Benjamin Law is a Sydney-based journalist, columnist and screenwriter, and has completed a PhD in television writing and cultural studies. He’s also member of M.E.A.A. as a freelance writer.
Benjamin is the author of two books—The Family Law (2010) and Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East (2012)—and the co-author of the comedy book Shit Asian Mothers Say (2014) with his sister Michelle and illustrator Oslo Davis. Both of his books have been nominated for Australian Book Industry Awards.
Benjamin is also a frequent contributor to Good Weekend (The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age).
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After writing your story, what steps did you take in order to get your story / screenplay seen by a network or producer?
Your screenplay will obviously open doors for diversity…however will your screenplay also be open for “colourblind casting?”
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When you were growing up in Australia, who were your role models on television and / or film and why?