THE NAMESAKE (2007), which follows a young Indian American (Kal Penn) caught between his family roots in Calcutta and life in America, is directed by the acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair and shot by AFI Conservatory alum – and Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal recipient – Frederick Elmes (AFI Class of 1972).
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