Sooni Taraporevala in Washington DC

Sooni Taraporevala will be at the Smithsonian Museums to screen her debut feature film, Little Zizou.  World-renowned for her scripts for Mira Nair’s Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala, & The Namesake, Taraporevala’s directorial debut features two Bombay families who both love and hate each other in this rambunctious family drama.

Saturday, November 15, at 3:15pm
FREE.  But heavy crowds expected; arrive by 2:15 pm
(public screening and discussion)
Baird Auditorium,

National Museum of Natural History,

10th Street and Constitution Avenue,

NW
Washington DC
Metro accessible: Smithsonian or Federal Triangle stops

The day would not be complete without the availability of Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India – A Photographic Journey, a stunning photography collection by the multi-talented Sooni, who will be signing copies, too!

South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival SALTAF™ 2008

LINKS:

LITTLE ZIZOU film:

http://www.littlezizouthemovie.com/

DC: Smithsonian SALTAF site

http://www.apa.si.edu/programs_upcoming.html

(scroll down to SALTAF)

DC:  SALTAF festival

http://www.saltaf.org/

Sooni Taraporevala:

http://www.soonitaraporevala.com

Courtesy : Behram Pastakia