Film

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Next on Wed, Aug 5, 8:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor 1, Sculpture Garden

The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden

Member tickets available Jul 22

Explore category and above

All tickets available Jul 29

Mississippi Masala. 1991. USA. Directed by Mira Nair. Courtesy Janus Films

Mississippi Masala. 1991. USA. Directed by Mira Nair. Screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala. With Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca. DCP. 118 min.

After their expulsion from Uganda in 1972, a Ugandan Indian couple settles in Mississippi with their daughter, Mina (Sarita Choudhury), to help run a chain of motels with their extended family. Unlike Mina, who has fully adjusted to her new lifestyle and community, they struggle with their new world and dream of returning to their home country. When Mina meets and falls in love with an African American carpet cleaner (Denzel Washington), tradition, prejudice, and conservative morals clash with a passionate romance born in the cultural melting pot.

This film accompanies Immigrant Nation: People in Transit.

Events

Wed, Aug 5, 8:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor 1, Sculpture Garden

The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
Member tickets available Jul 22

Explore category and above

All tickets available Jul 29
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Fri, Aug 7, 4:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Member tickets available Jul 24

Explore category and above

All tickets available Jul 31
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Apple/Outlook

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