"I have been but little in," said Ninian hastily...

I really enjoyed a movie I watched recently, a movie about Bengalis living in London and trying to puzzle out where "home" really was, and it made me realise how many great films I've seen about the South Asian experience in the UK. So I decided to sponsor a virtual film festival: I'm nominating my slate of great movies about the mixture of South Asian cultures and communities with those of the UK, *in* the UK, and the challenges that mixing presents. I'll try to provide a thoughtful commentary on each of the titles each day of the festival (if I have time). Commentors are welcome to suggest alternative films. I'm also working on the flip side, tentatively title "Claiming Tea for the Queen: Britain's Love Affair with India", which will focus on films dealing with the British experience in South Asia.

So, the festival week lineup:( Read more... )