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Bidēśi Mahilā

Bidēśi Mahilā

Short Film

Bidēśi Mahilā, are Travelling Women, building a new life in a foreign land whilst longing for a connection to home.

Whitechapel Gallery

The London Open: Artists Takeover 2022


Director: Hussina Raja
Collaborators: Raushan Anwar, Lima Chowdhury, Fatema Begum, Khaleda Begum, Rasheda Begum, Razia Begum, Sabera Begum, Shamsun Hena, Jubeli Khatun, Mashoda Khatun, Sabina Yasmin
Camera: Ruth Cook
Editor: Riffy Ahmed
Composer: Kate Smith
Colourist: Laura Pavone


A collaboration between City Gateway’s Women’s Programme & Whitechapel Gallery.
Funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.