Poetry in Action: Racism and Resistance in Partho Sen-Gupta's 'Slam'

Ostensibly a film about a missing female poet, Slam unfolds into a saga about duty, grief and the need to stand up for one's culture, religion and sense of self. Writer/director Partho Sen-Gupta speaks to Stephen A Russell about deconstructing preconceived notions about Muslim women and masculinity, and dismantling systems that uphold prejudice and disadvantage.

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Alana Lentin, Adam Bakri, Western Sydney, migrant, diaspora, Candy Royalle, Damian Hill, violence, patriarchy, identity crisis.