Kanwaljit Gandhi

Kanwaljit Gandhi is a film maker and screenwriter who has a background in experimental film and vide. She’s interested in stories that explore the shifting ground of being British and South Asian, and in how the process’ of documentary, artist film and community engagement can be used to shape stories. Her work draws on the complexities of colonial relationships. Her screenplays have been supported by South West Media Development Agency, Working Title 2, National Lottery & Carlton TV. She has also been a participant of BFI NETWORK ‘Widening the Lens’ and BFI Writer’s Lab scheme.

She is interested in exploring how the screenplay can move beyond the blueprint for a production and become an act of resistance and disruption to the form.

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