ian Macarthur, 1995; 2021)

Scenes of Chongqing by film maker and academic Ian Macarthur, featured as part of STORYBOX.

An Eclipse of Moths (Duy Quang Mai, 2020)

Between Sobs (Duy Quang Mai, 2020)

Tiny Story contributed by Duy Quang Mai, a writer based in Croydon, NSW.

The Alphabet in Auslan (Esem Projects 2020)

The Alphabet in Auslan. Executive Producers: Esem Projects Production credits: @omeemoon Director @kelvinharries Stylist @gavinanesburybeauty Hair & Makeup @wadedphoto Photography Willy Bernadoff Animation Words by Shirley Liu

The Language of Peace (ESEM Projects, 2021)

Tiger (ESEM Projects, 2022)

Created for Chinese New Year in Campsie by ESEM Projects. Animation by Sam Hoh. Created for STORYBOX and supported by City of Canterbury-Bankstown.

Alfa Calavera - James Kradphej

Animation: Alfa Calavera - Calavera's often grace ofrendas, honorary altars to celebrate the deceased on the Mexican Day of the Dead, or Día de Muertos, a day of joyful celebration instead of sorrowful mourning. James Kradphej is a Sydney based illustrator, his mural Minamoto no Tametomo, commis...

The Making of Fish Market: Time Pass 1 - Mylyn

Hanumandala - James Kradphej

Animation: Hanumandala - Hanuman, the Immortal Monkey God, the Great Innovator, the Remover of Obstacles, the Prodigious Protector and Beacon of Self Control, Companion to the great god Rama, radiates brilliantly with exuberance and with compassion, a hopeful jewel in a cold, dark world. James K...

How to say I love you in Auslan (Esem Projects, 2020)

A collaboration supported by ESEM Projects to showcase the important work of Auslan interpreters in our communities. This video was created by a talented group of creatives all collaborating to support greater awareness of the needs of those with hearing impediments. Production credits: @omeemoo...

Kitsune - James Kradphej

Animation: Kitsune - In Japanese folklore, the fox (kitsune) grows a new tail every hundred years as it get older and wiser. After 900 years, after they've grown their 9th tail, their fur turns white, silver or gold and they achieve infinite wisdom and enlightenment. James Kradphej is a Sydney b...

Alfa Calavera - James Kradphej

Animation: Alfa Calavera - Calavera's often grace ofrendas, honorary altars to celebrate the deceased on the Mexican Day of the Dead, or Día de Muertos, a day of joyful celebration instead of sorrowful mourning. James Kradphej is a Sydney based illustrator, his mural Minamoto no Tametomo, commis...

Time Pass 3 - Mylyn

Bankstown Arts Centre: Slideshow

Short film No. 1 - Bankstown Arts Centre Slideshow Partners: Bankstown Arts Centre and CBCity Council

Bankstown Art Centre: Promo

Lockdown Locals - Cara O'Dowd

Cara O'Dowd is a photographer based in Hurlstone Park. During COVID Lockdown, Cara set up a makeshift studio on the footpath outside her home, taking photographs of passing locals for free. The Lockdown Locals portraits evolved into a neighbourhood gallery creating an art trail for people to ...

Campsie Rotary Combined

Red Room Poetry - 1°C more - Clodia

Lets Go Vietnamese

Vietnamese Cultural Celebration: Let's Go Vietnamese. Short Film: A Vietnamese Cultural Concert was held at the Bryan Brown Theatre to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Vietnamese migration to Australia. Now, over 25,000 Vietnamese people live in the Canterbury Bankstown area and the concert...

Lockdown Locals - Cara O'Dowd

Cara O'Dowd is a photographer based in Hurlstone Park. During COVID Lockdown, Cara set up a makeshift studio on the footpath outside her home, taking photographs of passing locals for free. The Lockdown Locals portraits evolved into a neighbourhood gallery creating an art trail for people to ...

These Sounds (Duy Quang Mai, 2020)

Lunar New Year Noodle Market

Dancing on the Streets Live

STORYBOX features a custom live programming feed that allows anyone to interact and dance - in a whole new dimension! Seen here in Campsie, Sydney. Created by Esem Projects for STORYBOX.

Tai Chi : 24 Postures on Sunday Morning

Bankstown Arts Centre: Salt Pan Creek

Documentation footage of the Salt Pan Creek that runs through Bankstown. Footage shot by Esem Projects for Bankstown Arts Centre Biennale.

Lockdown Locals - Cara O'Dowd

Cara O'Dowd is a photographer based in Hurlstone Park. During COVID Lockdown, Cara set up a makeshift studio on the footpath outside her home, taking photographs of passing locals for free. The Lockdown Locals portraits evolved into a neighbourhood gallery creating an art trail for people to ...

Campsie Rotary Combined