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Preti Taneja

Preti Taneja is a freelance writer and filmmaker. She has worked with young people from all over the world to help them use journalism and arts to explore their roots and heritage and get their voices heard in wider society. The Man Who Met Himself , co-written and produced by Preti, was the only British film to be nominated in the Short Film category at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

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