'Representation of South Asian Women in Scottish Cinema' Film Screenings and Discussions

Start date and time

Saturday 8 June 2024

Location

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Free Film Screenings curated by Sana Bilgrami

South Asian communities appear on the periphery of Scottish cinema where films have predominantly explored narratives about white Scottish masculinity and female voices often struggle to be heard. South Asian women are virtually invisible except in a scattering of documentary and fiction films. How are South Asian female characters represented in Scottish films? This series of film screenings is intended to provoke discussions that might create space to challenge stereotyping and explore new possibilities of representation.

PROGRAMME

Saturday 8th June 2024
Red Lecture Theatre, Summerhall
BOOK your FREE tickets at www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/representation-of-south-asian-women-in-scottish-cinema

1 - 3pm: Nina's Heavenly Delights (Pratibha Parmar, 2006, 94 minutes) + discussion

3:30pm - 5:45pm: 'Migration and Belonging': short films + discussion with filmmakers
Meet Me by the Water (Raisa Ahmed, 2016, 15 min)
Ethnoresidue (Jasleen Kaur, 2020, 20 min)
Across the Waters (Sana Bilgrami, 2004, 28 min)
Points of Departure (Alia Syed, 2014, 16 min)

6 - 7pm: Samosas, chai and conversation

7pm - 9:15pm: Ae Fond Kiss (Ken Loach, 2004, 100 min) + discussion