Roy's article on the Bush visit Check the vaccuum ad mid-article as well. :)
Saving Face (Produced by Will Smith.) Sounds promising.
"Openly lesbian director Alice Wu's first feature film, Saving Face is about the relationship between 28-year-old closeted lesbian surgeon Wilhelmina “Wil” Pang (Michelle Krusiec) and her mother Ma (Joan Chen), a 48-year-old widow who only speaks Mandarin and socializes solely with other members of the Chinese American community in Flushing, New York. The movie explores the relationship between mother and daughter when Ma unexpectedly turns up on Wil’s Manhattan doorstep pregnant, just as Wil is falling in love with a ballerina, Vivian (Lynn Chen). Vivian becomes frustrated with Wil’s unwillingness to be open about their relationship (asking “is this just an illicit affair?”), while Ma pressures Wil to find a boyfriend, even as she copes with her own ostracization from her community. Changing circumstances finally force Ma and Wil to choose between following their hearts and conforming to social pressure, with comic and poignant results."
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i love the guardian and i love arundhati roy... was looking forward to her next scathing and justly written article ;) can i emphasize some more how you need to meet my other feminist/activist indian friends? LOL hey, did you ever find an animator? i posted to a couple of lists - anything come through it?
Hey Aditi-
:) Me too. My favorite thing about Roy as a writer is that she's not all talk. She's fiesty but she almost always ends her essays with an action that the reader can take to help fight the issue. She's constructive in her protests whether it's the riots or the Narmada or Bush. :)
Thanks for posting up to your NY places!!! I can't tell you how many animators I have met through this process (including the woman who animated Ice Age!) I think (cross your fingers here) I just found my guy in Mumbai. He said he'd do it... I'm still feeling out whether he'll follow through. He seems wide-eyed and brilliant though. I hope he agrees. :)
Email me an update sometime! How are the W plans and the design thesis coming along?
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