Attend a free screening of Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste and virtual Q + A with Manjeet Sakar!
Manjeet Sarkar is an internationally acclaimed stand-up comedian who has been performing for 7 years. He has done six national tours in India of his solo show ‘Untouchable’, performed at the United Nations, and is currently on a world tour.
Co-directed by Mike Noone, Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste is Sarkar’s first documentary that covers his groundbreaking journey across India and now the world. It captures his unique perspective on rural and urban life, caste, and class. Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste highlights the universality of issues faced by marginalized communities and the transformative power of artistic expression.
Untouchable: Laughing Out Caste screening
Monday, November 3
Hoff Theater (Stamp Student Union)
6:30p-8:30p (doors open at 6p)
RSVP: go.umd.edu/UntouchableFilm
This film screening is co-sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program, Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy, Harriett Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Department of English.