May 24, 2025
THE NAMESAKE (2007) – AFI Movie Club
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). Visit the...
May 16, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: THE NAMESAKE
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on August 18, 2020. THE NAMESAKE, which follows a young Indian American (Kal Penn) caught between his family roots in Calcutta and life in America, was directed by the acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair – who has spoken at a Harold Lloyd Master Seminar...
August 18, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE NAMESAKE
THE NAMESAKE, which follows a young Indian American (Kal Penn) caught between his family roots in Calcutta and life in America, was directed by the acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair – who has spoken at a Harold Lloyd Master Seminar at the American Film Institute – and shot by AFI Conservatory alum and Franklin J….
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