Bidēśi Mahilā

Bidēśi Mahilā, are Travelling Women, building a new life in a foreign land whilst longing for connection to home.

  • Hussina Raja
    Director
    ROOTS, #WeAreHere, Look at Us
  • Hussina Raja
    Writer
    ROOTS, #WeAreHere, Look at Us
  • Whitechapel Gallery
    Producer
  • Kate Smith
    Composer
  • Riffy Ahmed
    Editor
  • Ruth Cook
    Director of Photography
  • Laura Pavone
    Colourist
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Artist Film
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 30, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    Bengali, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Hussina Raja

Hussina Raja is a British-Kashmiri multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker. Her work explores socio-political issues surrounding notions of identity, heritage, belonging and culture through film, photography, installation, writing and performance.

She is interested in the impact of diaspora migration, identity politics and the emergence of subcultures in shaping politics, popular culture and social constructs to-date.

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