We were scheduled to meet at the Sunshine Mission at 11:30am.
First we saw Anthony and we showed him the consent forms. He was satisfied with it and he printed copies.
Anthony suggested he will co-ordinate who is going to be interviewed and in what order. This was a good for us as it kept production organised and saved us that potentially awkward and stressful task. Anthony is known to the men and they trust him.
It all happened quickly after that. For the next 90 minutes we got 8 interviews. Double what we had hoped for. The content we got from the interviews was exactly what we needed. The men were open and honest and provided great insight in to why they go to the shed and what it means to them. Delicate topics were discussed, including suicidal thoughts and the importance of social interaction.
While we were filming, the men were very keen to see what comes of the project and we promised to come back and show them what we will put together.