{"id":298,"date":"2016-01-14T14:38:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T14:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2016-01-14T14:39:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T14:39:23","slug":"bite-sized-blog-post-mira-nair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/14\/bite-sized-blog-post-mira-nair\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite-sized blog post: Mira Nair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mira-Nair.jpg\" data-src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mira-Nair.jpg\" data-thumb=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mira-Nair-300x182.jpg\" class=\"ml-lightbox-enabled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-299 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mira-Nair-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Mira Nair\" width=\"392\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mira-Nair-300x182.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mira-Nair.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">MIRA NAIR\u00a0began her career as a documentarian and then went on to make fiction films including one of Denzel Washington&#8217;s first features\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hANXylrNck8\" target=\"_blank\">Mississippi Masala<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(1991).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Born and raised in India, Nair moved to the United States to study on a scholarship at Harvard before embarking on her film career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 60px;\">\u00a0More to add to this &#8220;bite-sized blog&#8221; &#8211; please send us a comment!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Where to watch her films:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/search\/Mira%20Nair\/person\/20002895\" target=\"_blank\">NETFLIX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search\/ref=sr_nr_p_n_format_browse-bi_mrr_1?fst=as%3Aoff&amp;rh=n%3A2625373011%2Ck%3AMira+Nair%2Cp_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650306011&amp;keywords=Mira+Nair&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1451762878&amp;rnid=2650303011\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (PRIME-STREAMING)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=sr_nr_p_n_format_browse-bi_mrr_0?fst=as%3Aoff&amp;rh=n%3A2625373011%2Ck%3AMira+Nair%2Cp_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650304011&amp;keywords=Mira+Nair&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1451762890&amp;rnid=2650303011\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (DVDs\/BluRays for PURCHASE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/search?q=Mira+Nair&amp;type=movies\" target=\"_blank\">HULU<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Read more about her:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>ONLINE<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mira-Nair\/109554879064525\" target=\"_blank\">Find her on Facebook<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiraPagliNair\" target=\"_blank\">Find her on Twitter<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Mira-Nair\" target=\"_blank\">Encyclopedia Britannica<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/shadowandact\/lupita-nyongo-will-star-in-mira-nairs-queen-of-katwe-film-adaptation-on-ugandan-chess-prodigy-phiona-mutesi-20141118\" target=\"_blank\">Lupita Nyong&#8217;o Will Star in Mira Nair&#8217;s &#8216;Queen of Katwe&#8217; Film Adaptation (On Ugandan Chess Prodigy Phiona Mutesi)<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/movies-tv\/reviews\/a13854\/the-reluctant-fundamentalist-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">MOVIE REVIEW: MIRA NAIR&#8217;S <em>THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mira_Nair\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><strong><strong>FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"director-tt4341582\" class=\"filmo-row odd\">\u00a02016<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4341582\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1\">Queen of Katwe<\/a> (<a class=\"in_production\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/r\/legacy-inprod-name\/title\/tt4341582\">post-production<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt4231736\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4231736\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2\">Nafas<\/a> (Short) (<a class=\"in_production\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/r\/legacy-inprod-name\/title\/tt4231736\">post-production<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt2112337\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02014<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2112337\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3\">Words with Gods<\/a> (segment &#8220;God Room&#8221;)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt2032557\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02012<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2032557\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4\">The Reluctant Fundamentalist<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt1129445\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02009<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1129445\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">Amelia<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0493101\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02008<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0493101\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">8<\/a> (segment &#8220;How can it be?&#8221;)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0808399\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02008<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0808399\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7\">New York, I Love You<\/a> (segment &#8220;Mira Nair&#8221;)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt1043717\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02008\/I<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1043717\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_8\">Migration<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0433416\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02006<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0433416\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9\">The Namesake<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0241025\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02004<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0241025\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10\">Vanity Fair<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0328802\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02002<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0328802\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11\">September 11<\/a> (segment &#8220;India&#8221;)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0290664\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02002<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0290664\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12\">Hysterical Blindness<\/a> (TV Movie)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0283448\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02001<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0283448\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_13\">The Laughing Club of India<\/a> (TV Short documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0265343\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02001<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0265343\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_14\">Monsoon Wedding<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0164110\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01998<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0164110\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_15\">My Own Country<\/a> (TV Movie)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0116743\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01996<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0116743\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_16\">Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0114113\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01995<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0114113\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_17\">The Perez Family<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0475555\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01993<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0475555\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_18\">The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0102456\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01991<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0102456\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_19\">Mississippi Masala<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0096028\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01988<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0096028\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_20\">Salaam Bombay!<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0092749\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01987<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092749\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_21\">Children of a Desired Sex<\/a> (TV Movie documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0089337\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01985<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089337\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_22\">India Cabaret<\/a> (TV Movie documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0084702\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01983<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084702\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_23\">So Far from India<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0079363\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01979<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079363\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_24\">Jama Masjid Street Journal<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIRA NAIR\u00a0began her career as a documentarian and then went on to make fiction films including one of Denzel Washington&#8217;s first features\u00a0Mississippi Masala\u00a0(1991). Born and raised in India, Nair moved to the United States to study on a scholarship at Harvard before embarking on her film career. \u00a0More to add to this &#8220;bite-sized blog&#8221; &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[18,47,7,27,66,41,65,64,38,21,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":422,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions\/422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}