IRVING M. LEVIN DIRECTING AWARD: AN AFTERNOON WITH MIRA NAIR: MONSOON WEDDING

The 4:30 show I saw with my friend Ron. There was Q&A with the fabulous director Mira Nair and then a viewing of Monsoon Wedding. Her bio: Mira Nair was born and raised in Rourkela, India, and went on to study at Delhi and Harvard universities. She began as an actress before segueing to make documentaries. Her narrative feature debut, Salaam Bombay! (1988), won the Camera d’Or and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film. A resourceful and determined independent filmmaker who casts unknowns alongside Hollywood stars, Nair has directed Mississippi Masala (1991), The Perez Family (1995), Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), Hysterical Blindness (2002), Vanity Fair (2004), The Namesake (2006), Amelia (2009) and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). Her upcoming film, Queen of Katwe, about a rural Ugandan girl with an aptitude for chess, stars Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo.

The very sad thing about this director meet up is that i had a 12 year old film magazine with an interview of Mira Nair that i wanted her to autograph and I forgot it. After she spoke i went up to the lobby and she was right there. I could of gotten it but I didn't have it. So here is a picture of her in the lobby and of my magazine.

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