Indian diaspora writer-director Geeta Malik says representing culture can be a double-edged sword and expresses hope that many people can relate to Desi tales.
But being seen can be a double-edged sword. I feel like I’m always walking that tightrope between celebrating my culture and resisting people who try to make it the most interesting thing about me. When I was first trying to make movies, people pushed back on the idea of an Indian American lead. Now, they encourage my specific voice, but often because they value what I can bring to the table culturally first, artistically second.
Even if we want to forget about this idea of representation, this pressure of speaking for your entire culture, it’s in every loaded question at an after-screening Q&A, in every meeting where someone asks me where I’m from. The real question they’re asking is, how can I categorize you in my head? Minority, check. Woman, check. Other, check. I can’t forget about it — not only do I not have that luxury, again, I actually became a filmmaker for exactly that reason. I want to tell our stories.
How lucky we are, how lucky my kids are, to see more of our faces on-screen, with more of us behind the camera and behind the scenes, telling our own stories, using whatever power we have and doing our best to get it right. I hope we’re seeing the real, honest start of a movement that won’t let years and years go by before we get the chance for another game-changing AAPI film. It’s not “Highlander.” There can and should always be more than one — different stories, different voices, diversity even within our communities. People are always talking about the specific being the universal.
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