Free content that actually works with young Australians
Youth workers know the challenge: find something that engages young people who have grown up with high-quality entertainment and little patience for anything that feels like it's trying too hard. Jesus Film Project has produced content that clears that bar — professionally made, freely available, and designed to open conversation rather than close it down.
Everything here is on YouTube. No downloads, no registration, no licensing fees. You can screen it in a youth room, a school hall, or a church café tonight if you wanted to.
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My Last Day — the best film for a youth event or Good Friday
This is where most Australian youth workers start, and for good reason. My Last Day is a 30-minute anime short that tells the crucifixion from the perspective of the repentant thief crucified beside Jesus. The anime format does something that conventional Christian content rarely manages — it catches young people off-guard and reaches them emotionally before their guard goes up.
It works for Good Friday services, youth group Easter events, SRE classes, school assemblies, and any gathering where you want a film that sparks a real conversation. Suitable from around age 13 upwards.
The crucifixion through the eyes of the repentant thief. Anime format that removes barriers and reaches young people emotionally. The most used JFP film for Good Friday services, youth events, and SRE with senior students.
View film page →How to introduce it: Don't say you're showing a film about the crucifixion. Simply say you're watching a 30-minute short film. After it finishes, allow 30 seconds of quiet before saying anything. Then ask one question: "What stayed with you from that?" The conversation takes care of itself from there.
Discussion questions after My Last Day
- What moment in the film stayed with you?
- The thief did nothing to earn what he received. What do you make of that?
- What does Jesus' response to him say about who Jesus is?
- Is there something you find it hard to accept forgiveness for?
- If that story is true, what does it change?
NUA — for young Australians exploring faith
The NUA series is built for young adults who are somewhere between curious and sceptical about Christianity. High production quality, honest engagement with doubt, and a format designed to open discussion rather than deliver a verdict. It works well for youth group outreach, student ministry events, and Alpha-style programs.
Each episode is short enough for a single session and structured to generate discussion. The series does not assume any prior faith — it is specifically designed for people who are genuinely questioning.
A series built for young adults asking honest questions about God, identity, and whether faith makes sense. High production quality, designed to start conversations rather than deliver answers. Free on YouTube.
Browse all NUA episodes →Holy Week daily series — for the week before Easter
The Holy Week series gives you one short film per day from Palm Sunday (29 March) through Easter Sunday (5 April). Each clip runs 5–8 minutes and is taken from the JESUS Film, covering a key moment in the final week of Jesus' life. You can show them at the start of each youth gathering through Holy Week, or run them as a daily series across the week.
It is a low-effort, high-impact way to bring the Easter story into your program without needing to build a whole curriculum around it.
What works where — a quick guide for Australian youth workers
- Secondary school SRE and assemblies: My Last Day for Good Friday content, NUA episodes for senior RE discussions
- School chaplaincy (Years 7–12): My Last Day for lunchtime events, Holy Week clips for Easter term, NUA for outreach programs
- Youth group sessions: NUA series for outreach events, My Last Day for Good Friday, Holy Week clips through Easter week
- Student CUs and uni chaplaincy: NUA for outreach events, Why is Easter So Important? for apologetics discussions, My Last Day for Easter missions
- Children's ministry (ages 5–12): NUA Easter for Kids, The Story of Jesus for Children — both free, age-appropriate
The full JESUS Film — for longer events
The JESUS Film runs 1 hour 23 minutes and tells the complete story of Jesus' life, ministry, death and resurrection. It is one of the most watched films in history and holds up as a standalone screening event. Show it at a community film night, a youth retreat, or an open Easter event where you want something that non-churchgoing young people can engage with from a standing start.
The film is also available in 62 individual clips so you can show specific scenes — the resurrection, the feeding of the five thousand, the Sermon on the Mount — without screening the full film.
For more Easter resources including discussion guides and a full Holy Week programme, see the Easter resources for Australian churches page.