Post-screening discussion with funnyaladdin Vivek Bald moderated by Prof. Dina Siddiqi New York Center for Global Asia NYU Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies NYUCBVC

“Looking back, I miss those times — it was a beautiful community, and everybody looked out for each other. And they accepted me, and everybody else who was in mixed marriages.” —Yolanda Musawwir Vivek Bald funnyaladdin #InSearchofBengaliHarlem

On representation, the importance of this film: “When we were making it, these stories weren’t yet told — & now there’s a lot of South Asian representation in mainstream media, but stories like this *still* aren’t being told.” Vivek Bald funnyaladdin #InSearchofBengaliHarlem

I'm slightly confused / alarmed at the make up of the faculty of Philosophy Dept at Ashoka Univ. - In India. Can someone explain please? . ashoka.edu.in/roles/faculty/…

Just won 2 awards at Indie Meme 2023 film fest. Woo hoo!

Somebody hacked my account and said I made lots of money. I barely have enough money on my metrocard. Sorry about the prior tweets.

I'll be on the Linda Sarsour show on WBAI 99.5 fm tomorrow morning at 7 AM.

My allergies are so bad. I'm sneezing so much It feels like there's a 100 leprechauns in my nostrils waving a feather.

Tomorrow there will be a free screening of my film at Avenue c plaza in Kensington Brooklynb@7pm. It is presented by rooftop films and councilwomen Shahana Hanif. It's free free free! Take the F train to Church ave. #Bangladeshisindahouse

Check out recent article in American Bazaar about my upcoming show" Alaudin Ullah's Dishwasher at Old Globe in San Diego: Dreams to make West Coast premiere americanbazaaronline.com/2023/08/24/ala…

1st preview was a blast! Was a packed house @ old globe thtre. great to see old friends like Arya Shahi from Pig Pen theater group. Just found out we were featured in San Diego tribune:sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/…

I'm thrilled to announce this thurs. may 9th our film In search of Bengali Harlem will have his broadcast Premier on the world Channel and streaming on pbs.org afterwards. Spread the word!

NEW This Week on America ReFramed: Realizing how little he knows of his Bangladeshi parents' pasts, funnyaladdin journeys through his memories and back to Bangladesh on In Search of Bengali Harlem, Thursday at 8/7c: to.worldchannel.org/ARF_BengaliHar… Vivek Bald #AANHPIHeritageMonth

"My father always wore a lungi around the house, still ate paan, always cooked curry and his English was very broken. My dad was Bengali until the day he died. They wanted us to be American, but they held on to their culture." – funnyaladdin for CAAM caamedia.org/blog/2022/05/0…

This Friday our film premieres in pbs.org caamedia.org/blog/2022/05/0…

#WhatToWatch on Wednesday: Did you miss the preview of In Search of Bengali Harlem? The story of funnyaladdin's family's journey from Bangladesh to New York City premieres tomorrow at 8/7c on America ReFramed: to.worldchannel.org/ARF_BengaliHar… Vivek Bald #AANHPIHeritageMonth

3) On In Search of Bengali Harlem, funnyaladdin finds himself in the arts scene of Harlem, but he soon realizes there are pieces of his identity that can only be understood through his parents' stories. Stream the film now: to.worldchannel.org/ARF_BengaliHar… America ReFramed Vivek Bald

I was recently on AVS discussing our film In Search of Bengali Harlem on PBS. You can stream at at to.worldchannel.org/ARF_BengaliHar…