Ali Kazimi: A Commitment to Justice

9/14/06 to 9/16/06

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Past Films

  • Narmada: A Valley Rises

    • Saturday, September 16 20:45

    Ali Kazimi in Person. Taking sides, not just photographs, this documentary follows indigenous protests against India's notorious Narmada Valley dam project. With short Documenting Dissent.

  • Continuous Journey

    • Saturday, September 16 18:30

    Ali Kazimi in Person. Kazimi's award-winning film examines one of North America's first "immigration panics," when a boatload of Indian immigrants were refused entry to Canada in 1914.

  • Runaway Grooms

    • Friday, September 15 19:30

    Ali Kazimi in Person. This illuminating documentary investigates Indo-Canadian men returning to India for arranged marriages, only to disappear with their brides' dowries. With Some Kind of Arrangement, another view of Indo-Canadians preparing for arranged marriages.

  • A Conversation with Ali Kazimi (Admission Free)

    • Thursday, September 14 17:30

    Join filmmaker Kazimi for an informal conversation about his artistic process.

  • Shooting Indians

    • Thursday, September 14 19:30

    Ali Kazimi in Person. A dialogue with Iroquois Canadian photographer Jeffrey Thomas about Edward S. Curtis, photography, and stereotypes. With short Passage from India.