The WORLD Channel & America Reframed present a special premiere night event!
Please join us on Zoom on Thursday, May 9 @ 7pm for a pre-broadcast discussion with the makers of In Search of Bengali Harlem. Followed at 8pm by an online watch party of the film’s broadcast on America ReFramed
The Directors of In Search of Bengali Harlem, along with other key members
of the film’s production team and special guests will be available for a live Zoom discussion with
webinar attendees about the film – its genesis, production process, challenges, goals, etc.
At 8pm, the film will be broadcast at the same link, with the opportunity for attendees to comment and ask questions in real-time via chat.
In Search of Bengali Harlem
Documentary | 84 Minutes | USA | English/Bengali
Directed by Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah
Produced by Susannah Ludwig, Vivek Bald, Alaudin Ullah
Edited by Beyza Boyacioglu
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With music by:
Vijay Iyer, Zakir Hussain, Ganavya, Imani Uzuri, Yosvany Terry
and Anik Khan
More About the Film: http://bengaliharlem.com/
America ReFramed: ​​https://to.worldchannel.org/ARF_BengaliHarlem
As a teen, Alaudin Ullah was swept up by the energy of hip-hop. He rebelled against his Muslim
immigrant parents and rejected his Bangladeshi roots. Now a playwright contending with post-
9/11 Islamophobia, he sets out to uncover and tell his parents’ stories. IN SEARCH OF
BENGALI HARLEM tracks his quest from mid-20th-century Harlem to rural Bangladesh,
unveiling the intertwined histories of South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto
Ricans as well as the difficulty – and necessity – of inter-generational healing.