
A Second Chance at Life
Short Film
DIRECTOR
WRITER
PRODUCER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Self
Self
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
COMPOSER
fIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
aRT DIRECTOR
CAMERA OPERATOR
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERAPERSON
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERAPERSON
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER
BOOM OPERATOR
BOOM OPERATOR
BOOM OPERATOR
aDDITIONAL EDITING
ASSISTANT EDITOR
VFX ARTIST
COLOURIST
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
SOUND DESIGNER
SOUND MIXER
Tristan Woodington
Tristan Woodington
Tristan Woodington
Iqbal Barkat
Viviana Wuthrich
Helen Mamas
Dino Zagic
Brooke Linnegar
Alice Haire
Steve J de Souza
Nicholas Walton
Jericho Yabut
Lachlan Salvestro
Lachlan Salvestro
Nova Nguyen
Ethan Wragg
Blake Williams
Blake Williams
Daniel Kemp
Luca Hannell
Ethan Wragg
Ethan Wragg
Tristan Woodington
Tristan Woodington
Said Ahmadi
Steve J de Souza
Steve J de Souza
It's never too late to begin again.
Synopsis
A short documentary exploring the mental health implications and struggles of ageing through the lens of one successful clinical trial patient.
Screenings
A Second Chance at Life premiered at Macquarie University in 2023 and is currently used in educational and clinical training settings.
Acknowledgements
This film was created through a collaboration between CIVIC and the Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre. Suite Wombat does not claim ownership of this work and lists it here with permission.
We thank Helen for her openness and insight, and acknowledge the support of Professor Viviana Wuthrich, Iqbal Barkat, Alex Ryan and Tom Benson.
We also thank the wider CIVIC and research teams whose work made the film possible.






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