Backstories was a one day multi-sited storytelling festival located in the suburbs of Western Australia. Reaching from Mandurah to Wanneroo, the Backstories festival provided new opportunities for storytellers to share stories in local backyards.

A migrant family in a new city, a mad dash from a group of bullies, and a conversation with a stranger on a plane. Shamit shows us three moments across time that come together to form a bigger picture.

Shamit Saggar is a leading British academic with expertise in government and industry leadership. He recently moved to Perth with his family and was appointed as the inaugural director of The University of Western Australia’s Public Policy Institute.