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Short Films by Mira Nair

Mira Nair on THE DAY THE MERCEDES BECAME A HAT

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  • The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

    Directed by Mira Nair • 1993 • South Africa

    Chris Hani, South Africa’s Communist Party Leader, was assassinated in April of 1993, causing a wave of fear to sweep through the country's white community. This is the tale of one family as they leave South Africa on the day of Hani’s funeral.

  • Mira Nair on THE LAUGHING CLUB OF INDIA

  • The Laughing Club of India

    Directed by Mira Nair • 2001 • India

    This documentary by Mira Nair explores the power of laughter through the strangely popular phenomenon of laughing clubs in contemporary Bombay.