Hear out west. See out west. Go out west.
The cross-pollination of experienced industry creatives with bold new voices has resulted in something vibrant and unique and distinctly Australian in HERE OUT WEST, a marvellous mosaic of a movie that instantly claims classic status.
Eight young writers aligned with five powerhouse female directors collaborate to create a richly detailed, distinctive, authentic and unique story that engages with integrity and authenticity.
Linked by geography and a common theme, the importance of family, HERE OUT WEST, funnels eight writers into five directors to form a cohesive narrative of intertwined stories, coalesced by having a single director of photography, Tania Lambert, production designer, Roslyn Durnford, costume designer, Wendy Cork, editor, Martin Connor, composer, Amanda Brown and sound designer, Liam Egan.
With HERE OUT WEST, eight distinctive voices illustrate how a decision made in one family can ripple out across a place, and effect many other families within its constellation, a galaxy overflowing with life, secrets, sacrifices and more than a dollop of humour that elevates the traditional laid back larrikin to an even richer level, all colliding and connecting in ways that are eternal and universal.
The beauty of HERE OUT WEST is that it brings together eight different western Sydney communities with a portrait of their home that feels real. The great eight writers who fashioned this screenplay are Nisrine Amine, Matias Bolla, Arka Das, Bina Bhattacharya, Dee Dogan, Tien Tran, Vonne Patiag, and Claire Cao.
The fabulous five directors are Lucy Gaffy, Ana Kokkinos, Leah Purcell, Fadia Abboud and Julie Kalceff, each sewing seamless stitches into the textured fabric of the narrative.
Places like western Sydney are strung across the world, pockets of suburbs grown through their own successive decades of migration and settlement.
HERE OUT WEST speak to, of and about these communities, with its resonant messages of the often hilarious, often maddening gaps between migrant parents and their children.
HERE OUT WEST is exceptional in writing, production and performance and demands a date on your calendar as a true Australian celebration.
