Shaynna Blaze (The Fort)

28 May 2023
| Categoty:News, Podcasts

Podcast | Shaynna Blaze, Jess Kenneally and Carly Kenneally (The Fort) – In Australia, domestic violence is disturbingly common. The Fort, tells the story of one woman’s battle to escape her abusive marriage while attempting to shelter her son from the grim realities of family violence.

Shaynna Blaze (The Block) and her writer/co-director/actor son, Jess Kenneally and co-director/editor daughter, Carly Kenneally are the force behind this engaging, emotional and very important film.

On this podcast Shaynna and her two kids Carly and Jess chat about:

family time
the premise of The Fort
inspiration for the film
if the film can be triggering
the role of Kitty, played by Eliza Charley
the role of Graham, played by Jess Kenneally
the background of the house in which The Fort is filmed
their backgrounds before The Fort
set design for The Fort
take away for the audience in watching the film
working together as a family
next projects
a second season of Country Home Rescue
where to get information about screenings for The Fort

For information about the movie head to:

The Fort movie HERE

Screening Details HERE

Also head to the The Voice of Change HERE

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The Fort Movie

Where do you go… who do you turn to… when home is where the harm is?

Set in 1990s regional Victoria, The Fort tells the story of one woman’s battle to escape her abusive marriage while attempting to shelter her son from the grim realities of family violence.

Kitty is a stay-at-home mum married to Graham whose suppression of a traumatic childhood sees him choosing to repeat abusive patterns of behaviour he and his mother experienced from his own father. Becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of her situation, Kitty begins to fear the impact her volatile marriage is having on 10-year- old Tom, and the long-term effects her turbulent home life might have on her son.

Kitty builds Tom a fort in his bedroom; a safe space where they can retreat when the hostilities they face at home become overwhelming. The Fort transports Tom and Kitty to a series of fantasy worlds, that give Kitty a taste of freedom, from the fear and control that dominates her home life, fortifying her to plan their escape.