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Archived Events from Spring/Summer, 2011

A2B Films - Mother India

Tuesday 5th July 2011

Part of the A2B Festival Mother India (U) Hindi with English subtitles Dir. Mehboob Khan Starring: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar An epic melodrama about poverty-stricken village woman named Radha who, amid many other trials and tribulations, struggles to raise her sons and survive against an evil money-lender. Despite her hardship, she sets a goddess-like moral example of what it means to b...

A2B Films - West is West

Friday 8th July 2011

Part of the A2B Festival: West is West (15) Dir:Andy DeEmmoney Features: Om Puri, Jimi Mistry, Linda Bassett & Aqib Khan Sequel to the internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning EAST IS EAST, WEST IS WEST takes the Khan family on a journey from Salford, England, to rural Pakistan. WEST IS WEST is the coming of age story of both 13 year old Sajid and also of his father, 60 year old George (...

Gateshead Mini Mela Festival

Saturday 25th June 2011

Gateshead Mini Mela Festival Saturday 25th June Caedmon Hall – 11- 4pm Gateshead Visible Ethnic Minorities Support Group, MEMCO and GemArts present the annual Mini Mela. The Mini Mela celebrates the rich diversity of Gateshead and promotes communities coming together - with family fun multi-cultural arts and crafts workshops, music and dance performances, delicious food, community advice sta...