Cinema Diaspora: Discussion with Mira Nair

Mira Nair films, Salaam Bombay, Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake, illuminate the ambiguities of the immigrant experience and highlight the conflicts between modern and traditional cultures. She is joined for a discussion of modern cinema by Gayatri Gopinath and Juli Wyman, both of UC Davis. Series: "Mondavi Center Presents" [9/2007] [Humanities] [Show ID: 11981]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• immigration
• culture
• cinema

[1NiceOne1]

It's a common misconception that Mira Nair is part of Bollywood in any way, just like to point out that while she does draw some of her cinematic techniques from the Bollywood industry as a whole she is an independent film director. she is much more attached to Hollywood and western cinema as a grouping. My apologies if this comes across as pretentious.

[kahenamir]

Mira is great! my favorite director

[ifemorena]

yes, this is inspiring. and helps me see the possibilities as a woman and filmmaker...

[nikashamit87]

check out the freak on the right..........what does she have.......elephantiasis......­.......hahaha

[esbeetoo]

Insightful interview - she is impressive

[emaguire2]

God! she is inspiring

One the very few directors in hollywood/bollywood who is genuinely unpretentious and serious about portraying life as it is and have the intelligence to not make such cinematographic attempts look ugly

[SdmAngeL]

I can't find any clips of Mississippi Masala on Youtube. That's the only one of 'her,' films that i've seen and i love it. I love Sarita Choudhury too.

[hadeeelj]

I can't believe I missed this! She's great!

[yvirani]

God, I love her!