Up Next in Short Films by Mira Nair

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  11'09"01—September 11

  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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  Mira Nair on HOW CAN IT BE?

  Mira Nair on HOW CAN IT BE?

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  09:33

  How Can It Be?

  How Can It Be?

  Directed by Mira Nair • 2008 • France
  Starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Birsa Chatterjee

  One 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...