People
Fran Dobbie
Fran Dobbie is a teacher, author, motivational speaker and mother. As creator and former CEO of Essere Living Skills, a charitable organisation, Fran led a team that delivered resilience building and self-esteem workshops for young people. Fran is the daughter of a Yuni woman from the south coast of NSW, Australia, and an English-born father. She produced and presented 'Living Edge' the pilot in December, 2008. She was nominated for the 'Pride of Australia' medal in 2007 for the category of 'Peace'
Filmography
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ON THE EDGE »Over a two month period, a group of Indigenous teenagers take a physical, emotional and spiritual journey to discover who they are... |
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OVER THE EDGE »Teenagers from the documentary series ON THE EDGE (2009) are reunited five years later in OVER THE EDGE as young adults facing a turbulent world... |
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MEN DON'T CRY »‘Don’t cry, be a man!’ A mother’s concern for her son and his abuse of alcohol takes her on a journey of her own self-discovery... |
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LITTLE TOWNS, BIG VOICES »Little Towns Big Voices - a tough and inspiring doco addressing the scourge of domestic violence and shining a light on positive solutions - is one of the most important projects I’ve been involved with, and I commend it highly to communities and educators... |