By Alesha Capone
Young creatives Betiel Beyin and Leigh Lule have written a comedy series which they are also directing and starring in.
Beyin and Lule, from Tarneit and Wyndham Vale respectively, met through a Western Edge Youth Art theatre program.
The friends, both 21, have worked with the Phoenix Youth Centre and Malthouse Theatre.
Their latest project, titled CEEBS, is an IGTV mini-series supported by Signal Arts, a creative arts studio for young people.
CEEBS follows the characters of Zion and Ruby, as they attempt to find another pal who is willing to be the third wheel in their relationship.
The series consists of four episodes which will be released via Signal’s Instagram account each week of April.
Beyin and Lule have been filming the show in locations across Wyndham, Yarraville and Footscray.
Both said they have enjoyed collaborating with each other for the project, along with producers Amie Batalibasi and Nikki Tran, cinematographer Ez Eldin Deng and actor/musician Yaw Dadzie.
The talented duo said their series was aimed at audiences including residents of the west, youth and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
“Looking at the Australian entertainment landscape, there is literally nobody who looks like us,” Lule said.
Lule said she loved acting because “it’s always fun to step into something else, a different world”.
Beyin said she liked writing the characters and dialogue for CEEBS.
“We want to make a show about two young black girls from the west side, who are unapologetically themselves,” she said.
Details: See @signalarts or @ceebsproject on Instagram.
