Mississippi Masala

Part of the new series <em>Indie India</em>, presented by the <a href="https://www.screeningroomkingston.com/csok">Cinema Society of Kingston</a>. Series programmer Naz will introduce the film. The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It’s there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington) challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region’s Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with big-hearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and radical celebration of love’s power to break down the barriers between us.RomancePT1H58MRated 14A2026-01-25
Denzel Washington
Sarita Choudhury
Roshan Seth
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Michael Nozik
Mississippi Masala"Mississippi Masala"

Showtimes

January 25, 7:10 pm

The Screening Room Movie Theatre