My Melbourne

My Melbourne is one of the recently released movies of the comedy-drama genre. This new film’s story mainly comprises of four segments, each of which has been directed by a different filmmaker. Each of these four segments addresses the various themes related to the LGBTQA+ community. The four segments are titled as Emma, Nandini, Jules and Setara. The film’s story kicks off with the first segment, Emma, that has been directed by Rima Das and co-directed by Samira Cox. The film’s plot tells the story of Emma, who is a talented dancer in her early twenties. Also, she is suffering from the Usher’s Syndrome that is gradually affecting her hearing ability. On top of that, Emma struggles with the discrimination in the dance industry. Although she is supported by her mother, Susan and friends such as Jai, she still starts to doubt on her future until she meets Nathan, who is a successful dancer but a deaf person. 

While the second segment, ‘Nandini,’ is directed by Onir and co-directed by William Duan. Its plot  follows the emotional union of Indraneel, a queer Man from India and his estranged father, Mihir. After being separated from his father for two years, they both reunite in Melbourne for the asthi visarjan(ash-scattering) ceremony for Indraneel’s late mother. 

Then, the third segment is ‘Jules,’ that has been directed by Arif Ali, with Imtiaz Ali as the creative director and Tammy Yang as the co-director. The plot follows the friendship of Sakshi and Jules, in which Sakshi is a newlywed food blogger and Jules is a homeless woman living in Melbourne. Both of them begin to deal with various feelings of displacement and due to that, they establish a beautiful bond while adventuring through their own personal struggles. 

Moreover, the film’s last segment, Setara, is directed by Kabir Khan and co-directed by Puneet Gulati. The story is about Setara Amiri, a fifteen-year-old Afghan refugee who has migrated herself to Melbourne with her mother and sister after fleeing the Taliban. Even as their family copes up with their traumatic past, Setara begins to experience a sense of belonging through the game of cricket that lets her rebuild her life in the new country.