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BEHIND THE FILM | The people who made it happen.
For the first year and a bit of Invisible Injuries, we kept things small.
Really small.

A little team, a lot of kilometres, a lot of problem solving, and a belief that there was a story here worth telling properly.

But films are never made by one or two people.
As Invisible Injuries grew, so did the number of people who stepped in. People who gave their time, shared their expertise, solved problems, opened doors and helped us turn everything we had captured into the film we’re about to share with the world.

Jason Kingsley. Veronika Bohmova. Rachel Kahan. Scott Quayle. Christian Tejada. Sarah Gelmi. Emily Coelho. Aref Rashidan. Bryan Chance. Adam Darnley-Stuart. Ian Hale. Suzanne Worner. Dani Unger. Robert Wilkinson. Thomas Nauw. And the rest of the incredible CFX team in the Netherlands, who became part of this journey when the production took us halfway across the world.

The National Military Museum in the Netherlands, for opening its doors to us and providing invaluable location support that allowed us to capture an important part of this story.

And my parents, Tonia Rijn and Johan Bergsma, who somehow became part production coordinators, part hosts and part everything-we-needed-them-to-be when we arrived in the Netherlands, organising, helping and hosting our crew throughout the shoot.

Independent filmmaking asks a lot of people, and so much of what goes into making a film will never be visible on screen.

The hours nobody sees.
The late nights.
The favours.
The phone calls.
The flights and long drives.
The problems that needed solving five minutes ago.
And the people who simply said, “What do you need?”

There are names in the credits that an audience may only see for a few seconds.

We know what those names represent.
Invisible Injuries exists because people believed this was a story worth helping us tell.

Soon, the lights will go down and those credits will finally roll on a cinema screen.

When they do, I hope every person who helped us get here feels incredibly proud of what we created together.

None of us made this alone. Thank you!

#filmcrewlife

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We talk about mental health more than we ever have. But there are still stories being lived quietly, every day.

PTSD doesn’t always look the way we expect it to.

It can exist behind a career. A relationship. A family. A laugh with mates. A person who, from the outside, appears completely fine.

Invisible Injuries takes us beyond the diagnosis and into the lives of the people who have experienced it.
Veterans speaking honestly about trauma, identity, family, recovery, and what can remain long after the uniform is hung up.

These conversations need to be bigger.
They need to happen outside veteran communities.
They need to happen around dinner tables.
In workplaces. In families. Between mates.

Because understanding mental health starts with understanding people.

In 18 days, we bring that conversation to the big screen.

🎬 World Premiere | CinefestOZ
📅 5 September | 3:30pm | Busselton
🎟️ Tickets via link in bio or via invisibleinjuriesdocumentary.com

#perth #sydney #canberra #mentalhealth #ptsdsupport

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628 days.

From The Netherlands to Perth, South West Australia and Canberra, Invisible Injuries has taken us across countries, across communities, and through stories that will stay with us forever.

Today, we filmed our final re-enactment shot.

And with that, production is done.

After more than a year and a half of interviews, travel, long days, hard conversations, late nights, re-enactments, edits, setbacks, breakthroughs and moments that reminded us exactly why this film needed to exist, we have reached the end of this chapter.

To every single person who contributed to this production, whether your role was big, small, visible, behind the scenes, on camera, off camera, in the planning, in the support, in the trust, or in the belief, thank you.

No words will ever properly express the gratitude I feel for the people who helped carry this film to this point. This was never a one-person effort. It was a team effort in every possible sense.

The festival circuit is already in motion, and we truly hope we can share this film in a theatre sooner rather than later.

But for now…

628 days.

What a ride.

It is done.
It is over.
We are ready.

And this is only the beginning of the next chapter: release.

This film is for the veterans.
For their families.
For the people still carrying invisible wounds.
And for everyone impacted by PTSD in one way or another.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Invisible Injuries is ready.

@halo.films @theredwoodgroup @_doubleshotstudios @cfxvideoagency @lifefilmswa

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✨OUT EVERYWHERE✨

‘how we were’ is a love letter to the people we grow up with. i have tried to capture the messy, liberating reality of navigating your early 20s, chasing big dreams, and holding onto the roots and unspoken connections that anchor you, no matter where life takes you. it’s an ending of an era but being excited for what is to come.

to the incredible village who could see and hear my vision and help bring it to life, i am forever grateful and in awe of everything you do. just a bunch of absolute 10s if you ask me. massive gratitude to the powerhouse creative team:

💿 Written by @itsjaderich @steviebeerkens & @artemisxorion
🎧 Producer: @steviebeerkens
🎛️ Mixed & Mastered by: @saintmesa
📸 Photos: @ftografs
🎥 Video: Cinematographer @elliottnieves.dp / Director: @korireaymackey / Producer: @basemgmt.music
💌 PR: @throughline.team

enjoy your sunday with this song as your soundtrack. i hope it brings you a little bit of joy and light ❤️

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After nearly two years of work, Invisible Injuries is starting to find its way into the world. @invisibleinjuriesdocumentary

This feature-length documentary has been one of the most challenging, emotional, and important projects I’ve ever directed. It has taken us across Australia and to The Netherlands, into conversations with veterans, families, clinicians and military leaders, who have lived through the long and often invisible process of trauma, service, survival and healing.

A film like this is never made by one person.

It exists because people trusted us with their stories. Because our crew kept showing up through the hard days, the long days, the confronting interviews, the logistical chaos, the late nights, the edits, the re-edits, and the moments where the weight of the subject matter sat heavily on all of us.

Thank you to every person who contributed to this film — on camera, behind the camera, in production, in post, in support, in funding, in advice, in belief, and in trust.

Thank you to Andy Fermo and Invisible Injuries for allowing us to walk beside this story. Thank you to Ian Hale and Halo Films for backing the vision. Thank you to our team at Double Shot Creative Studios, CFX Digital, Redwood Group, Scott Quayle, our interviewees, our veterans, our families, and everyone who helped carry this film from an idea into a completed feature documentary.

This film was made to shine a light on the wounds we cannot always see, but also on the possibility of healing, connection and rebuilding after trauma.

Seeing Invisible Injuries written about by Cinema Australia is a moment I’m incredibly grateful for.

We are only just beginning the next chapter.
Festival submissions are now underway.

Invisible Injuries — it is coming soon, very soon!

#femalefilmaker #ptsd #documentary #veteransupport

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Last month’s sounds 🐚

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Cover image and some grabs from the Oh Baby! Music video @shorehaven.band

Tysm to all tha cast and crew !!

Dir: @hannahgill____ @lulaarmenti
Dp + edit: @lulaarmenti
1ac: @darcy__wilson
Gaffers:
@alleyne.aviles
@ftografs
@colour.nomadic
Wedding prod des: @nibhroin_
1ad/extras co-ord: @whereissaskia

Band & talent: @shorehaven.band

Cover image: @lulaarmenti
Location: @parkerandstone

Full Vid on yt!

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EARLY CHECK-IN pt. 2
photog. @lizziewilkiephotos_
assist. @ftografs
stylin. @bellagervo
beauty. @by.jannelle
bts. @charlotte.lyne

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forever grateful that I get to chase my silly little dreams and that I get to do it alongside the coolest people around!!! this year was full of writing, directing, set designing, producing????? and much much more 🤠

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little dump! ⭐️🍓🍅

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LATE CHECK-IN pt. 1
photog. @lizziewilkiephotos_
assist. @ftografs
stylin. @bellagervo
beauty. @by.jannelle
bts. @charlotte.lyne

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6k Local Line Up feature: @ullahlikesyou

@ullahlikesyou has been everywhere lately — showing up for the local scene, collaborating with other artists, and consistently delivering performances that remind everyone why shes the one to watch. The dedication, the growth, the energy… it’s all been building into something really exciting for Perth’s music community.

Keep an eye out for next week’s local line up feature
Photographs by the amazing @ftografs

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