The English Roses One of the teachers there had described the girls as "The English Roses" which Madonna found "funny". She had already progressed with a few other stories but wanted to write about girls who always felt they did not have "enough". The death of Madonna's mother at an early age had always affected her, and her musical endeavors. So while developing Binah, she drew from her own experience of dealing with her mother's death. Like her, Binah kept a picture of her mother beside her bed. It was Madonna's "own personal experience and I needed to come up with things for
The TV2's 2003 The TV2's 2003 The TV2's 2003 is a New Zealand television special documenting a short film competition for aspiring young film makers. Over 1,500 entries were received for the competition, and 100 candidates were chosen to present their idea to industry professionals and other hopeful candidates. The judges then selected 30 participants, who were mentored by New Zealand directors and producers. Ten finalists were selected, and each was given $NZ 2,000 to produce their short film for broadcast on TV2 in December 2003. The competition had a panel of eight judges: Convenor of Judges – Robert Boyd-Bell, TV presenter; Stacey