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𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗧 is a new anthology film featuring nine languages including English: Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Kurdish, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese and Spanish, reflecting the individual backgrounds of the eight writers who contributed a chapter each.
In this episode we're joined by two of those writers, Arka Das and Bina Bhattacharya, to discuss their chapters and their contribution to this incredible new film.
Anthology feature drama Here Out West co-written by Bina Bhattacharya will compete alongside Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson, Justin Kurzel’s Nitram, and Jennifer Peedom’s River for CinefestOZ’s $100,000 Film Prize.
Bina Bhattacharya is one of eight writers on anthology feature film about Western Sydney to be funded by Screen Australia.
‘Wild Dances’ screens as part of new online film festival Western Sydney Shorts, which is presented by Blacktown Arts and CuriousWorks and curated by Blacktown filmmaker, Vonne Patiag.
In this essay for Australian film publication Rough Cuts, Bina Bhattacharya reflects on two of her favourite directors’ latest films, and finds unlikely parallels between their filmmaking styles.
Bina Bhattacharya won the inaugural Best Screenplay award at the 2018 Made in the West Film Festival. As part of the prize, she has won a one year mentorship package with writer and producer Peter Millynn,
Interview with Writer/Director Bina Bhattacharya with SBS Hindi (interview in Hindi, written article in English)
Bina Bhattacharya selected as one of five directors from across Australia to participate in Australia's first Diversity Showcase
Bina Bhattacharya selected as one of eight writers as part of Co-Curious' "Behind Closed Doors" project
Interview with Writer/Director Bina Bhattacharya for Elevan O'Clock in the lead up to the 'My Queer Career' Competition as part of the Mardi Gras Film Festival
'Wild Dances' wins the Audience Choice Award at the Made in the West Film Festival!:
'Wild Dances' is one of 8 finalists in the My Queer Career short film competition as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival.
Punjabi-Australian vocalist and The Bombay Royale member Parvyn has revealed a stunning new music video by award-winning director Bina Bhattacharya.
Bina Bhattacharya and The Pagey Train podcast talk about her cinematic infleunces, film festivals, and making movies in Western Sydney.
Audio of Bina Bhattacharya speaking at storytelling event at 107 Projects in Redfern, hosted by The Brown Council. Bina discusses how her mixed-race heritage has influenced her filmmaking.
Interview on 2SER's 'Gay Panic' program
Wild Dances, written and directed by UTS alumnus Bina Bhattacharya and starring a UTS student, revisits Eurovision 2004 to explain our passion
Why do we care about Eurovision?
“Australia has always had gay people and we’ve always had immigrants…it makes sense that Eurovision is big here,” is an explanation offered by Bina Bhattacharya, a local film maker who has made a short film, Wild Dances, which is based on a story a friend once shared.