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Nayna at the premiere of his film, Digilante, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2017

Mike Nayna is an Australian writer, director, and filmmaker.

Career

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In 2012 Nayna filmed an abusive attack on a Melbourne bus, producing a viral video that made headlines around the world.[1][2][3]

The incident and ensuing media event was explored in-depth in Nayna's 2016 documentary, Digilante, which premiered on ABC TV and made its international premiere at Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival.[4][5] Digilante later won best short film and best sociological documentary at film festivals in the US.[6] The film received positive reviews and was praised by author and documentary filmmaker Jon Ronson and also prompted FilmInk to call Nayna 'one of the most exciting voices in Australia’s next generation of documentary filmmakers'. The film was acquired and distributed by The Atlantic as part of their The Atlantic Selects series[7][8][9][10][11]

In 2014, Nayna produced, directed, and edited Dayne's World for ABC TV, winning the ABC iview Award and the award for best editing[12] at Melbourne WebFest. Later that year he produced, directed, and edited the Fancy Boy pilot for Fresh Blood Pilot Season, which went on to be picked up for a six-part series for ABC TV and Pivot[13][14][15][16]

In 2016 Nayna co-founded social media network Letter.wiki[17] with brothers Dayne and Clyde Rathbone, which was later acquired by media platform Substack.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Hunt, Elle (20 December 2016). "Digilante: how a viral video of a bus passenger's rant went off like a 'nuke'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ Lowe, Adrian (20 November 2012). "Racist rants mar suburban bus ride". The Age. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Creator of first 'racist rant' video meets the man he filmed on the bus". NewsComAu. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ tiffable (14 May 2017). "Digilante, Director – Mike Nayna". Movies: Rants and Raves. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Australian documentary 'DIGILANTE' to make international premiere at Hot Docs". IF Magazine. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Australian documentary Digilante released worldwide". The West Australian. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ ronson, jon (21 December 2016). "Australians! I watched this, and liked it very much. The way they recreate the original crime is totally gripping. Digilante.https://twitter.com/tron_applebaum/status/811524358514450432 …". @jonronson. Retrieved 31 January 2020. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  8. ^ "AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY 'DIGILANTE' SELECTED TO MAKE INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2017". FilmInk. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Documentary maker relives racial abuse". The West Australian. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ^ says, Nicolai (12 December 2016). "Documentary puts online shaming in the spotlight". Cinema Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ Buder, Emily. "'Digilante': The Fraught Ethics of Viral Videos - The Atlantic". www.theatlantic.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Dayne's World picked up by ABC's iView | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT". 6 February 2016.
  13. ^ Hogan, Jil (6 February 2016). "Dayne's World picked up by ABC's iView". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. ^ Career, retrieved 31 January 2020
  15. ^ Digilante, retrieved 31 January 2020
  16. ^ Dayne's World, retrieved 31 January 2020
  17. ^ "In Good Company - by Clyde Rathbone - Out of my mind". 29 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Substack continues its acquisition streak with public correspondence startup Letter". 29 July 2021.
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