Sue’s Legacy
Sue's Legacy
Sue's Legacy
Sue Salthouse (1949-2020) was a campaigner for human rights, an accomplished advocate for women and, perhaps most importantly, a generous mentor to many in Canberra’s disabilities community. Sue’s Legacy celebrates this beautiful and courageous woman’s enduring contribution to the Canberra community. The collection encompasses seven short films by members of Women with a Disability ACT’s Board and Sue’s friend and family circles, each reflecting personally on Sue’s central role in their journeys to leadership.
Grant Funded Project
Sue’s Legacy was a partnership project between PhotoAccess, Women with a Disability ACT and Gen S Stories, and was made possible through a generous ACT Government Disability Inclusion grant 2020-21.
Supported by local artist Jenni Savigny of Gen S Stories, as well as PhotoAccess photographer Kate Matthews and videographer Sammy Hawker, the Sue’s Legacy participants completed a seven-week intensive workshop. With no prior experience required, they each scripted, storyboarded, researched, narrated and edited a film of 3-5 minutes, drawing on their personal and shared image archives. Sharing memories of Sue, discussing her contribution and supporting each other through coming to terms with her loss was a key aspect of the workshop.
Short Film Collection
The resulting Sue’s Legacy collection of films shares seven heartfelt, even emotionally raw and deeply personal, stories about Sue’s impact. There are tears and sadness, but also laughter and determination, and above all a sense of celebrating Sue’s incredible contribution. The films were launched one year after Sue passed away.
Film-makers
Louise Bannister
Joy Easter
Karyn Fearnside
Kerry Marshall
Dianne McGowan
Marylou Minty
Kerry Snell
Launch Event
The films were formally launched by Ms Emma Davidson MLA, Minister for Disability, with Penny Grist, PhotoAccess Board Chair leading a Q&A with the film-makers on Friday the 30th July 2021 at T2, Kambri Cultural Centre, Australian National University.
See the launch recorded from our livestream of the event on our Facebook page: https://fb.watch/78nJUX97q9/