I FOR INDIA to play at Two Boots Pioneer Theater
In 1965 Yash Pal Suri, a young doctor, left India for the U.K. with hopes of improving his family's life. Over the next forty years, through regular mailings of his Super8 films and taped thoughts and observations, he shared his new life abroad with family members back home, providing a unique record of the eccentricities-and occasional racism-of his new English hosts. Back in India, his relatives, in turn, responded with their own Super8 "cine-letters," sending tales of weddings, festivals and village life, along with impassioned pleas for his return.
By the end of the film, I FOR INDIA becomes not only a bittersweet time capsule of cultural alienation, discovery, racism and belonging, but also a contemporary exploration of universal, emotionally compelling themes of family separation and the quest for personal happiness, wherever it may take you.
In its US theatrical premiere, I FOR INDIA will play at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in New York City from Wednesday, November 14th until Tuesday, November 20th. Labels: asian studies, new releases, NYC events, theatrical
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