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Short Films by Mira Nair

Mira Nair on SO FAR FROM INDIA

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    Directed by Mira Nair • 1983 • United States

    Ashok Sheth is one of many Indian immigrants working in subway newsstands in New York City. This documentary follows his first journey back home to Ahmedabad, where he is forced to confront the conflicts between his ancestral culture and his new life ...

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    Directed by Mira Nair • 1985 • India

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