Product Overview
WELCOME TO ATOM'S CLASSROOM CINEMA PROGRAM!
Curated to bring contemporary and diverse Australian stories to your classroom, this free film program offers educators, librarians, students and parents exclusive access to Australian feature films, shorts, documentaries and series covered by an ATOM Study Guide.
FILM: First Light (Feature film)
Sister Yolanda has spent her life as a servant to God and the people in her community. Working as a nurse at the local hospital and living at an old convent in the mountains, Yolanda’s grace and selflessness make her a quiet but valued figure in her town. When Yolanda is called to perform last rites on a young construction worker on his deathbed, suddenly things aren’t so simple. The unusual circumstances surrounding the boy’s death begin to weigh on her conscience. Swept up in the lives of the people around her, including a young novice nun Sister Arlene, the affluent Linda Dela Cruz, and the father of the construction worker, an unavoidable question in the back of Yolanda’s mind begins to resonate louder and louder: Has she spent her life dutiful to the wrong thing?
Running time: 1 hour 57 mins
SCREENER ACCESSS DATES: Friday 23 October 2026 (from 6pm) to Friday 30 October 2026 (6pm).
CURRICULUM LINKS
Explore the film within the context of the Australian Curriculum with the ATOM Study Guide (included in your film screener access). Suitable for senior secondary students in Years 10–12 in the learning areas of:
- English
- Media Arts
Relevant general capabilities:
- Critical and creative thinking
- Ethical Understanding
- Intercultural understanding
- Literacy
Cross-curriculum links:
- Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia
PLEASE NOTE: The film screener access link will only activate from the Friday 23 October (6pm).
