Transmission is a creative partnership between young people, prisoners, artists, community organisations and government. Its purpose is to increase understanding of hepatitis C through culturally appropriate short films.
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You Don't Wanna Mess With Me (4 min)
MC Hep C lets you in on his plans to get into your bloodstream and what he'll do when he gets there. This animation, inspired by street art, takes you on on a journey inside and outside the human body. Using a hip hop song written and performed by young men in custody, it presents key information about hepatitis C.
Together We Are Strong (6 min)
Made for prisoners by prisoners, this animated film travels from a remote Vietnamese village to the streets of Melbourne, into prison and out again. It combines vital health information with an evocative representation of Vietnamese culture.
Tattoo (2 min)
Every tattoo tells a tale in this short film created by culturally diverse young people living in public housing in inner city Melbourne.
LaLa Land (2 min)
Four young women are yanked out of 'LaLa Land' into the real world to learn the facts about hepatitis C transmission.
Facilitator's notes
Using a DVD in training
The facts on hepatitis C
Film notes: You Don't Wanna Mess With Me
Film notes: Together We Are Strong
Film notes: Tattoo and LaLa Land
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