Film Screenings followed by a discussion with director Leena Manimekalai
Maadathy, an unfairy tale (2019, 90 minutes)
Kaali (Performance documentary, 2022, 8 minutes)
Tamil with English and French subtitles
Moderated by Rachel McDermott (Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard)
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: 501 Schermerhorn Hall, Morningside Campus
Please note: Columbia affiliates need to present a valid Columbia ID card to enter Morningside, but do not need to register.
All other persons must register and bring photo ID in order to be admitted to the Morningside campus. No exceptions.
Registration for this event closed as of 3:00pm, Thursday, October 3.
Admission procedures for registrants: On the day of the event, you will receive a QR code which you must present to the Public Safety guards at one of the entrances to the Columbia Morningside campus (the closest ones are at 116th and 118th and Broadway). Additionally, you must bring valid Photo ID. No exceptions.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College
In collaboration with Artists at Risk Connections
Leena Manimekalai is an acclaimed filmmaker with a rich portfolio of multiple award-winning films with an impressive exhibition record covering over 100 International Film Festivals. Her titles include the acclaimed ‘Maadathy-an unfairy tale’, ‘the Sengadal-the Dead sea’, ‘White Van Stores’, ‘Is it too much to ask’, ‘Goddesses’ and ‘My Mirror is the Door’. Wonder Women, a series she collaborated on as Producer in India, won a Daytime Emmy for Best Travel and Adventure Program in 2017. She was chosen as BAFTA India Breakthrough Talent (2022-23), named Artist-in-Residence by the Jackman Humanities Institute - University Toronto (2023) and Centre for Free Expression - Toronto Metropolitan University (2023), profiled as one of the twenty artists who inspire change globally by PEN America(2023). She has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film from York University and is currently a Fellow at Artists at Risk Connection, and the Center for Ethics and Writing at Bard College, New York.
