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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

How a school’s John Farnham jukebox musical inspired a feel-good documentary

A still from 2023 documentary This is Going to be Big, a documentary about the students at Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School in Bullengarook, Victoria.
This is Going to be Big, a documentary about the students at Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School in Bullengarook, Victoria. Photograph: Melboune international film festival

Being in the school play is a pivotal part of many teenagers’ educational experience: friendships are formed, stage fright overcome, memories made. But imagine if your school play was documented live by a camera crew, then released as a film for the world to see.

That’s the reality for the students at Sunbury and Macedon Ranges specialist school in Bullengarook, Victoria who make their stage and screen debut in This is Going to Be Big: a documentary following the production of their John Farnham jukebox musical, titled The Time-Travelling Trio, from auditions to rehearsals to opening night.

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