Event details
Oct
14
Film Screening: Mississippi Masala
A series of landmark films exploring the diversity of the American experience
Director Mira Nair’s acclaimed romantic drama explores the complications that arise when Mina, an Indian Ugandan woman, and Demetrius, an African American man, meet and fall in love in rural Mississippi. Rated R; 118 minutes. $13.75 ($8.50 members)
Introduced by Rachael Z. DeLue, director of the Princeton Humanities Initiative and the Christopher Binyon Sarofim ’86 Professor in American Art in the Department of Art & Archaeology and the Effron Center for the Study of America.
This film screening is part of the Re-visioning America Film Series, featuring directors who explore what is means to be an American. Cosponsored by the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University’s Humanities Initiative, Art Against Racism, and the Princeton Garden Theatre.
Director Mira Nair’s acclaimed romantic drama explores the complications that arise when Mina, an Indian Ugandan woman, and Demetrius, an African American man, meet and fall in love in rural Mississippi. Rated R; 118 minutes. $13.75 ($8.50 members)
Introduced by Rachael Z. DeLue, director of the Princeton Humanities Initiative and the Christopher Binyon Sarofim ’86 Professor in American Art in the Department of Art & Archaeology and the Effron Center for the Study of America.
This film screening is part of the Re-visioning America Film Series, featuring directors who explore what is means to be an American. Cosponsored by the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University’s Humanities Initiative, Art Against Racism, and the Princeton Garden Theatre.
University programs and activities are open to all eligible participants without regard to identity or other protected characteristics. Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement of external speakers or views presented.
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Date
October 14, 2026Time
7:00 p.m.Location
Princeton Garden Theater , Virtual/Off Campus, Virtual/Off Campus LocationAudience
University Sponsors
Cosponsored by the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University’s Humanities Initiative, Art Against Racism, and the Princeton Garden Theatre.