The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Ap. THE TIGER HUNTER is the story of Sami Malik, a young Indian who travels to 1970s America to become an engineer in order to impress his childhood crush and live. Though we disagree on the film’s ending, the Huz and I were glad to have made our way to San Francisco to watch this. The Tiger Hunter is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Lena Khan, written by Khan and Sameer Gardezi, and starring Danny Pudi, Jon Heder, Rizwan Manji, Karen David, Iqbal Theba, Samuel Page, Parvesh Cheena, Michael McMillian, and Kevin Pollak. The story is very heartening, and serves as a reminder of the optimism one carries and humanizes the hardships that many experience upon immigrating to the U.S. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will say that the cast that includes Dani Purdi, Rizwan Manji, Jon Heder, and Karen David, is amazing. It seems the film’s theater distribution is limited, so please check out their Facebook page for screening information. That she is one of a small handful of Muslim women filmmakers, makes this film a definite accomplishment.
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The story was inspired by her father’s story, and Khan set out to create a film where the main character is Muslim. The Canadian-American director debuted her first longform movie The Tiger Hunter in 2016 and was signed on to begin working on Flora & Ulysses a.
I was struck by her take on an immigrant story set in the late 1970s/early 1980s. I believe that if you want to see more diversity in Hollywood and popular media, then you have to do your best to support media that reflects those sensibilities. The Tiger Hunter is the story of Sami Malik (Danny Pudi, Community), a young Indian man who travels to 1970s America to become an engineer. For those of you who don’t already know, I watch a lot of film – especially smaller, independent films. Show SOUND AND FURY: The Angry Asian Podcast, Ep 024: Lena Khan - Angry Asian Man talks to writer/director Lena Khan about her indie film THE TIGER HUNTER, why her 1970s-set immigrant comedy feels particularly relevant right now, and how you can accomplish anything with just one really groovy suit. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. (For an article about Khan and making The Tiger Hunter, go here. He dreams of becoming an engineer to impress his childhood crush and live up to the legacy of his father, a legendary tiger hunter. Recently, the Huz and I caught the short run of The Tiger Hunter, a film directed by Lena Khan. Sami Malik, a young Indian, travels to America in the 1970s.
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