Growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, Nashen Moodley learned early that great stories could come from anywhere. As Festival Director of Sydney Film Festival, he has spent the past fifteen years bringing incredibly compelling cinema to Australians. The festival is back, so Suhayla Sharif sat down with Moodley to discuss why, in an age of endless content, meaningful stories matter more than ever.

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