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Synopsis

Open Door is a community-based TV series where groups or individuals make a documentary about an issue that concerns them. This episode is about The Papermill - a charitable organisation based near Whangarei, where artists with intellectual disabilities create decorative paper products. Papermill Creative Director Trees van Ruth, along with parents of the disabled artists, and the artists themselves talk about this thriving small business and tourist attraction, and stress the positive impact it has on the self-esteem of its workers.

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 Shirlie Fairbrother
 Christian Driscoll
 Drew Watkins

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Quotes

We’re not a babysitting service. We really want to see them grow and be the best that they can be.