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Cup of Culture
Pinjar
MCC THEATER
Based on a novel by Amrita Pritam, Pinjar is a human saga set during the Indo – Pakistani partition. The story reveals many of the types of tragic atrocities committed during this time period, such as incidents of rape that plundered towns along the border. It illustrates the existence of love and victory during a backdrop of hate and violence.
Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, 187 min., Hindi, 2003, India.
Beyond Gran Torino’s Race Politics: Lead Actor Bee Vang on Acting, Asian American Masculinities, and Media Activism. With Hmong Media Expert, Dr. Louisa Schein
MCC LOUNGE
In this workshop, Vang and Schein engage participants in analyzing portrayals of Hmong - and immigrants in general - in a mainstream film with a racist white man as protagonist. Vang shares on-set production experiences and the acting challenges of such a highly racialized scenario. There will be film clips, including Vang’s own Youtube spoof, and an active discussion on issues of masculinity, violence, and sexuality. Throughout, Vang and Schein consider strategies for social change in and beyond the media industry.
Co-sponsored by the Asian American Studies Department, the Asian Resource Center- Educational Opportunity Program, and the East Asia Center.
Student Series- Cup of Culture – Meet the Filmmaker
American Red and Black: Stories of Afro-Native Identity and Half of Anything
MCC THEATER
American Red and Black follows six Afro-native Americans from around the U.S. as they reflect upon the personal and complex issues of Native and African heritage, ethnic identity, and racism within communities of color. In Half of Anything Christina Entrekin, Sherman Alexie, Deborah Bassett, and John Trudell respond to the question 'What is a real Indian?' and examine the notion of how Indian identity is constructed from their individual and often very personal perspectives.
Discussion with Alicia Woods following the screening. Co-sponsored by the African diasporic Cultural Resource Center; the American Indian Cultural Resource Center; the American Indian Graduate Student Alliance, the American Indian Students Association; and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. Alice Woods, 39 min., English, 2006, USA and Jon Tomhave, 24 min., English, 2006, USA respectively.
La Angry Xicana?! Adelina Anthony
MCC THEATER
La Angry Xicana?!, directed by D’Lo, is a solo show performed by acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Adelina Anthony. With her trademark use of “Spanglish” and humor, Anthony tackles a variety of subjects, including Hollywood, corporate media, purported lesbian gang epidemics, conservative politics, obesity and other health issues in the Chicano community, and dating rituals among queer women of color. Anthony’s stand-up comedy delves into Latino cultural taboos around sexuality, religion, and community bonds.
Co-sponsored by the A.S. Queer Commission, De Colores, and the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.
