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So far from India / by Mira Nair.
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- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Nair, Mira, author.
- Series:
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- East Indian Americans--Cultural assimilation.
- East Indian Americans.
- India--Emigration and immigration.
- India.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (50 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1983.
- Language Note:
- This edition in Gujarati or Hindi with English voice-over.
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- Viewers will be caught up in this poignant portrait of a family split between two worlds. Ashok Sheth is an Indian immigrant who has come to New York to seek a better life for his family. Once here, he postpones sending for them. Money is scarce and he is growing away from the traditional life he left behind. Meanwhile, his despairing wife has lost face, dependent as she is on her in-laws for sustenance. The tension mounts when Ashok journeys to India to confront the situation. Beautifully photographed, So Far from India makes a universal statement about uprooting, starting a new life, and the pain of those left behind.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- American Anthropology Association, 1985
- Association for Asian Studies, 1993
- CINE Golden Eagle, 1984
- International Conference on Visual Communication, 1985
- OCLC:
- 747798509
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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