Screening & Discussion with Author Amitava Kumar

November 1, 2007 @ 7pm
Cantor Film Center
36 East 8th Street
Theater 101
New York, NY 10003
(212) 998-4100
FREE

N/R to 8th Street, A/C/E/F/V to West 4th, 6 to Astor Place

This screening of “Dirty Laundry” celebrates the Fifth Anniversary of the South Asian film/video exhibition collective 3rd i NY. The film is a lyrical first-person account of author Amitava Kumar’s journey to South Africa to learn about the history of the Indian diaspora. He explores issues of citizenship, unity and politics while learning of the integral participation of the Indian community in South Africa during the overthrow of Apartheid. Q&A with Kumar follows the screening, moderated by Prerana Reddy, co-founder of 3rd i NY and Sukhdev Sandhu.

Followed by reception at NYU's A/P/A Studies Dept.

Free, Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 30th: www.apa.nyu.edu/

Co-sponsored by: Cosponsored by the NYU Institute of African American Affairs and the Africana Studies Program at NYU, as well as the NY African Film Festival. Series co-sponsor NYU Center for Media, Culture and History/Center for Religion and Media.