Password: 0800Kidsline

Director - Rosemary Hunt
Genre - documentary
Duration - 8 minutes 10 seconds
Country - New Zealand
Language - English
Year - 2020
SYNOPSIS : 25-year-old Myfawny Barling (Miffy) and 23-year-old Jason He are phone counsellors for New Zealand’s national helpline - Kidsline. Behind the Headset offers an insight into this line of work, interviewing both counsellors around their experiences of their work and how they look after themselves when work becomes too heavy. Featuring, Miffy’s love for photography of New Zealand nature, and Jason’s love for basketball. A dramatized phone call will also play throughout the film to demonstrate what it is like to call a helpline and get the support needed.
DMOFF AWARD -
Official Selection July 2020