Mira Nair Movies

  • 1985
    India Cabaret

    India Cabaret

    India Cabaret

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    A documentary exploring the "respectable" and "immoral" stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of 2 strip-tease dancers...

    India Cabaret
  • 2015
    Restoring the Apu Trilogy

    Restoring the Apu Trilogy

    Restoring the Apu Trilogy

    82015HD

    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...

    Restoring the Apu Trilogy
  • 2011
    Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

    Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

    Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded

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    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...

    Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded
  • 2008
    Migration

    Migration

    Migration

    5.72008HD

    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...

    Migration
  • 1993
    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

    6.31993HD

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

    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat
  • 2024
    The Many Miracles of Household Saints

    The Many Miracles of Household Saints

    The Many Miracles of Household Saints

    102024HD

    In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has crafted a compelling new documentary, 'The Many...

    The Many Miracles of Household Saints
  • 2007
    Positive

    Positive

    Positive

    102007HD

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

    Positive
  • 1998
    My Own Country

    My Own Country

    My Own Country

    51998HD

    An East Indian physician works with AIDS patients as an epidemic of the disease hits in Tennessee.

    My Own Country
  • 2008
    How Can It Be

    How Can It Be

    How Can It Be

    02008HD

    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...

    How Can It Be
  • 2013
    Femme

    Femme

    Femme

    72013HD

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

    Femme
  • 2011
    Solace in the Dark

    Solace in the Dark

    Solace in the Dark

    02011HD

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

    Solace in the Dark
  • 2004
    Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

    Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

    Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

    102004HD

    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...

    Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
  • 1983
    So Far from India

    So Far from India

    So Far from India

    5.51983HD

    Via the New York Times: "...film examines the marriage of Ashok Sheth and his wife, Hansa. Ashok moved to New York only days after the wedding, to a...

    So Far from India
  • 2002
    11’09”01—September 11: India

    11’09”01—September 11: India

    11’09”01—September 11: India

    72002HD

    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...

    11’09”01—September 11: India
  • 2007
    Lights, Action, Music

    Lights, Action, Music

    Lights, Action, Music

    72007HD

    A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern...

    Lights, Action, Music
  • 2016
    Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

    Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

    Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses

    02016HD

    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...

    Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses
  • 2015
    A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight

    A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight

    A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight

    02015HD

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

    A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight
  • 1979
    Jama Masjid Street Journal

    Jama Masjid Street Journal

    Jama Masjid Street Journal

    01979HD

    Documentary film.

    Jama Masjid Street Journal
  • 1970
    The Bengali Detective

    The Bengali Detective

    The Bengali Detective

    01970HD

    A feature-length adaptation of the 2011 documentary about a private investigator in Kolkata, India.

    The Bengali Detective
  • 2001
    The Laughing Club of India

    The Laughing Club of India

    The Laughing Club of India

    72001HD

    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,...

    The Laughing Club of India