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SUMMARY:So Far from India (1983) & El Otro Lado (1978)
DESCRIPTION:As part of MoMA’s film series Immigrant Nation: People in Transit\, this special screening pairs two landmark documentaries examining migration\, labor\, and the search for opportunity across borders. \nThe evening begins with So Far from India (1983)\, an early documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair. Before directing celebrated narrative features such as Monsoon Wedding\, The Namesake\, and Salaam Bombay!\, Nair built her reputation through intimate nonfiction films exploring identity\, culture\, and social issues. In So Far from India\, she follows an Indian immigrant who sells newspapers in New York City’s subway system and returns briefly to Ahmedabad to visit his wife\, young child\, and extended family. The film offers a poignant portrait of the emotional costs of migration and the difficult choices faced by those pursuing economic opportunity abroad. \nThe program is paired with El Otro Lado (The Other Side\, 1978)\, directed by Danny Lyon. Combining documentary and reenactment\, the film chronicles the experiences of undocumented Mexican farmworkers crossing the border into Arizona’s agricultural regions. Lyon’s work provides a powerful look at the challenges\, risks\, and resilience of migrant workers seeking a better life in the United States.\nTogether\, these two films offer deeply human perspectives on immigration\, displacement\, family separation\, and belonging—issues that remain as relevant today as when the films were first made. \nFilm Information:\nSo Far from India\nDirector: Mira Nair\nYear: 1983\nCountry: USA\nRuntime: 52 minutes\nFormat: 16mm \nEl Otro Lado\nDirector: Danny Lyon\nYear: 1978\nCountry: USA\nRuntime: 59 minutes\nFormat: 16mm\nLanguage: Spanish with English subtitles \nWhy Attend:\nSee an early documentary by renowned filmmaker Mira Nair.\nExperience two rarely screened works examining immigration from South Asian and Latin American perspectives.\nAttend a screening introduced by Mira Nair herself.\nPart of MoMA’s Immigrant Nation: People in Transit series exploring migration through cinema.
URL:https://newyorkwala.com/event/so-far-from-india-1983-el-otro-lado-1978-2/
LOCATION:MoMA The Roy and Niuta Tius Theater 1\, 11 W 53rd St\, New York\, 10019\, United States
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