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Documentary Australia | Documentary Australia

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A group of troubled boys are on a perilous course towards jail until they meet up with the free-wheeling jackaroo, Bernie Shakeshaft, and hit the road with his legendary dog jumping team. This observational documentary, follows boys in a youth program BackTrack that Bernie runs from a shed on the outskirts of Armidale, Australia.
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Backtrack Boys is an inspiring and life-affirming documentary about alternative programs to juvenile detention. The film documents the journey of the kids in BackTrack, and how this alternative program helps them to navigate their relationships, deal with personal trauma, take responsibility, gain practical job skills so they can eventually create a sustainable future for themselves.

Backtrack Boys documentary highlights key issues for young people. Youth are vulnerable to falling through the cracks and dropping out of mainstream education and can get caught up in the juvenile justice system. Children from as young at 10 can be incarcerated.
BackTrack Youth Works is an innovative program that keeps kids off the street and out of jail, breaks the cycle of drugs and alcohol and teaches young people to participate in the community. 1000+ kids have participated in the program and crime rates in Armidale have dropped by about 38% (one of only two towns in decline in Australia). This is a program that presents a real model for other rural towns.
Backtrack Boys film has an impact campaign program built around the film to help support young people and the challenges they are facing. Backtrack Boys is shifting public opinion, helping mobilise support and inspire action and the film can be used as a tool to inspire, educate, fundraise and collaborate!

"We hope the film will inspire communities to take a different approach to working with young people at risk of social exclusion, particularly in rural areas" Cathy Scott, Director

Highlights of the campaign:
- 200,000 viewers on SBS & NITV
- 200 Community events
- $500,000 in additional funding for Backtrack from people who saw the film and learnt about the organisation
- New communities starting new youth programs
- Juvenile Detention Pilot Program in NSW, VIC and QLD led by officers working within the correctional facilities.
- Support for advocacy campaigns including "Raise The Age"
- Being part NSW Dept of Communities and Justice Practice Conference where child protection practitioners and leaders were given the opportunity to meet kids from the BackTrack program
- Bernie Shakeshaft CEO BackTrack Youth Works won Australian Local Hero of the Year at the Australia Day Honours after being nominated by inmates in a correctional facility who watched the film.
- Educational study guide and resources are now available for schools, TAFES and professional learning

BackTrack Youth Works - feature in the film and supporting the campaign
Smart Justice for Young People, Victoria - advocacy coalition
Teach for Australia - supporting the films educational campaign reaching disadvantaged schools
Project Ready, Victoria - using the film in 8 schools in Victoria
Youth Action - support the film and campaign
The Reintegration Puzzle - have held webinars for learning place-based approaches
ATOM - Backtrack Boys have released free resources
#RaiseTheAge - the film is supporting this advocacy campaign
Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Detention Centres - are helping run educational programs
Backtrack Everywhere programs - new communities are starting new youth programs
New community programs - are being inspired by the film such as RuffTrack and RiverTrack

After seeing the film we hope people will TAKE ACTION to:
- Donate to Backtrack Youth Works
- Share the film with family and friends
- Start a conversation in their community about issues facing young people
- Volunteer in a youth organisation
- Find out more about BackTrack/local youth organisations
- Sign the #RaisetheAge petition
- Hosting a screening in their schools, communities or workplace
- Download the educational resources

Key groups can also use the film to:
- Fundraise
- Share the film to attract mentors and volunteers
- Implement prevention strategies and place-based approaches
- Use the film as a tool for training and education
- Advocate for local alternatives to incarceration
- Support young people

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Troubled boys are on a perilous course towards jail until they meet Bernie Shakeshaft and his legendary dog jumping team

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The boys are getting in trouble alot and they go to the backtrack boys and they try to keep them out of trouble

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parliment house, dog meet and gatherings

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sometimes the boys did the boys would do voice overs giving u s a bit of detail about there past

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sometimes the boys did the boys would do voice overs giving u s a bit of detail about there past

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Most of the lighting during the Documentary was very dark to show how everyone was feeling.

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the boys dialogue can be seen as uneducated

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very casual clothes

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Mentor/role model for younger kids in backtrack

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Backtrack Boys: Trailer - In Cinemas OCT 25th

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Adults

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they did low angles of the dogs and also when the boys were laying with them

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they did low angles of the dogs and also when the boys were laying with them

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Through out the Documentary we see they use lots of dogs. The Dogs symbolise trust and safety.

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Children

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Having a close up shot shows us how someone is feeling like when we see how sad Rusty is because the camera is so close.

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it showed the people who worked there and did interviews on them which gave us a insight of what they were trying t do 

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it showed the people who worked there and did interviews on them which gave us a insight of what they were trying t do 

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10th June 2018

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There is someone talking over the documentary to let us know what is happening throughout the documentary, giving us more information and statistics on why it is happening instead of us assuming what is happening.

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Introduce us to the locations

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Digetic - Sounds the characters can hear e.g. dialogue

Non-digetic - Sounds the characters can't hear e.g. music

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Having short quick shots through out the documentary gives us an idea to not focus too much on what is happening, but more focus on either the music or lighting.

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To show a slight background about them

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they played sensitive music when they were talking about sensitive topics

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Eg (Backtrack Boys) location names

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The screen had the boys name and how old they are, to have more of a connection to the characters.

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Catherine Scott

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Actors use body language and facial expressions to represent emotions and reactions to things that happen to their characters.

We can see Rusty's facial expressions demonstrate he is upset and nervous when he is about to go to court