If you’re in New York, come see Yasmin this weekend at the QMA. The movie stars the lovely Archie Panjabi, sans Jughead.
Scripted by Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty)… [Yasmin] explores what it means to be Asian, Muslim and British. Having rebelled against her Pakistani upbringing as a teenager… Yasmin (Archie Panjabi of Bend it Like Beckham) has grown adept at juggling her Westernised… life with her more traditional culture at home. But after the attacks of 9/11, she finds herself ostracised at work, and increasingly subject to overt Islamphobia. When her husband is snatched by the police and held without charge, she finds herself forced to re-evaluate her faith, her culture and her relationships.
Followed by discussion with members of Families for Freedom, VISIBLE Collective (creators of Disappeared in America), and Not in Our Name, who advocate against the roundups, sweeps, and indefinite detentions of Muslims, Arabs and South Asians.
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wow. it’s a shame i can’t make it up right now. this looks really cool. hhmm..i’ll have to resort to alternate means to see it.
She is also in Fernando Meirelles’s The Constant Gardener. Very good actress….oh sorry i should say actor instead (i apologize for the slip up – didn’t realize the change had happened in the world of policital correctness).
Good post Manish, will try to check it out.
Hmm, tbh I didn’t rate Yasmin that highly, I found it a bit contrived and the characters far from authentic. But worth checking out.
Bong Breaker
I found the performances kept it from feeling contrived. I thought Archie Punjabi in particular was excellent. The contrivance comes from the redium of the set up and teh narrative – same story arc in so many Muslim/Asian films and dramas.
In the meantime Sepia Mutineers, please click on the following photograph taken at last weeks demonstration in London against the Mohammad cartoons and see if you don’t laugh out loud.
Funny Picture.
correction:
redium = tedium
ahem Jay’s pic: Via Pickled Politics cough
Bloody funny!
Oh yeah big shout out to PP!
Oh shit too bad I’m going to miss it. I love the programs at the QMA but I’m out of town 🙁 bummer
Just out of curiosity are there any desis left in the remains of THE Chocolate City, New Orleans?
Guys, I’ve seen “Yasmin” too (I mentioned it here on SM sometime late last year) and very strongly recommend you see it if possible.
It had an added resonance here in the UK due to the subsequent 7/7 bombings.