Directed by Mira Nair • 1983 • United States
Ashok Sheth is one of many Indian immigrants working in subway newsstands in New York City. This documentary follows his first journey back home to Ahmedabad, where he is forced to confront the conflicts between his ancestral culture and his new life in America
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The Bowery
Directed by Sara Driver • 1994 • United States
Produced for the French television series POSTCARDS FROM NEW YORK, this short documentary captures the poetry of the city’s storied skid row before its gentrification.
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11'09"01—September 11
Directed by Mira Nair • 2002 • United States
Based on events surrounding the September 11, 2001, disappearance of Salman Hamdani, a young Pakistani American man from Queens, this film portrays his mother’s struggle with terrorist allegations, her own fears, and her son’s fate that day.
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How Can It Be?
Directed by Mira Nair • 2008 • France
Starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Birsa ChatterjeeOne of eight shorts commissioned by the United Nations on themes concerning global society, this film explores gender equality. It’s the story of Zainab and Arif, who live with their son, Munna, in...
