Mira Nair Movies

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the...

A documentary featuring interviews with 100 influential women from around the world.

It is September 11, 2001, and a young man goes missing in New York. Because of his eastern name and his Islamic religion, he is suspected of being...

An alcoholic, cancer-ridden American film-maker decides to produce a Bollywood movie.

This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at...

A retrospective documentary on 9/11 in connection with the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.

A sequel to the 1988 award winning documentary, "Slaying the Dragon," this film looks at the past 25 years of representation of Asian and Asian...

One of a four-film series on the AIDS epidemic in India, this film examines the virus as Indian society's great class leveler, following its...

Years ago, when Abhijit was a boy, he learned his father was involved in extramarital relationships. He kept it secret for several years, until...

An exploration of the 'respectable' and 'immoral' stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of two striptease dancers in a...

A portrait of American actress Uma Thurman, muse of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and courageous voice for the many victims of despotic...

An inspiring creative documentary that follows the story of one of Uganda's unsung heroes - Robert Katende. Popularly known as 'Coach Robert', he was...

The story is inspired by the assassination of Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party.

Right at the heart of the debates on the discrimination of women in the film industry, this documentary raises questions, while offering a voice to...

Portrait of the first laughing club in India, its founding by a doctor who believes that laughter is the best medicine, his outreach to schools,...

Two years after his arranged marriage and emigration to the United States, a young husband returns to India to reunite with his wife, meet his infant...

The story of Zainab and Arif, who live their son, Munna, in Brooklyn. Zainab makes the complicated decision to leave her protected life and follow...

A biopic on the celebrated painter Amrita Sher-Gil

Directed by Mira Nair, this documentary records street life in the traditional Muslim community surrounding the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. Filmed as...

In 1993, the original negatives of Satyajit Ray’s The Apu Trilogy were burned in a massive nitrate fire at a laboratory in London. Even though...