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Dot West | |
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| Born | Dorothy Henry |
| Occupation | screenwriter |
Dot West is an Indigenous Australian screenwriter. [1]
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Dot West | |
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| Born | Dorothy Henry |
| Occupation | screenwriter |
Dot West is an Indigenous Australian screenwriter. [1]
West qualified with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies in 1998. [1]
West is a freelance scriptwriter, accredited trainer and consultant, and also serves on Screenwest's Industry Advisory Group and WA's Screen Industry Diversity and Inclusion leadership group. [1]
West has served as a board member in various organisations including the Inaugural Vice Chairperson of NITV, Screenwest, Australian International Documentary Conference, the National Indigenous Radio Service. [2] West is a non-Executive Director of SBS, Director of Goolarri Media Enterprises and Ramu Productions in Broome and the Chairperson of First Nations Media Australia. [1]
In 1993, West delivered one of the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Boyer Lectures called "Voices of the Land".
Dot West was born Dorothy Henry, a Noongar woman from Western Australia's south west. [1]
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