14th Annual NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
May 5 - 10, 2014
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SPECIAL EVENTS IN THEATRE 5
Village East Cinemas, 2nd Avenue @ 12th Street, NYC
Conversation : Aparna Sen & Gurinder Chadha
Challenges & Opportunities in women-centric films in India and the Diaspora
Wednesday, May 7, 6.45 pm Theatre 5
$12 general admission; $10 IAAC members
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About the Director: Aparna Sen is a renowned name in Bengali as well as Indian cinema. She has excelled both as an actor in film and theatre and as a director of parallel cinema. Aparna was born in 1945 in Kolkata.
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About the Director: Gurinder Chadha was born in Kenya, and grew up in Southall, London, England. She began her career as a news reporter with BBC Radio, directed several award winning documentaries for the BBC, and began an alliance with the British Film Institute (BFI) and Channel Four. In 1990, Chadha set up her own production company: Umbi Films. |
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