Mississippi Masala

<div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><b>Introduced by Rachael Z. DeLue, director of the Princeton Humanities Initiative, and Christopher Binyon Sarofim ’86 Professor in American Art in the Department of Art &amp; Archaeology and the Effron Center for the Study of America.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Mira Nair’s luminous drama blends the cultures of India, Uganda and the American South into a vibrant exploration of love in a modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family is forced to flee Uganda, Mina (Sarita Choudhury) helps run a motel in Mississippi, where she begins a passionate romance with Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a charming Black carpet cleaner. As their relationship challenges family expectations and exposes deep cultural divides, MISSISSIPPI MASALA thoughtfully explores racism, colorism and the transformative power of love.</span><div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><b>This partnered screening is part of the <a href="https://initiative.humanities.princeton.edu/events/re-visioning-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 77, 174); transition: color 0.2s; cursor: pointer !important;">Re-visioning America</a> Film Series, featuring directors who explore what it means to be an American. Co-sponsored by Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University’s Humanities Initiative, Art Against Racism and the Princeton Garden Theatre.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"></span></div>DramaPT1H58MR2026-10-14USen
Denzel Washington
Sarita Choudhury
Roshan Seth
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Michael Nozik
Mississippi Masala"Mississippi Masala"

Showtimes

October 14, 7:00 pm

Princeton Garden Theatre