African-American Author Fatima Shaik Makes an Unlikely Quest from
New Orleans to India to Discover Her Roots in New York City-Based Award-Winning Filmmaker Kavery Kaul's THE BENGALI
Fatima Shaik, an African-American author (Economy Hall) from New Orleans whose family has lived in Louisiana for four generations, embarks upon an unlikely quest from The Big Easy to a part of India where no African-American (or American) has ever gone. Her search for the past is fraught with uncertainty as she looks for her late grandfather Shaik Mohamed Musa's descendants, a land he claimed to own, and the truth behind the stories she grew up with. Her incredible journey is told in New York City-based award-winning filmmaker Kavery Kaul's (Cuban Canvas, Long Way From Home) new feature documentary THE BENGALI.
The acclaimed creative team of The Bengali includes editor/producer Lucas Groth (Cuban Canvas), Executive Producer Deborah Shaffer (Director of the Academy Award Best Documentary Short Winner, Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements), director of photography John Russell Foster (U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award Winner at Sundance Film Festival, Dick Johnson is Dead), composer Nainita Desai (Academy Award Best Documentary Feature nominee, For Sama), animator Maya Edelman (Emmy winner for Broad City) and associate producers Veronique N. Doumbe (Emmy-nominated Black Enuf) and Margot Edman (Credits with BBC, UNICEF, and WGBH's NOVA).
Winner of the Special Jury Award at Roxbury Film Festival and the International Humanitarian Award at Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, The Bengali will make its New York Premiere at DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival. The film will screen in person on Saturday, Nov. 13th at 4:45pm at IFC Center with additional virtual screenings from Nov. 14-28.
Kavery Kaul talks more about this touching and beautiful film and the filmmaking journey to India with Fatima Shaik on the author's Podcast 'Desi Movers & Shakers.' Listen here at the link below on Spotify!
LINK: Conversation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Kavery Kaul on 'The Bengali.'
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