Mike Nayna

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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[]

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 . 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]

In 2018, Nayna revealed his behind-the-scenes involvement in the grievance studies affair, revealing the project alongside The Wall Street Journal.[19][20][21]

Nayna is working on a feature film on the scandal, which will be released in 2021.[22][23] Nayna has appeared on several podcasts to discuss the film, including Triggernometry,[24] and PhilosophyInsights with Stephen Hicks.

In 2019, Nayna released a three-part documentary on Bret Weinstein and his resignation from Evergreen State College.[25][26] Nayna later appeared on Weinstein's DarkHorse podcast to discuss the film.[27][better source needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Hunt, Elle (2016-12-20). "Digilante: how a viral video of a bus passenger's rant went off like a 'nuke'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ^ Lowe, Adrian (2012-11-20). "Racist rants mar suburban bus ride". The Age. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. ^ "Creator of first 'racist rant' video meets the man he filmed on the bus". NewsComAu. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  4. ^ tiffable (2017-05-14). "Digilante, Director – Mike Nayna". Movies: Rants and Raves. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. ^ "Australian documentary 'DIGILANTE' to make international premiere at Hot Docs". IF Magazine. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  6. ^ "Australian documentary Digilante released worldwide". The West Australian. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  7. ^ ronson, jon (2016-12-21). "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 2020-01-31. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ^ "AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY 'DIGILANTE' SELECTED TO MAKE INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2017". FilmInk. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  9. ^ "Documentary maker relives racial abuse". The West Australian. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  10. ^ says, Nicolai (2016-12-12). "Documentary puts online shaming in the spotlight". Cinema Australia. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  11. ^ Buder, Emily. "'Digilante': The Fraught Ethics of Viral Videos - The Atlantic". www.theatlantic.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  12. ^ "Dayne's World picked up by ABC's iView | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT".
  13. ^ Hogan, Jil (2016-02-06). "Dayne's World picked up by ABC's iView". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  14. ^ Career, retrieved 2020-01-31
  15. ^ Digilante, retrieved 2020-01-31
  16. ^ Dayne's World, retrieved 2020-01-31
  17. ^ "In Good Company - by Clyde Rathbone - Out of my mind".
  18. ^ https://digiday.com/media/exclusive-substack-continues-its-acquisition-streak-with-public-correspondence-startup-letter/
  19. ^ Academics expose corruption in Grievance Studies, retrieved 2020-01-31
  20. ^ "The problem with grievance studies". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  21. ^ Melchior, Jillian Kay (2018-10-05). "Opinion | Fake News Comes to Academia". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  22. ^ "Resistance to the woke nightmare". www.theaustralian.com.au. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  23. ^ Mike Nayna | Bret Weinstein's DarkHorse Podcast #7, retrieved 2020-01-31
  24. ^ "TRIGGERnometry: "Activism is Often About Revenge" - Mike Nayna on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  25. ^ PART ONE: Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying & the Evergreen Equity Council, retrieved 2020-01-31
  26. ^ "After Academia". Quillette. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  27. ^ "Teaching to Transgress: Rage and Entitlement at Evergreen College". New Discourses. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
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