Join us for a rare screening of Gurindher Chadha's (Bend it Like Beckham, Blinded By The Light) earliest directorial venture.
The documentary short I'm British But... examines what it meant to be a young British Asian in the 1980s. The rhythms of Bhangra and Bangla music set the pace for this lively collage of interviews with British Asian youth. Mixing archival footage with present day street scenes of Asians in England, this film chronicles the role of race and cultural identity in the formation of modern day British society.
The screening is followed by an open discussion exploring the themes of the film and the meaning of British Asian identity today led by Aagya Pradhan.
Aagya Pradhan is a freelance film programmer based in London. Their interest lies in cinema from the South Asian diaspora, centred on films exploring identity and the complexities of cultural heritage. Their work has also focused on highlighting Nepali voices in cinema, particularly of Nepali Women filmmakers as captured in the Hamro Katha shorts programme, curated for the ICO's Cinema of Ideas.
