So Far from India

Year Published: 1982

Creator: Nair Mira

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Producer, director, Mira Nair A documentary about the world of a recently-arrived Indian immigrant, a subway newstand worker in Manhattan and the traditional world of his new bride who waits for him in India. For Ashok, money is scarce and he is growing away from the life he left behind. His despairing wife has lost face, dependent on her in-laws for support. Tension mounts when Ashok journeys to India to confront the situation