Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste Screening

Join us for a special film screening of "Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste" a film by Manjeet Sarkar. Following the screening, there will be an audience led Q&A session with Manjeet Sarkar and the film crew

About the Film:

Manjeet Sarkar is an internationally acclaimed stand-up comedian who has been performing for 7 years. He has done six national tours in India of his solo show ‘Untouchable’, performed at the United Nations, and is currently on a world tour. Co-directed by Mike Noone, ‘Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste’ is Sarkar’s first documentary that covers his groundbreaking journey across India and now the world, capturing his unique perspective on rural and urban life, caste, and class. ‘Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste’ highlights the universality of issues faced by marginalised communities and the transformative power of artistic expression. The film is currently being test screened for select audiences across the world.

This event is co-sponsored by the Centre for South Asian Studies at the Asian Institute, The Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at University of Toronto, Scarborough, the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto, the Department of History at the University of Toronto, the Jmhoor Organization, and the Forum for Anti-Caste Activism in Toronto (FACT)

Registration not required.