
StoriesfromeighttalentedWesternSydneywritersintertwinepoignantlythroughthemesoffamilyandplaceinagroundbreakingfilmthatreframestheAustralianexperience.HereOutWestisalsoSydneyFilmFestival'sOpeningNightfilm.<br/> In2018,agroupofwritersandcreativeproducersgatheredwiththeaimofrespondingtothegrowingdemandfordiversenarrativesthatreflectcontemporaryAustralia,andtotellthosestoriesonthescaletheydeserved.Acrosseightdistinct,interconnectedscenarios,HereOutWestachievesjustthat.Nancyvisitsherdaughter,whohasjustgivenbirthinhospital,accompaniedbyher8-year-oldLebaneseneighbourAmirah.Thegrandchildistobetakenawaybytheauthorities,andinanimpetuousdecision,Nancystealsthebabyand,withAmirahintow,fleesthehospital.Overthecourseofadramaticday,Nancy'sflightsetsoffachainofeventsthatbringstogethercompletestrangers.Throughthesecompellingstoriesandmyriadcharacters,HereOutWestexploresthemessuchasassimilation,racism,aspirationandfilialconnection.Withakaleidoscopicviewofaplaceanditsdiversepeople,thefilmbeautifullyandauthenticallycapturestherichnessandcomplexityofamodernAustraliancommunity.

