Hawanatu Bangura
Trainer. Facilitor. Speaker.
Films
Afro Sistahs (proof of concept)
Production Year: 2018
Film genre: Drama/Comedy
Role: Director/Writer
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Synopsis: A dramedy digital series that follows the lives of four Afro Australian women as they navigate everything from friendship, nosey Aunties, woke baes and their hair.
Production Year: 2018
Film genre: Documentary
Role: Director
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Synopsis: How white beauty standards gave Rosaline Kanneh an eating disorder and her journey towards healing and self-acceptance.
Lives in Action
Production Year: 2018
Film genre: Documentary
Role: Director
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Synopsis: Lives in Action takes an intimate look at the experiences of six people with disability from diverse backgrounds living in Australia. The film explores how these six people navigate cultural perception, overcome barriers to pursue their goals and champion their way to be socially included in society.
Production Year: 2017
Film genre: Documentary
Role: Director
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Synopsis: Using bold words and equally dramatic movements, seven Afro-Australian women share their experiences and express their ideas about living in the skin they're in.
The Swing
Production Year: 2016
Film genre: Documentary
Role: Writer, Director, & Producer
Synopsis: A curious short documentary exploring the significance of childhood memories. The film consists of interviews with older people sharing their earliest experiences of school and their recollections of how this milestone has shaped their life journey.
The Flow
Production Year: 2016
Film genre: Dance/experimental
Role: Writer & Director
Synopsis: A short film reflecting the experiences of adversity and triumph of a dancer’s journey conveyed through dance movement.
Imprint
Production Year: 2013
Film genre: Dance/Experimental
Role: Writer, Director, Producer, Editor and Sound Designer
Synopsis: The film is about Babsy, an Ethiopian dancer who was taught to dance by her mother and now she wants to pass down the dance tradition to her children.
9 Lives: A Documentary
Production year: 2013
Film genre: Documentary
Role: Co-producer
Synopsis: Team9Lives is a short documentary that focuses on a team of youth in South Western Sydney whose passion for parkour the urban discipline ventures far and wide. Shot handheld run-and-gun style, the film follows them as they teach parkour classes to the young community of Fairfield, an ethnic suburb that holds one of Sydney’s largest youth populations. Pitted with casual conversations, the team’s humour and depth, Team9Lives challenges the misconceptions of ‘gangs on the street’ and outlines the transformative power of parkour.
Production year: 2011
Film genre: Animation
Role: Writer and Director
Synopsis: A short animation about a young boy who wants to become rich by planting a stolen coin.
Something About Grace
Production year: 2009
Film genre: Thriller
Role: Co-writer and Production Manager
Synopsis: A film about past dreams and the deceptions of a mind wrapped up in love.
Not Good Enough
Production year: 2009
Film genre: Drama
Role: Writer and Director
Synopsis: A film about a young woman striving to succeed professionally, and at the same time dealing with her own personal demons.
Never Give Up
Production year: 2009
Film genre: Documentary
Role: Cinematographer
Synopsis: A documentary with re-enactments about the migration and early settlement days of Richard, a refugee from South Sudan.
Alhaji
Production year: 2009
Film genre: Drama
Role: Writer and Director
Synopsis: A short film about a newly arrived refugee in Australia. The film explores the challanges he experience as he resettles into a new life in Australia.
OTHER FILM CREDITS
2017 ‘Muslims Like Us’ SBS documentary
Production Company: CJZ
Researcher/Associate Producer
2014 ‘The Great Australian Race Riot’ 3 part documentary series for SBS
Production Company: Essential Media and Entertainment
Director: Sally Aitken
Production Assistant (Intern)
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2013 ‘I am Emmanuel’ a short film
Company: AFTRS
Director: Genevieve Clay-Smith
2nd Assistant Director, Script Supervisor and Director’s Attachment
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2010 'Mariam is Late' a short film
Production Designer
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