Director Mira Nair (1957)

The American romantic comedy-drama anthology film, New York, I Love You (2008), showcases 11 short films directed by different filmmakers. Each of the shorts explores the theme of love and is set in one of the five boroughs of New York City. It first premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival in September and was later released in the United States on October 16, 2009. However, during a focus screening in New York, it was decided to cut two novellas from the original version: These Vagabond Shoes by Scarlett Johansson and Apocrypha by Andrei ...

The international anthology film, September 11 (2002), features a total of eleven short segments directed by filmmakers from eleven different countries. Each segment offers a unique perspective on the tragic events of September 11, 2001 in New York City, with a duration of 11 minutes, 9 seconds, and one frame. 1. Iran (Samira Makhmalbaf). The information about the events of September 11, 2001 reaches an Afghan refugee camp where bricks are being made for new shelters, in anticipation of potential attacks from the United States. In this setting, a young teacher ...

Mira Nair’s romantic drama film, Mississippi Masala (1991), follows the story of Jay, Kinnu, and their daughter Mina, a family of Ugandan Indians. After dictator Idi Amin expels Asians from Uganda in 1972, the family tearfully leaves their home behind and settles in Greenwood, Mississippi with relatives who own motels there. Despite spending years in England before arriving in America, Jay struggles to adapt to his new life and longs to return to Kampala. His distrust towards black people stems from the effects of Amin’s rule. Meanwhile, Mina has fully embraced American culture and has a diverse group of ...