Miss India Georgia
Written by Michele Meek | Posted by: Anonymous
Highlighted this month, Cambridge filmmakers 'Miss India Georgia airs on PBS.
This engaging documentary takes us through the preparation of four young Indian-American women competing in the Atlanta, Georgia Miss India Georgia beauty pageant. Each of the four women struggle with the conflict of their past heritage and their present surroundings. I especially found it interesting and ironic that the girls earnest effort to assimilate into American society led them to compete in a beauty pageant one of the basest parts of our culture. However, filmmakers Sharon Grimberg (from Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Daniel Friedman never intrude their opinions into the film so much so, that I couldnt even decipher their moral take on beauty pageants. Nevertheless, the experiences of Nisha, Anu, Misty and Mini sometimes sad, often humorous give us a glimpse into the tension that they face by living within two conflicting cultures.
Scheduled to air:
Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27 at 10:30 pm
Check local TV listings at http://www.pbs.org/whatson/locallistings.html