Dheepan’s Drama A Story of Crisis, Love And Migration
Dheepan is one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2015, having won the famed Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone)[…]
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A Call To Action From Community Activists: 4 Things You Can Do To Counter Hate and Violence
Scores of people crowded into the back of The Booksmith in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury neighborhood last week to listen to Deepa Iyer discuss her new book, We Too Sing[…]
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Review: The Crow’s Egg Offers A Refreshing Take On Slum Life
It is a misnomer to call The Crow’s Egg (Kaaka Muttai in Tamil) a children’s movie. Though it received India’s National Award for Best Children’s Film, the story packs in[…]
Jai Ho Documentary Offers Look At Evolution Of A.R. Rahman’s Music And Genius
Best known to western audiences for the soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire, A. R. Rahman is better known to South Asian listeners for a storied line of hits, with over 120[…]
Dialogue, Identity and ‘How Do You Pronounce That?’
Every time I am introduced to someone new, I say my name and pause, waiting for the furrowed brow and inevitable question: how do you pronounce that? My name, Ashwin,[…]