Event

The Penn Libraries’ Center for Global Collections welcomes you to attend Resistance Through Pakistani Cinema: Screenings and Discussion scheduled for November 9th & 10th.

Aurat Raj (1979)
Screening followed by conversation with Lollywood historian, Omar Ali Khan.
Thursday, November 9 @ 2-5m
Van Pelt #241, Class of ’55 Conference Room
Gender roles are swapped in this banned feminist satire, offering a critique of patriarchal social norms.

Showgirls of Pakistan (2020)
Screening followed by conversation with filmmaker, Saad Khan.
Friday, November 10 @ 12-3pm
Van Pelt #241, Class of ’55 Conference Room
Confronted by prejudice, censorship, and misogyny, three mujra dancers go about their turbulent daily lives in this compelling documentary.

Organized by Jef Pierce, South Asian Studies Librarian & Assistant Director, Center for Global Collections.