THE SOLDIER

THE SOLDIER
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THE SOLDIER

Meet Ken de Pena, the 80-year-old volunteer with bite!

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SYNOPSIS

A devotee of the Salvation Army since his early 20’s Ken de Pena, now 82, is the quintessential soldier. Piously devoted to The Salvation Army, Ken currently serves as the receptionist at Salvo youth refuge, Oasis, where his old world philosophy of hard labour and abstinence clashes dramatically with the daily reality of the centre’s wayward teens.

At night, Ken can be found in uniform and hat with his little wooden collection box trawling the establishments of the inner city, raising money for the Army’s good work.

These days Ken’s march is more of a shuffle, but his dedication to the cause is as fiery as ever.

vimeo ON DEMAND

EDUCATION RESOURCES

Directors
Sascha Ettinger Epstein and Ian Darling

Producers
Ian Darling and Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Camera
Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Editor
Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Composer
Felicity Fox

Sound Design
Brooke Tresize

Executive Producers
Susan MacKinnon, Mary Macrae and Sally Fryer

Line Producer
Mary Macrae

Cast
Ken de Pena

SYNOPSIS

A devotee of the Salvation Army since his early 20’s Ken de Pena, now 82, is the quintessential soldier. Piously devoted to The Salvation Army, Ken currently serves as the receptionist at Salvo youth refuge, Oasis, where his old world philosophy of hard labour and abstinence clashes dramatically with the daily reality of the centre’s wayward teens.

At night, Ken can be found in uniform and hat with his little wooden collection box trawling the establishments of the inner city, raising money for the Army’s good work.

These days Ken’s march is more of a shuffle, but his dedication to the cause is as fiery as ever.

vimeo ON DEMAND

EDUCATION RESOURCES

Directors
Sascha Ettinger Epstein and Ian Darling

Producers
Ian Darling and Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Camera
Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Editor
Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Composer
Felicity Fox

Sound Design
Brooke Tresize

Executive Producers
Susan MacKinnon, Mary Macrae and Sally Fryer

Line Producer
Mary Macrae

Cast
Ken de Pena

SYNOPSIS

A devotee of the Salvation Army since his early 20’s Ken de Pena, now 82, is the quintessential soldier. Piously devoted to The Salvation Army, Ken currently serves as the receptionist at Salvo youth refuge, Oasis, where his old world philosophy of hard labour and abstinence clashes dramatically with the daily reality of the centre’s wayward teens.

At night, Ken can be found in uniform and hat with his little wooden collection box trawling the establishments of the inner city, raising money for the Army’s good work.

These days Ken’s march is more of a shuffle, but his dedication to the cause is as fiery as ever.

Directors
Sascha Ettinger Epstein and Ian Darling

Producers
Ian Darling and Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Camera
Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Editor
Sascha Ettinger Epstein

Composer
Felicity Fox

Sound Design
Brooke Tresize

Executive Producers
Susan MacKinnon, Mary Macrae and Sally Fryer

Line Producer
Mary Macrae

Cast
Ken de Pena

vimeo ON DEMAND

EDUCATION RESOURCES