Event

FOBia - Filmmaker Q&A

"FOBia" - 27-minute TV pilot - FOBia follows Kay an Indian FOB (Fresh Off the Boat) as she adapts to life in America with her American roommate, Ashanti and Indian neighbor (and also a FOBbut differentbecause..pssstnot all immigrants are the same) Bina. We follow their journey as they deal with cultural misunderstandings and general mayhem!!

Writer/Creator Priya Mohanty & Director Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke will join us for a virtual Q&A on October 3rd at 11:00am CST/9:30pm IST. Local activist Troi Valles will moderate a discussion with the filmmakers before taking questions from the community. Join us early for a 30-minute preshow set with Chicago musician Charles Williams!

Registration is FREE (donations encouraged). Once registered, you will receive a link to the full pilot and an invite to the Q&A Zoom event on October 3rd.

With immigration being such a focal point of discussion these days, immigrants are often reduced to statistics. The discussion primarily revolves around how they may or may not benefit America and the economy. FOBia seeks to go behind those stats and give a face to these immigrants it seeks to humanize the immigrant experience through a comedic lens. While we debate on what immigrants mean to America, FOBia attempts to answer what America means to immigrants.

Location

Zoom

Timezone: America/Chicago

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